Franco Colapinto crashed in this Saturday’s classification in Baku and finally will start from the 16th position in this Sunday’s race. The Pilarense slightly lost the control of his car and slightly hit the wall with his left tire, which caused the exit of a red flag and the end of the session.
Luck did not accompany Alpine during the beginning of the weekend in Azerbaijan. In detail, the Argentine maintained a Good rhythm Before the incident and after being 10 – momentarily – he fell some positions and was in the fight to classify the Q2.
At that time, the fatal seconds for the French team arrived: firstthe Frenchman Pierre Gasly lost control of his car in curve 4 and had to abort his attempt in one of the exit streets. Behind him came Colapint, who with braking gasly and a car with little grip, He lost the path and crashed into the wall. Meanwhile, some of its competitors closed their last round, which left both pilots out of Q2.
The session was not only complicated for the Argentine. Alex Albon (Williams), Gasly, Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) and Nico Hülkenberg also had problems or shocks with their cars.
Azerbaijan’s GP saw Collapint a year after what was his performance aboard the Williams car for 2024, where he obtained the 8th place and signed Your first points in Formula 1 (F1). Curiosity? Before adding what were his first points in the highest category of motor racing, the Argentine had an accident in the same curve 4 in which he had inconvenience today.
This time, the present is different. Colapinto faces difficulties in Alpine A525 and seeks to perform good performances despite its car, waiting for Flavio Briatore, Executive Advisor of the French team, Confirm your continuity for the 2026 season.
Franco Colapinto weekend
How is customary from his return to Formula 1, Collapint’s weekend did not start in the best way. During free practices 1 and 2 the Argentine It was 19 ° and 20 ° on the grill. His partner Pierre Gasly did not have much better performance: It ended 20 ° and 16 °, respectively.
“It is costing us a lot on this track with many potholes, and a street circuit of such a slow curve … we are not finding the balance,” the Argentine had expressed on Friday after free practices. The truth is that his car maintained a rhythm visibly slower than the other 18 cars on the track.
However, this Saturday things improved a little for the Argentine. Is that Colapinto finished 15° In a session dominated by Lando Norris (McLaren), the Tetrampeon of the F1, Max Verstappen (Red Bull), and the Australian, Oscar Piastri (McLaren), which were located in the first 3 positions.
In detail, Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull), Esteban Ocon (Haas), Gabriel Bortoleto (Kick-Sauber), Gasly and Lance Stroll ended up behind the Argentine.
When Franco Colapinto runs in the Austria GP
Friday, September 19
- Free practices 1 – Finished –
- Free practices 2: FINALIZED –
Saturday June 28
- Free practices 3: – FINALIZED –
- Classification: 9:00
Sunday June 29
Where to see Franco Colapinto in the GP of Austria:
The race can be seen live in Argentina through Fox Sports. Followers can tune the event in the following channels:
- Channels 25 (SD) and 106 (HD) of Flow
- Channels 605 (SD) and 1605 (HD) of DIRECTV
- Channels 101 (SD) and 1013 (HD) of Teecenter
In turn, online it can be followed by Disney+, the streaming service offered by ESPN or accessing Fox Sports through Telecentro Play, D Go and Flow.
How is Baku GP
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix runs in the streets of Baku, in an urban circuit that stands out for its complexity and spectacularity. Designed by the German Hermann Tilke, it combines very fast straight with narrow curves and technical passages, which makes it one of the most demanding and unpredictable scenarios of Formula 1. Each edition is usually marked by risky surpass and there is no lack of incidents that change the development of the race.
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Path extension: 6,003 km
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Number of turns: 51
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Total race distance: 306,049 km
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Faster turn: Charles Leclerc in 2019 (1: 43.009)
Source: Ambito
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