Franco Colapinto: “We are going to reset and improve”

The Argentine pilot analyzed his performance, and Alpine’s, in the Austria GP, in which he finished 15th and sanctioned.

Franco Colapinto did not go anywhere in accordance with Austria GP, 11th date of the 2025 season of F1. The Argentine pilot suffered with the lack of rhythm of his Alpine, especially in the first part of the race, and could do little to advance.

“It was not an easy day for us. The rhythm of the race was not good, in the end we began to improve, but the beginning was not good. You have to understand everything with the team and improve for the next one,” Franco said, said who got his best walk with hard tires and marked better records than his partner Pierre Gasly consistently in the last segment of the race.

Colapinto did not have a career free of incidents. First, it was rammed by Yuki Tsunoda, a blow that caused a complete spin and damage to the A525: “Tsunoda hit me and asked me for forgiveness, so everything is good. A shame because I broke the front wing and the floor. I had been improving the rhythm. It made me lose a lot with the damage. It was a hard race as a team, “he said.

The race gathered the Japanese of Red Bull and the Argentine again near the end. And in the middle of the battle, Colapinto left Oscar Piastri without track, the second in the positions, at the time he was going to take a turn. The error cost him a penalty of five seconds and one point in his superlice. “After he shocked me, I just wanted to move to Tsunoda. I was focused on that and I didn’t see Piastri, he was at my blind spot.”Franco explained.

Silverstone will arrive next weekend for the GP of Great Britain, a clue where, apparently, Alpine will suffer: “We have to work the car. We are going to reset and improve.”