Slow start for Franco Colapinto in Singapore | OneFootball

Franco Colapinto (Alpine) finished 19th in FP1 for the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix. FP2 is coming up at 10 o’clock.

The Argentine driver Franco Colapinto (Alpine) was unable to put together a strong performance and finished 19th in the first free practice session for the Singapore Grand Prix, which is the eighteenth round of the Formula 1 championship.

On his best lap, Colapinto clocked a time of 1:33.324, ending up two seconds and 208 thousandths behind the surprise session winner, Spain’s Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin).

The second position went to Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), who finished just 150 thousandths behind Alonso, while third and fourth place went to Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Briton Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), respectively.

How the championship contenders fared in Singapore

Meanwhile, McLaren drivers—the Australian and championship leader Oscar Piastri and Briton Lando Norris—finished fifth and sixth, respectively, and will have to improve significantly if they want to contend in this Singapore Grand Prix.

Despite his finishing position, FP1 was useful for Colapinto to fine-tune details on his Alpine ahead of the second free practice, which will start at 10 a.m. (Argentina time).

The only driver who finished below Colapinto in this session was Thai driver Alexander Albon, who was unable to set a time due to problems with his Williams at the start of the session.

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