Colapinto fuming after qualifying: "Really annoyed, so frustrating" | OneFootball

After what had been a good end to free practice at the Singapore Grand Prix, Argentine driver Franco Colapinto was unable to replicate a similar performance in qualifying and lamented the amount of traffic that prevented him from climbing up the grid and limited him to an 18th place for Sunday's race.

"The lap was good, I had a lot of traffic. I had (Liam) Lawson, (Carlos) Sainz, another one in the middle, blocking everyone's line... When you're two seconds behind a car, you lose a lot of aerodynamic load, a lot of grip and they bothered me a lot," said the Alpine driver, minutes after being knocked out of Q1 at the Marina Bay circuit.

Visibly upset, the Pilar native emphasized that he believed the car was capable of a better performance, but the Singapore street circuit and traffic played against him: "It's not that the car was excellent, but with a good effort, we could get through. Unfortunately, it happens because of things we can't control. We have to work for tomorrow, I was competitive so we have to keep pushing."

In conclusion, regarding where improvements need to be found for Sunday's race, Colapinto was clear and pointed to the single-seater as the main focus of attention: "I have to keep working, but I'm satisfied with the improvements I've made on a personal level. We need to work as a team and improve the car, because we're far away."

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