Colapinto finishes 19th in first free practice at Singapore F1 GP | OneFootball

The Argentine driver Franco Colapinto hit the track at the Singapore Grand Prix of Formula 1 and faced his first two free practice sessions this Friday: he finished in 19th place, almost a second (0.946) behind the Frenchman Pierre Gasly in Alpine in FP1, while in FP2 he again registered a 19th place, improving his times, but not his position. After finishing the tests, the Pilar native did not hide his bad feelings, spoke of inconsistency, and was sharp: "I don't have a feeling with the car."

The Argentine driver, competing this weekend in the eighteenth race of the F1 season, had his best time of 1:33.324 over the first 26 laps he completed at Marina Bay, where he completed the adaptation session without issues: he drove consistently, changed tires, and even practiced pit stops, which can be considered a correct performance. However, the lack of speed of the Alpine was once again evident, a deficit that has been ongoing all season. He only finished ahead of Albon's car, which barely completed two laps before returning to the pits with fire.

In the second free practice, which was marked by several red flags, Colapinto also finished 19th, only ahead of the crashed George Russell. The Argentine struggled with the control of his Alpine on this first day of activity and achieved his best time in FP2: 1:33.139, 0.681 behind Pierre Gasly, his teammate, who finished 16th with 1:32.458.

It is worth noting that Oscar Piastri was the fastest in this second session with a lap of 1:30.714, which allowed him to position himself ahead of Isack Hadjar (1:30.846) and Max Verstappen (1:30.857). This Saturday, FP3 will take place from 6:30 to 7:30 AM Argentina time, while qualifying is scheduled for 10 AM. Additionally, the race on Sunday will be at 9 AM.

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