The Argentine pilot failed to add his first points with the Alpine team. The triumph was for the British George Russell, in a race that ended with the Safety Car for the clash of Lando Norris.
The Argentine Franco Colapint ended in position 13 in the Grand Prix of Canada, after starting the race at Ubicaicon 10after the criminalization towards the pilot of Racing Bull, Isaac Hadjar In an incident with the Spanish Carlos Sainz. In this way, the Pilarense did not achieve his first points in the competition and closed another bad day, in his fourth GP of the five that will run.
Collapint He showed again solidity and perseverance in a career marked by the high degradation of tires and several incidents.
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Formula 1: Franco Colapinto ended in 13th position at the Canada Grand Prix
The British of Mercedes, Geirge Russell, who had started in the Pole Position, won the Canada Grand Prix. He did it behind the security car that entered after the touch between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Second ended Max Verstappen and third Andrea Antonelli.
Russell celebrated his triumph and the good Sunday of Mercedes. “I felt that last year it had been a lost victory, so getting victory and seeing Kimi on the podium is also an incredible day for the team. I think the strength of our car is in the coldest conditions, so we will see in the next races, but we will enjoy this for now,” said the British.
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After starting 10 °, Collapint He advanced positions thanks to a good early stop strategy in Tour 14, where he placed hard tires.
He remained in rhythm, surpassed direct rivals and came to be 13th when several pilots stopped or made mistakes. However, on Tour 62 it was surpassed by Oliver Bearman and fell to the 14th place. Then he recovered the position and endured, to finally stay with Ubicaicon 13 in Canada.
Franco Colapinto: “We were in the wrong strategy”
The Argentine analyzed his performance at the Canada Grand Prix and assured that the strategy that the team did not help. “It was very difficult. We were the wrong strategy. You could not happen on the line and that complicated us. A shame, because I think we had a very good car for today, in clean air. Then in dirty air it was very complicated, the tires were very spent a lot,” he said.
He added: “It wasn’t the Sunday we expected. I think we had enough bad luck for how the race was giving. So to focus on what is coming.”
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In this way, the Argentine came up again in the grid and this Sunday will start from the tenth position (which would already be a points zone), so, in case of staying in place or getting to overcome its rivals, it could add their first points with Alpine.
This was the positions in the Canada Grand Prix:
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- George Russell (Mercedes) – 25 points
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 18 points
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 15 points
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 12 points
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 10 points
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 8 points
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 6 points
- Nico Hülkenberg (Kick Sauber) – 4 points
- Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 2 points
- Carlos Sainz (Williams) – 1 point
- Oliver Bearman (Haas)
- Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)
- Franco Colapint (Alpine)
- Gabriel Bortoleto (Kick Sauber)
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
- Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
- Lando Norris (McLaren) – NT
- Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) – NT
- Alex Albon (Williams) – NT
Source: Ambito
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