Franco Colapinto, outside the Q1 of the Belgium GP

He got his best round of the weekend of Spa-Francorchamps in the classification, but did not reach him to advance to the next segment. “I’m sad for the result,” he said.

Franco Colapinto remaited and rowed, but drowned on the edge of the Q1 classification of the Belgium Grand Prix, 13th Formula 1 date. The Alpine pilot had already stayed outside in the first Qualy segment for Friday’s sprint, it was 19th with a very slow pace in the Sprint, and was 17th in the classification for this Sunday’s main race.

The Estone team made changes in the Argentine A525 in search of a better performance and Williams’s excoring was felt more comfortable and confident with the walk. In fact, in its final attempt of the Q1 it marked 1M42S022, its best record throughout the weekend. However, he did not reach him to be able to reach Q2, a ribbon that barely exceeded two of the seven major awards he has with Alpine (Emilia-Romagna, where he could not take advantage of that second round because he stuck to the closing of Q1) and in Canada.

With the rearrangement that was made in the classifier due to the fall of Lewis Hamilton in 16th place (it had been seventh, but they took the record for exceeding the track limits in the fourth curve), Colapint was 114 thousandths of Gabriel Bortoleto, who inherited the 15th place, the last ticket for Q2.

“I lost a little in the second sector because I met Alonso that was very slowbut you have to work for the race. I felt better than yesterday. With the changes we made the car improved and it is important. But it is not ideal not to go through so little, ”analyzed the Argentine pilot.

Franco was 222 thousandths of his partner Pierre Gasly in the comparison between them of the Q1, But the Frenchman was enough to advance to Q2. The Buenos Aires must start from the 17th place in a race that, as it is announced, could be played with rain. That situation would give two alternatives: complication on the track, but, at the same time, greater possibilities of advancing before the mixture that the water produces. In normal conditions and dry floor, for the performance shown in the weekend, the possibility of fighting points appears as unlikely.