Colapinto ends final F1 test in Bahrain: 6th, Alpine’s fastest time | OneFootball

In his first training session, Franco Colapinto finished in 6th position and will continue with the tests throughout the day.

The Argentinian driver Franco Colapinto (Alpine) finished seventh in the first session this Thursday, corresponding to the Formula 1 preseason tests taking place in Bahrain.

Colapinto finished 6th

The Alpine driver managed to complete 54 laps and recorded a best time of 1:35.506, which allowed him to finish two seconds and 53 thousandths behind the session leader, who was the British driver Lando Norris (McLaren).

The Dutch driver Max Verstappen (Red Bull) finished in second place, 131 thousandths behind Norris, while the British driver George Russell finished third, 658 thousandths behind the last world champion of the category.

The other drivers who finished ahead of Colapinto were the Thai driver Alexander Albon (Williams), the Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi), and the British driver Oliver Bearman (Haas).

On the other hand, finishing in the last positions were the New Zealander Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls), the Spanish driver Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), the British driver Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), and the Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac).

The activity for Colapinto will continue in the second session of the day, which starts at 9 AM (Argentina time) and extends until 1 PM. This session will mark the end of the preseason for the Argentinian, as on Friday only his teammate in Alpine, the French driver Pierre Gasly, will be driving.

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