Flavio Briatore, about Colapinto: “Franco had a disappointing career”

Alpine’s strong man made a raw analysis of Collapint’s performance in the GP of Spain, ninth F1 date, where he finished 15 ° in a very difficult race.

Alpine left Barcelona with four points, which are not few in times of almost squalid cows. The eighth place of Pierre Gasly led to 11 the total sum of the year for the Estone team, however, he left the GP of Spain, ninth date of the 2025 World Cup in the last place among the builders. The surprising fifth place of Nico Hülkenberg with his Sauber (with overcoming Lewis Hamilton included in the final part) led the Swiss to leave the bottom of the table and climbed to the eighth place, with 16, matching the line of Aston Martin, but beating in the tiebreaker. The balance of the French team in Barcelona was not good, since Franco Colapinto, the other corridor of the team, penalized with a lack of pace for much of the race, especially in the Stint he made with medium roofs.

Flavio Briatore, the man who leads to Alpine, conducted a crude analysis of the Argentine walk in Spain, in statements that collects the Motorsport media. “Franco’s afternoon was always going to be difficultsince it started from behind and He had a disappointing career, without progressing as much as we expected. As a team, we must regroup ourselves to the fullest to get out of this position, “said the Italian, who at the press conference of which he participated on Saturday did not ensure the continuity of Colapint at the close of the Q1.

Briatore also analyzed the Gasly race and valued the units that accumulated: “Pierre made a solid race and the strategists hit by allowing him a free boxes stop after the output of the security car. That allowed him to have fresher tires to maintain his position until the end. As a positive point, we leave Barcelona with some points after a difficult weekend for the team. We know that we are not where we want with the car, and that has been clearly demonstrated in the last three consecutive races, “the Pope closed. The next challenge will be the Canada GP, next 15.