Franco Colapinto reveals Alpine issue after missing Q3: “I’m quite slow” | OneFootball

After setting the 13th fastest time in qualifying and gaining two positions due to the penalties hanging over Isack Hadjar and Lando Norris, Franco Colapinto will start 11th this Sunday at the Belgian Grand Prix. A bigger reward than Alpine’s performance really deserved. And the Argentine himself acknowledged as much once the session was over.

“We didn’t improve anything, we got worse in the morning, so they weren’t good changes,” Franco said about Alpine’s attempt to improve the car after Friday’s session. However, as the Argentine driver himself made clear, the result was not what they had expected.

“It’s a car that’s been difficult to drive and to set up, because it has a very narrow window, and as soon as you have something on corner entry, it’s like you just carry it through and it’s very hard to correct. That’s what creates a lot of inconsistency and makes it a very difficult car to drive,” Colapinto said, thus acknowledging Alpine’s biggest problem this season.

“Yesterday we were a bit better. I think for some reason the track improved, the others improved, but we didn’t. On the straight I’m quite slow, through the final sector I’m very slow, I lose a lot of time,” Colapinto analyzed.

“We have to try to understand a bit the reason for those moments when the car loses performance, and it’s proving a bit difficult to improve. Tomorrow is going to be a long race, hopefully we can score points, or at least try to,” he concluded.

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