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

Argentinian pilot Franco Colapinto took to the track at the Singapore Grand Prix of Formula 1 and faced his first two free practices this Friday: he finished in 19th place, almost a second (0.946) behind Frenchman Pierre Gasly in Alpine in FP1, while in FP2 he again recorded 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 have no feeling with the car".

The Argentinian pilot, who is competing this weekend in the eighteenth F1 race, had his best time in 1:33.324 over the first 26 laps he added at Marina Bay, where he completed the adaptation round without problems: he spun regularly, changed tires and even practiced pit stops, in what can be described as a correct performance. However, the lack of speed of the Alpine, a deficit that has been dragging all season, was once again evident. He only finished ahead of Albon's car, which only gave two laps before returning to the pits on 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 difference from Pierre Gasly, his teammate, who finished 16th with 1:32.458.

It is worth noting that Oscar Piastri was the fastest in this second round with a lap of 1:30.714, which allowed him to position above Isack Hadjar (1:30.846) and Max Verstappen (1:30.857). This Saturday, FP3 will take place from 06.30 to 07.30 Argentina time, while the classification is scheduled for 10. Likewise, Sunday's race will be at 9am.

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