Franco Colapinto-Pierre Gasly: The talk after the Netherlands
The French pilot admitted to having a conversation with the Argentine after the interdiction after Zandvoort’s career.
The McLaren of Lando Norris is stopped on the track, with smoke that comes out of its rear (the team would admit later that it was not a problem in the Mercedes engine). With a track safety car, Franco Colapinto gets into boxes quickly to wear new soft tires for the last stab of turns. Green returns in the 69th turn of the 72 agreed. The Argentine quickly exceeds Nico Hülkenberg and goes forward. Esteban Ocon exceeds with his haas to the Alpine of Pierre Gasly, who completely lost the yield with his 50 laps tires. Franco is stuck almost a return behind his partner, who receives the order to make way and makes it on the line and first curve. The lost time does not allow Franco to reach Ocon and is one step away from the points.
And Troy burned. Because Colapinto went out with the cut -off caps after the competition when he spoke to the media. “I feel that we don’t help each other among teammates. We could have done things better,” he shot Franc. Then, from the team, they said that before the Dutch race, having the cars long as close to each other (14th and 16th) and with different strategies (Colapinto came out with soft and gasly, with socks), the possibility of having to give a team order was latent and they put themselves according to the ideal track sector to be overcome. And it was precisely the first curve.
When they told Gasly to leave Franco at the end of the race, he did it where he was agreed. Already in Italy, the French spoke with Motorsport and said that there was an internal talk to clarify the situation after the competition of the Netherlands. “We talked personally. I think everything is clear. What happened was what had been indicated before the race. And I think, in the face of the future, we had the conversation we needed. So yes, I think everything is fine,” said the Frenchman in Monza, where he achieved his only success in F1.
It is true that Gasly knew that it was Franco behind and could have given her before. And, in fact, he recognized it. “Yes, I could have done it if the instructions had been different. But I think they are things that are discussed before the race. And, as I said, it was respected. On both occasions I think we had two exchanges, and in both cases it was done as previously agreed.”
Colapinto was consulted About the situation and, four days later, he lowered the tone of his statements. “I think everything is very clear. We exchanged positions and everything was fine with that.”
