On his return to Formula 1, Franco Colapinto He had a clash during his last round of Classification in Q1. The Argentine lost control of the car after touching the grass and destroyed the front of his car. Despite the crash – and because the session should have been suspended – The native of Pilar classified the Q2.
The Pilarense had made a good first round in which he marked A time of 1: 16: 256. Despite the incident, this record leaves it classified in the 14th position for tomorrow’s career, although it remains to know if it will be sanctioned by the necessary repairs in the car.
Franco Colapint’s clash on his return to Formula 1
After his first fast lap, the Argentine had established a record with which – temporarily – he claimed to move on to the second part of this classification. However, in his second attempt against the clock, the Argentine lost control of the car, made a spin and ended up starry against the defenses.
Everything happened in the Tamburello curvefamous for being the place of the tragic accident of Ayrton Senna in 1994. During his last turn of the Q1, Colapinto lost control of the car when touching the piano and stepping on the grass with one of the rear wheels. This caused a spin and a frontal impact. “Are you okay?” The engineers asked. “Yes … sorry,” replied the 21 -year -old. “It’s fine while you’re fine,” they answered.
After the incident, Colapinto spoke with the press and assured: “I am a bit sad because I think we had a potential to fight for Q3 capable, I was approaching Pierre more and more.”
On his sensations on board Alpine, the Argentine said: “The first round of Q1 was adapting a little at the speed of the car and had a lot to improve.”
“It is a shame to end like this because I think the car had a lot of potential to have a good result and the team now has a lot of work. But well I am sure that we are going to overcome tomorrow and in the end with these margins so small, a mistake is very expensive “reflected-
The day was also marked by the strong accident of Yuki tsunoda, whose Red Bull was destroyed after a violent clash and a turn in the air, which caused the first red flag of the session.
In Qualy 1, Yuki Tsunoda, Oliver Bearman, Esteban Ocon, Nico Hülkenberg and Liam Lawson were eliminated. Colapinto, who had managed to qualify for Q2, will finally depart from 15th place in the Emilia-Romaña circuit grid.
The return of Franco Colapinto: day, schedule and how to see the classification of the Emilia-Romaña GP
The Imola Grand Prix began on Friday, May 16 With the first three free practices sessions. This Saturday 17, the activity continued with free practices 3, which took place from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (Argentine time).
Subsequently, the classification began at 11:00 and will run until 12:30. The final race will be played Sunday, May 18 at 10:00.
However, Argentine fans wish to follow the live race They cannot do it through conventional television. The live broadcast will only be available on the Disney+platform, which belongs to ESPN and requires previous subscription. The monthly cost of the service is $ 10,549.
On television, the race can be seen in deferred through Fox Sports. The available channels are 25 (SD) and 106 (HD) of Cablevisión Digital, HD and Flow; 105 (SD) and 1605 (HD) of DirecTV; and 101 (SD) and 1013 (HD) of Telecentro.
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