The Pilar native closed a historic weekend, in which he was able to drive a single-seater Formula 1.
Colapinto, who finished fifth on Saturday in a Sprint race that was affected by rain, had a difficult start in the main race on Sunday as he started fourth but with the hard tires he lost several positions and was in eighth place.
But he gradually regained positions and dominated for ten laps as his rivals stopped in the pits to change tyres, and he also secured an extra point for setting the fastest lap.
Finally, on lap 21 he had to make the mandatory stop that relegated him to seventh place, but with the soft tires, he managed to climb up to fourth position.
From there, he resisted the French attacks tooth and nail. Victor Martins.
After the race, the Argentine expressed his excitement about the weekend he had experienced: “Friday was a dream day. It made me take a small step in my sporting career. And today was a difficult day. In the last three laps I lost eight seconds due to tyre degradation. The soft tyres fell off very quickly. I’m happy with fourth place and the fastest lap.”
The victory went to the Frenchman and new leader of the championship, Isaac Hadjarwhile Zane Maloney (Barbados) and Jak Crawford (United States) completed the podium.
This way, Colapinto, that He is fifth in the Formula 2 championshipclosed a historic weekend for Argentine motorsport, since during the first free practice he became the first national representative to drive a Formula 1 in a Grand Prix since 2001, after Gaston Mazzacanne.
The Formula 2 championship will continue on July 20, with the Hungarian GP.
Formula 2 standings after the Silverstone GP
- Isack Hadjar: 133
- Paul Aron: 117
- Zane Maloney: 101
- Gabriel Bortoleto: 98
- Franco Colapinto: 92.
This was his debut in Formula 1
The Argentine pilot Franco Colapinto He made his debut in a single-seater in the Formula 1 in the first free practice of the British Grand Prix in which he raced for the team Williams and finished in 18th place (+1,658 behind the leader) Lando Norris).
The native of Pillar The 21-year-old did not start the race in good shape, but, lap after lap, he managed to improve, marking unexpected times for a rookie in the category. Colapinto He made no mistakes and was very close to his teammate. Alex Albon (just 4 tenths) and the best lap of the Argentine pilot was in a time of 1:29.078.
A few days ago, the team leader, James Vowlesspoke of the young pilot: “The advice I gave him was to enjoy it”. He also added: “This is the first time he can do it in front of 70 million people.”
“I told him we’re not looking specifically at what speed he’s doing a high-speed corner, but rather how he effectively builds into it, what his low speed is like, what his braking is like and how his traction is focused on the basics.”he explained Vowles.
Colapinto arrived after achieving second place in the Austrian Grand Prix in the Formula 2being surpassed only by the Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto. In the drivers’ table, the Argentine is in fifth position with 75 points and, on behalf of his team, MP Motorsportis positioned third in the table.
To his podium in the Barcelona GPis added Austria and his victory in Imola. He also managed to score points in three other participations: Sakhir, Melbourne and Monaco. In JeddahThe Buenos Aires-born rider abandoned the competition after a spin that left him off the track and unable to recover.
Colapinto has a chance of becoming the first Argentine representative in Formula 1 after 23 years, since the last one had been Gaston Mazzacane between 2000 and 2001.
Source: Ambito
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