The Argentine Franco Colapint Return this weekend to the Formula 1this time to dispute the Belgium Grand Prixwhere historically Alpine It had regular yields in the spa-Francorchamps circuit.
In the 2021 season, Alpine managed to rescue three points thanks to the seventh place of French Esteban Ocon. The Spanish Fernando Alonsowho had returned to the team that year, ended in the eleventh position, just out of points.
The race, marked by heavy rains and neutralization with the security car, had as winner Max Verstappen (Red Bull), followed by George Russell (Williams) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes).
- 2022: The best result of the period with Alonso protagonist
The 2022 edition represented the most solid performance of the team in Belgium during this cycle. Alonso got an outstanding fifth place, adding 10 points, while Ocon was tenth and contributed six more units.
It was a weekend dominated by Red Bull-with a 1-2 of the Dutch Verstappen and the Mexican Sergio “Checo” Pérez– and Carlos Sainzwith Ferrari, completed the podium.
- 2023: Ocon again scores, Gasly stays close
Alpine’s performance remained competitive in 2023, although without the forcefulness of the previous year. Ocon finished eighth and added four points for the championship, while the French Pierre Gaslynewly incorporated into the team, ended eleventh, without units.
Red Bull returned to take the first places, with Verstappen first, Pérez Segundo and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) third.
- 2024: A discreet performance for Alpine in Spa
In the most recent edition, the 2024, Alpine had a more discreet performance where Ocon managed to rescue two points after crossing the finish line in the ninth position, but Gasly was again outside the top ten, in the thirteenth place.
The triumph was for Hamilton (Mercedes), escorted by Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and Leclerc (Ferrari), in a race in which the French team could not find the necessary rhythm to compete above.
For its part, Colapinto will seek to add its first points in the championship in the race this Sunday, July 27 at 10 in the morning (Argentine time) in the framework of the Belgium Grand Prix.
Source: Ambito
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