Gasly on Alpine’s error costing Colapinto at Dutch GP, reveals chat | OneFootball

The outcome of the Dutch Grand Prix sparked debate within the paddock. Especially due to Alpine's strategy in the final laps, which ended up favoring Pierre Gasly and did not allow Franco Colapinto to score his first points of the Formula 1 season.

The context was key: the Frenchman had very worn hard tires, while the Argentine was on new soft tires and was looking to overtake Esteban Ocon. The Haas driver passed him easily, but the Buenos Aires native got stuck behind his teammate. He lost almost two seconds until the order came to let him advance. To top it off, Gasly was quickly overtaken by the rest and fell to the back. When Franco closed the gap with Ocon, there was no time left: the race ended on lap 72 with him in 11th place.

This failed maneuver provoked his anger and also a wave of criticism from Argentine fans on social media. Although at first he did not take responsibility for blocking him, the Frenchman gave his version before the next race in Monza and explained that everything was clarified internally.

"Yes, we talked about it personally. And yes, I think everything is clear. What happened was what was indicated before the race... So yes, I think everything is fine," he stated in an interview with Motorsport.

When asked if it could have been resolved differently, Gasly was honest: "Yes, if the instructions had been different, yes. But I think these are things that are discussed before the race... in both cases it was done as previously agreed."

Looking ahead to the Italian Grand Prix, he anticipated that Monza might be challenging for the A525. "This weekend will be difficult. We face a tough task and a great challenge... we take each race separately and maintain the same approach: to give our best," he noted on the official Formula 1 website.

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