The Argentine Williams driver, Franco Colapinto, did not have a good start in the Qatar Grand Prix: he finished in nineteenth place in the first and only free practice.
The Argentine pilot of Williams, Franco Colapintodid not have a good start in the Qatar Grand Prix: Finished in nineteenth place in the first and only free practice.
Colapinto was measured for the first time in the Lusail International Circuita place that brings back many memories for Argentinians since only 11 kilometers away is the stadium where the Argentine national team was consecrated in Qatar World Cup 2022.
The Argentine finished in the nineteenth place with a time of 1:24,200. His teammate, the Thai Alex Albon had a better practice and finished ninth, scoring 1:23,161.
The first place went to the Monegasque Charles Leclerc of Ferrariwhich achieved a fast lap of 1:21,953 with soft tires. While both pilots of McLarenthe British Lando Norris (+0.425s) and the Australian Oscar Piastri (+0.472s).
The driver from Pilar was unable to feel comfortable on this new circuit, having difficulties with the hard tires – with which the two drivers started. Williams like those of Ferrari from the start – and suffered complications in turn five.
On his first lap with soft tires, Colapinto He failed to climb in positions, improving his time in the first sector but being slower in the last two. Contrary to Albonwho with the change of tires, finished third behind the two Ferraris.
The day will continue at 14.30 (Argentina time) with the classification at Sprint Race and the Argentine will be able to take revenge on the Quality of the Las Vegas Grand Prixwhere he suffered a severe crash in the Q2 that ended with his Williams FW46 completely destroyed and left him on the verge of finishing among the first ten positions on the grid.
Source: Ambito
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