Briatore: Colapinto apologised to Gasly after controversial move | OneFootball

Flavio Briatore, Alpine's sports advisor, spoke publicly about Franco Colapinto and confirmed that the Argentine driver had to apologize to Pierre Gasly and the entire team after the controversial episode at the United States GP where the Argentine did not comply with the order to maintain position.

The Italian manager was direct when referring to what happened within the French team. “Franco had to apologize to Gasly and then to the entire racing team,” Briatore revealed in an interview with Germany's AutoMotorSport, making it clear that the driver from Pilar made a mistake by not following the wall's instructions during a race situation.

Franco himself had acknowledged that this action was discussed internally and admitted his mistake. "The team's instructions must always be followed, no matter what," he accepted days after that race.

Despite the episode, the historic former Renault director highlighted the good progress of the Argentine driver in the top category. “He has improved a lot lately and has been racing at Pierre's level for four races,” he assured, valuing his adaptation to the car and his competitive pace in recent events.

Colapinto, who continues to establish himself within the structure of the French team, is going through his learning phase in Formula 1 with good performances, although with episodes like this that serve as lessons in his growth process.

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