Franco Colapinto, ready for the GP of Spain
No respite, the Argentine Alpine pilot will face the third consecutive weekend, after Emilia-Romagna and Monaco, in his return to F1. “I have to understand the car a little more,” he said in the previous one.
Just four days after Finish 13th in the Monaco GPin a “Sunday walk with the family”, as described by the slow rhythm that the competition in the Urban Monegasco hadFranco Colapinto is already in Barcelona to play the GP of Spain, noted as the ninth appointment of the season. Montmeló’s layout is well known throughout the grill of Formula 1 and for Alpine’s Argentine will be the opportunity to look for more limitsbeing a conventional track, with good escape routes, quite the opposite of the crowded drawing of the Principality.
“In Monaco we could not play the risk of breaking the car And I think that’s why I was quieter too. I have to understand many things from the car still, settings with the ingeneiros; It is time to time. Obviously Monaco was not the circuit to do it. You have to give steps in all aspects, it was good to do the whole race in Monaco to get used to the car, it was positive, We come with better expectations”He said Collapint.
The Argentine feels local in Spain because it was the country in which he managed to take off his career with the 2019 F4 title and, in addition, that was where he lived for a long time when he went to Europe. “It’s the closest to my GP at home. I was seeing that there are 180,000 Argentines in Barcelona, so we will have many here. It is a country with very passionate fans. I am happy to be Argentine and to be in Barcelona with the support of many Spaniards as well. Coming to Barcelona is always special. We are going step by step, it is my first time with F1 here “he said.
Williams Expiler, who this weekend will fulfill its 12th race in the highest categoryHe talked about the work he is doing together with Estone’s Team to find a better A525 performance. “We are always pushing in the same direction. I think we have to take the steps. In general I was very comfortable with the team and the people around me. They were very supportive. I am very happy to be here and looking at what we can improve, learn and understand. We have three training sessions to try to take the car to the most appropriate point for my driving style and I am sure we will reach a very good window. Try to enter a top ten on Sunday, so I’m trying to concentrate on me and maximize what we have ”he admitted Collapint.
Franco arrived different from Barcelona: with another year. On May 27 he celebrated the 22 and hopes to get a special gift in Montmeló: “The best way to celebrate the birthday will be having a good result. I have to progress session after session. And arrive in the best possible window to the classification and Hopefully Sunday can celebrate more than just one year. ”
