“One of my best days in F1”: Franco Colapinto’s joy after starring in Spain | OneFootball

Argentine driver Franco Colapinto (Alpine) delivered an outstanding performance this Sunday by finishing seventh in the Spanish Grand Prix, held in Madrid, the fourteenth round of the Formula 1 championship. At the end of the race, the Buenos Aires native did not hide his happiness at having capped off a great weekend and at an emotional moment he experienced at the circuit with the colors of his country: “Being able to carry an Argentine flag in a Formula 1 car for the second time—I carried it in Argentina too—but now to carry it here in a real race, after a good result, is very special,” he said. He also gave details about how he got the national flag: “A marshal gave it to me and was waiting for me to hand it over, so we thank the Argentine flag marshal.”

His analysis of his performance and the on-track battles

Looking back on his driving performance, the Alpine driver praised the overall balance of the weekend’s sessions: “I was among the best, I think in terms of the complete weekend, yesterday was very good, I think it was one of my best days in F1, especially in qualifying, which I think was the best. And today I wrapped it up with a good race, I got another very good start and moved forward.” He also referred to the difficulties on track during the race: “I lost a lot of time with Bortoleto, who was taking Turns 1 and 2 very well, and he was using the boost coming out of Turn 2, but I just couldn’t get close—I got within 0.2 or 0.3 seconds, very little. So I just didn’t have enough to pass him, and we came very close a couple of times to making contact; he was moving around quite badly. So anyway, obviously I’m happy that I was able to pass him and keep the position with Piastri behind.”

The championship and the next stop in Azerbaijan

At the top of the field, victory went to Italian driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), who claimed his eighth win of the year, extended his lead at the top of the championship to 292 points, and strengthened his title bid. The podium in the Spanish capital was completed by Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Lando Norris (McLaren). The action in the top category will continue in two weeks with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on the streets of Baku.

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