Franco Colapinto closed St. Paul Grand Prix Full of excitement and setbacks. layout of Interlagoswho saw him suffering above, Alpine A525it was also at the stage where the team confirmed that. Continue as regular driver in 2026news that overshadowed a more than complicated sports weekend.
Since Friday, the Argentine He couldn’t find the rhythm or confidence. He took a hit in Saturday’s sprint and had to change his car midway through the event. Colapinto has no room to adapt with new chassis Could not pass Q1 And I started at the bottom. The race is already underway on Sunday, won two positions Before the start – for sanctions Ocon and Verstappen— but in the first round I was contacted by Lewis Hamilton.an unconventional maneuver by the seven-time champion could have cost him dearly.
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Despite the fear, the pilot pillar He stayed on track. When installing medium tires, Trouble with grip strength and deteriorationAnd only when I managed to get some speed with the new tires on. provisional fast lap. It was just a parenthesis. Alpine once again lost performance and Colapinto had to concentrate on getting to the end. his The best stint was the lastHe switched back to medium tires on lap 44 and was able to maintain a more consistent pace until the checkered flag.
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Meanwhile, on the other side of the box, Pierre Gasly He brought joy to the French team. added a point He finished 10th, ending seven consecutive weekends with no results. The players from Normandy also earned credits by sprinting, so Takayama barely added 22 points in the championshipstill far Sauber (62 years old), finished last in the Constructors’ World Championship.
“It was a difficult race, but I’m glad to hear about the update. we have a lot of work ahead of us” Colapinto said at the end of the weekend. His words summarizing his current situation are as follows. Resilience and the future.
Three dates away —Las Vegas, Qatar, Abu Dhabi—, the team of enstone The company is already fully committed to 2026 and is looking to take center stage again that year. and there will be Franco Colapintoan Argentine who has earned a place on the world’s most demanding grid.
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