Franco Colapinto surprised in the Monza circuit when participating in the TPC tests. Although everything indicated that he would stay in Estone in the simulator, Last Sunday he appeared in Italy, aboard a car of the BWT Alpine team.
On the weekend, the team’s test pilots traveled to one of the most iconic Italian circuits. The reason was to test with the brand reserve drivers, Paul Aron y Colapinto. This event came to light after a publication on social networks. After a few minutes the shared images were erased.
While it was a few minutes the photos became viral. Besides They were not alone, Williams, the former Collapint team, was also on that track performing its TPC tests.
What are TPC tests
The TPC tests, for its acronym in English of “Test Previus Cars”, that is to say tests of previous cars, They are training and evaluation sessions of Formula 1 pilots that are held with monoplays of previous seasons. These tests are authorized by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and allow the equipment to evaluate the reserve pilots.
During these tests, Equipment can use single -year cars. They are made in circuits that are part of the current calendar or the previous year, but cannot be made on clues that will house a Grand Prize in the 60 days prior to the competition. The equipment must run with cars built according to the specifications of the time.
In this case Franco Colapinto and Paul Aron, handled an A523. This car was used by the team during the 2023 season, as its two final numbers indicate.
Colapint
The Argentine pilot had a good day in Monza although it was ruined by a small mistake. As reported by the Motorsport Italia, the practice of both pilots was similar. The morning session was dedicated to the tuning of the car, while they practiced a classification turn before cutting. In the afternoon, they performed five long batches as a race simulation.
In internal comparison within the French structure, Franco marked times of Paul Aron. During the classification drill, the Argentine pilot achieved a half second time (0 “5) faster than Aron. In addition, it extended the difference to 0” 7 by return in the long batch, which simulates a race with various vehicle configurations, such as fuel and aerodynamic loads.
However, Colapinto made an error in the second round of the first long batch. The Pilarense stopped abruptly and left the track in the famous Ascari curvealthough he managed to avoid gravel. This incident made him lose more than an hour of session and could only complete three of the five scheduled batches, since it was necessary to repair the car of the car.
Source: Ambito
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