Franco Colapinto He was as candid as ever about his controversial operations. Lance Stroll in the first round of Brazilian Grand Prix and held him responsible for the consequences. The Canadian pilot defended himself against his will. Gabriel Bortleto for passing him on the curve duck bico And after the car-to-car contact, local credit affected their cars. kick sauber He collided with a retaining wall and dropped out of the race.
In this respect, the Argentine player went above and beyond. ”Stroll always throws people off coursehe just doesn’t look in the mirror, doesn’t space out, and he drove gabi into the wall”he said in front of the media after the circuit, in a statement published by the prestigious motorsport website.
This is not the first time that Pilar youth have targeted Stroll. At the recent Mexican Grand Prix, he complained about friction between his Alpine and Aston Martin, and blamed the Canadian for the same reason. “He threw me on the grass. He never looked in the mirror. I’m sure the mirror wasn’t aiming right at him,” Colapa said that afternoon.
Last Sunday at Interlagos, Bortolet bid farewell to what turned out to be a difficult weekend. far from hope. During the day on Saturday, the Brazilian was involved in an accident that caught everyone’s attention due to its brutality.
In the final lap, sprintthe pilot lost control kick sauber moving to 339km/h He crashed into the wall twice. The first blow is 34G and the rest 57Gthat is, an accident caused by equal force. 57 times your body weight.
⏮️ Rewind to the opening lap and Bortleto’s agonizing retirement in his home race #F1 #BrazilGP pic.twitter.com/JiG8anoiFo
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and the public is on your side And because his family was nearby, the Brazilian chose a better Sunday. But the car aston martinmanaged by strollended up becoming a stone on the road during the closure. grand prize.
Similarly, and contrary to the statements made by the Argentine pilot, Takayama When the race is over, Bortleto He did not target his colleagues and described the incident as an “incident.”
“I started from Nine wheel-to-wheel with him. There’s no need to blame anyone. Well, I think it was the first round. was out”he emphasized how the contact happened, without taking responsibility To Canadians.
That was a big crash 💥
I was so relieved to know that Gabi was okay 🙏#F1 sprint #BrazilGP pic.twitter.com/NNxKKSopr4
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He further expanded as follows: ”He opened up a little more than there was room for. I touched the front tire and ended up hitting the wall. I think it was an accident during the race.”.
and Integrity as a flagIn a very calm manner, he explained that if he had been a rival, “he would have turned the corner.” “I wish I had left a little more space.”.
“But again, It happened during the race. I don’t think he did it intentionally. Every time I fight him, he’s fair to me. So it’s a career issue. ”closed on weekend controversy.