Franco Colapinto defeated Pierre Gasly, but could not go from Q1 in the GP of Italy

As expected, Alpine and Monza do not get along and was demonstrated in the classification: the two A525 stayed out in the first segment and must row a lot from behind.

It was clear: Only a miracle, of those great, could grant the chance to Alpine to cross the border of Q1 in Monza, headquarters of the GP of Italy (15th date of F1). But it was not possible. And that the Racing Bulls gave their help because Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson stepped on the same curve in the final attempt and the two got into the back of the background, rare and liar, especially after the French podium in Zandvoort. That was not enough because the A525 suffer with the lack of power of their engine, especially with the slow recharge of batteries, a situation that leaves them exposed. With that context already known since before assembling the bags to travel to Lombardy, for Franco Colapint and that left him at the gates of his first points of 2025.

Franco’s improvement began in Hungary, on the date prior to the holiday break of the northern hemisphere. In Hungaroring he had shown good rhythm consistently in the weekend, until that moment they were some sparks. On the back of the recess, the Netherlands arrived and the good walk. He had to reconfirm him in Monza and succeeded. And not only because he beat Pierre Gasly in the classification, incidentally, a fact at all less. The Alpine duo will start in 17th and 18th stalls, one ahead of the track obtained (Finally Hadjar will leave from boxes for engine change, according to Racing Bulls, and will leave the 16th place).

Colapinto began his work in Italy in the second rehearsal session, after giving his armchair to Paul Aron in the first session to comply with the sports regulations. The Buenos Aires was not comfortable with the car in his first contact and was almost half a second from Gasly in practice. On Friday night, there were meetings and plans to play the A525 a little here and another little there. And in the third Franco training hit a jump that left him a better taste in the mouth.

After being ahead of Gasly in the last rehearsal, the qualy arrived. And there, When everyone squeezed thoroughly and more than ever, the rivals appealed to ask for more performance from their driving floors. On the Alpine side they supported only the force of faith, because under the cover they would not find solutions. Thus, for Colapint, he only had to feel good with the A525 and be well near Gasly, Pilot to which Alpine extended the link until the closing of 2028 (won in 2026).

And not only was left close, he beat the Frenchman. The Argentine marked 1M19S992 in his last attempt and was the only Alpine that came down from the 80 seconds in the Monza classification. Gary nailed the clock in 1m20s103, 111 thousandth of his partner. Colapinto was 155 thousandths from Alex Albon, who stayed with the last ticket.

“Coming to Monza we knew that it would be complicated, today’s performance is no surprise. We use all the chances, with three games of soft tires, but on this track it is very complicated, ”said Gasly. On the other hand, Colapinto analyzed:“It is a track that the engine is fundamental and we knew that it was going to happen. ” Here many things can happen, we both leave in the background, We have problems handling the car, but if we do a good strategy and divide them, something interesting may come out. ”For now, the only possible objective he had in Monza, fight Palmo with his partner, he was fulfilled.