Franco Colapinto had an advance in Azerbaijan before the classification

Alpine changed the A525 configuration and the Argentine felt more comfortable in the third essay of the 17th F1 date.

Alpine changed the A525 configuration for the second day of Azerbiayán. On the first day of the 17th Formula 1 date, the Estone team decided to go on track with its aerodynamically discharged cars, almost a tuning like Monzawith the intention of being able to alleviate the greatest weakness that is in the power of the engine. The long lines of the urban of Baku were a threat that we had to try to appease, especially the main one, with its 2,200 meters of extension. But the equation did not close and Alpine was very far. For the third training it was changed and the numbers show them: Franco Colapinto went from 350 km/h of peak speed on Friday to 340 on Saturday. And his partner Pierre Gasly, from 354 to 346.

With a better balance so as not to lose so much in the work of the second sector, technical and slow, Colapinto felt more comfortable with his machine and was demonstrated in the times. The Argentine was 15th in the third training, with 1M42S789 and surpassed for 533 thousandths Gasly, who occupied the 19th and penultimate place. The Frenchman did not have a good time, he touched the wall during the batch and did not get a good round in the final stunt he did with the soft tires.

The next challenge for Colapinto and Alpine will be the classification. The maximum objective, apparently in the three essays, will be to try to get into Q2, a ribbon that seems very high for the weakness of A525. But on a track with the walls so close that this Saturday appeared with the extra seasoning of the wind that varies from directions and the parity in the second dozen cars (From the 11th Isack Hadjar to the 16th Yuki Tsunoda there were 573 thousandths) any small opportunity can appear.