Argentine pilot Franco Colapinto The classification of this Saturday began in a good way, but finally was eliminated in Q1. Despite this, he signed better times than his partner, the Frenchman Pierre Gasly, and after a good classification, will start 16 in the race next Sunday.
It was a chaotic day dominated by the yellow flags and the Traffic on track. The corridor of Alpine managed to advance positions after the FIA will sanction two cars for Technical irregularitieswhich modified the definitive order of start.
Thus, classification took a turn when the technical commissioners detected a DRS anti -regulation opening In the cars of Alex Albon (Williams) and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari). Both were penalized and sent to the bottom of the grid, which raised to collapint to the 16th starting placewhile Gasly It was in the last position.
Franco Colapint’s words
“I’m leaving hot because we had a good car to pass (A Q2). It is not that the car was excellent, but making a good effort we could pass “, The pilot lamented. “Unfortunately it could not be for many people who were … because of things that we cannot control, that are out of our control,” he concluded.
“These things happen and it gives a lot of anger, but well, you have to work for tomorrow. I was competitive, so you have to continue pushing“He said in the face of the race in Singapore.
As usual, the weekend of the Pilarense went from less to more. In the two practices on Friday, Colapinto ended 19 °, surpassed both times by his teammate. However, this Saturday the Argentine began with an improvement in his performance and ended 16 ° in free practice 3.
At the moment of truth, the Argentine signed some initial good turns – it came to be 8th in the classification – and showed an adequate rhythm to get into Q2. On the end, with the hottest track and numerous shields distributing few places in the middle of the table, in its last quick round the Argentine had a bad last sector and finally was out of the classification. For its part, Gasly had an incident with her car, she had to abort her attempt and culminated in the last position.
Finally, the Pilarense exceeded the time of Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 1: 30.989 – Already his partner in Alpine, who will start last on the grill after scoring 1: 31,261, 0.279 behind the Argentine who, in turn, was only 0.207 of the record of Alex Albon (Williams), which was the last classified to the second part of the classification.
The Pole position For Sunday it was finally in the hands of the British George Russell (Mercedes Benz). The podium was completed by the current champion, Max Verstappen (Red Bull), and the Australian – and championship pointer – Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
The Collapint weekend
In his last practice, the Argentine It marked a better turn of 1: 31: 047a second and a half faster than in Friday’s last test, when he had turned in 1: 33: 139. The positive thing was that his return was less than a second (0.899) slower than that of the world champion, Max Verstappen (Red Bull) that stayed with the first place with a turn of 1: 30: 148.
It should be noted that the practice had to be stopped after Liam Lawson (RB) crashed the right side of the car against the wall. Almost 10 minutes of the session were lost following the incident. Finally, the FP3 podium was occupied by Verstappen, Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and George Russell (Mercedes).
The Argentine faces the last part of the season with the certainty that the A525 car does not have the performance to fight consistently for the points. Locating a Sunday between the first 10 seems to be, so far, a matter more related to chance and to take advantage of other mistakes on the track.
However, the goal of the Argentine It is clear: to compete equally with his fellow Gasly to ensure his place for the 2026 season.
Formula 1: What time is the classification of the Singapore GP
Friday, October 3
- Free practices 1 – Finished –
- Free practices 2: FINALIZED –
Saturday, October 4
- Free practices 3: – FINALIZED –
- Classification: 10:00
Sunday, October 5
Formula 1: Where to see Franco Colapinto in the Singapore GP
The next Formula 1 race can be seen live in Argentina by Fox Sportswhich will have the official transmission. As for the TV grid, the signal will be available in the Channels 25 (SD) and 106 (HD) of Digital Cablevision, Flow and HDin the Channels 105 (SD) and 1605 (HD) of DIRECTVand in the Channels 101 (SD) and 1013 (HD) of Teecenter.
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Those who prefer to follow the streaming race may do so through Disney+the ESPN digital platform, with a monthly subscription of $ 18,399available through registration on your official website.
Formula 1: How is the Singapore GP circuit
He Singapore Grand Prix It is disputed in the Marina Yas Circuita street route recognized for its imposing urban scenario and its technical demand. Opened in 2008it was the First night race In the history of Formula 1, a milestone that marked a before and after in the category calendar.
In addition to its spectacular lighting and the horizon of the city as a background, the circuit stands out for its irregular surface and the high level of humidityfactors that make it one of the most Physically unfortunate For pilots.
Technical Circuit Data:
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Length: 4.94 km
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Total race distance: 306,143 km
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Number of turns: 62
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Record back: 1: 34,486 (Daniel Ricciardo, 2024)
Source: Ambito
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