Why was Franco Colapinto sanctioned in the Australian F1 GP?

ByDavid Mitchell
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Franco Colapinto He didn’t have his best career and a penalty term complicating plus the hope of doing a good job in the GP of Australia. What happened and why were you sanctioned?

The Argentine pilot received a harsh penalty for an event that occurred just seconds from the start of the racewhich altered his performance and forced him to give up positions at the beginning of the competition.

According to what was stated by the sports commissioners of the FIAColapinto was given a penalty of stop and gothe toughest that exists in Formula 1 before the exclusion.

The reason? An Alpine mechanic touched the car in an instance of the competition in which it was no longer allowed do it.

“A shame, I think the team touched the car with 15 seconds to go, I didn’t quite understand what happened”Colapinto himself said from the corralito.

With the statement from the sports commissioners, it was possible to obtain a little more clarity on the matter, reaffirming what the Argentine had declared and justifying his decision in a “video test” that they managed to observe.

They expressed that team personnel were seen touching the car on the grid after the fifteen second signalwhat ended harming to the Argentine.

After serving his sentence, Colapinto resumed action from 20th placea fact that buried his chances of doing well in Australia, and he finished P14.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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