Franco Colapinto: “This track is very different”

The Argentine participated in one of the press conference groups prior to the Las Vegas GP, the 22nd round of the 76th F1 season.

Franco Colapinto spoke little, very little during the press conference prior to the Las Vegas GP. In each competition, six pilots, divided into two groups of three, must go through the room and respond to the press requests for half an hour. Clear, The problem is that the Argentine shared the panel with none other than Lando Norris, the World Championship leader and who has enormous chances of becoming the driver who breaks Max Verstappen’s streak of titles. and join the list of Formula 1 world champions.

Thus it was that the Alpine driver received only two questions, one from the official presenter and another, from the group of accredited journalists, in which he clarified a dispute with Gabriel Bortoleto after the race in Brazil that took place in the press corralito. Esteban Ocon had it worse, who completed the trinomial, who only had the floor for 50 seconds of the 29 minutes and three seconds that the conference lasted.

Colapinto spoke about the result in San Pablo, in which his teammate Pierre Gasly had the chance to score two points (not in the sprint and another in the main race). “The car felt better in Brazil and it was going in the right direction. Pierre had an excellent weekend and it was very good for the team to see the car get some points, fight again for good positions. Having the car with the pace to fight with other teams is very good,” he said.

Of course, that Interlagos ride will not necessarily be transferred to the urban Las Vegas circuit, a completely different circuit, with long straights and very cold weather. “This track is very different, very specific compared to the previous races. It is a very complicated asphalt. I don’t really have high expectations, but Pierre had a great weekend in 2024. So, we improved a lot compared to Mexico and Austin. We took some good steps in the right direction and we will see what we can do here.”