Franco Colapinto Closed a St. Paul Grand Prix Full of emotions and setbacks. planning Interlagoswho saw him suffering above Alpine A525it was also the stage where the team confirmed its existence Continuation as a regular driver for 2026news overshadowed a more than complicated sports weekend.
Since Friday Argentinian He couldn’t find the rhythm or the confidence With a car that was changed midway through the event due to a hit it suffered in Saturday’s sprint race. With a new structure and no room for adaptation, Colapinto Q1 did not pass And I started from the bottom. On Sunday, already in the race, He won two places Before the start – because of the sanctions I am and Verstappen-But in the first round Received a touch from Lewis Hamiltonan unusual maneuver by the seven-time champion that could have cost him dearly.
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Despite the pilot’s fear column Stay on the right path. With medium tyres, He suffered from grip and deteriorationHe showed flashes of speed only when the new tires were able to adjust Temporary fast roll. It was just a bracket: Alpine lost the performance again and Colapinto had to focus on getting to the end. for him The best mission was the lastwhen he returned to medium tires on lap 44 and was able to maintain a more stable pace until the checkered flag.
Gasly added back
Meanwhile, on the other side of the box, Pierre Gasly Bringing joy to the French team: I added a point After finishing tenth and breaking a streak of seven weekends without results. The player from Normandy also scored one point in the sprint Alps Barely added 22 points in the tournamentis still far from Sauber (62) He was sentenced to last place in the World Constructors’ Championship.
“It was a difficult race, but I am happy with the news that my contract has been renewed. We have a lot of work ahead of us“said Colapinto at the end of the weekend. A phrase that sums up his present: Flexibility and the future.
With three upcoming dates –Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi– a team Instone She is already aiming with all her weapons at 2026, the year in which she will seek to be the protagonist again. And there will be Franco Colapintothe Argentine who earned his place in the most demanding network in the world.
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