F1: Franco Colapinto ends up last in FP2 at the Italian Grand Prix | OneFootball

After missing the first free practice sessions because he gave up his car to rookie Paul Aron, Franco Colapinto finished last in FP2 of the Italian Grand Prix of Formula 1. The Argentine set a time of 1:21.554, 1.686 seconds behind Lando Norris, the session leader. Pierre Gasly, his teammate at Alpine, finished 18th, half a second ahead. Here’s a recap of the highlights from Friday’s session.

For the first practice session, Colapinto handed his A525 over to the young Estonian, something that Formula 1 requires in at least two practice sessions during the season. Aron did not have his best day: he spun and finished last, more than two seconds behind Lewis Hamilton, who led the first session of the day with a time of 1:20.117.

In FP2, Alpine fielded its two main drivers but luck didn’t change. The engine power issues were evident on the fastest circuit of the calendar. Franco finished last, more than a second and a half behind the Briton. Gasly ended up 18th, almost five tenths faster than his teammate but still far from the leading positions.

When he tested race pace with a full tank and used medium tires, Colapinto posted very good times, lapping ahead of his teammates and even drivers with better cars on several laps.

“Overall, the car didn’t feel very good. It’s a bit of what happens to us every Friday, we need to find the way,” said the 22-year-old from Pilar in the mixed zone.

As happened in Zandvoort, Kimi Antonelli went off track again during practice and had to retire 15 minutes into the session because his car was stranded in the gravel.

This is how the FP2 standings looked in Monza

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