Franco Colapinto worried after the Hungarian GP: “No pace, too slow” | OneFootball

The first half of the 2026 Formula 1 season came to an end this Sunday with the Hungarian Grand Prix, and now the category will take a month-long break before returning to competition in the Netherlands at the end of August. And things are not looking good for Alpine.

The French team was the fifth force in the championship for much of it, but in the last few races it started to fall behind and, at the Hungaroring, both Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto finished behind the RBs and Audis. The Argentine was even behind the revamped Aston Martin 2.0s.

This is causing concern, and they are forced to work and bring upgrades in the second half of the season if they want to fight again at the top of the midfield. And Colapinto showed that concern in his statements after the race.

“I had no pace, I don’t know if something broke in that, very strange, because I was going very, very slowly and with a balance that was making things very difficult for me, sliding a lot, front and rear, I had no grip at all in the race,” Franco admitted. “We have to understand the reason why, because when I put on new tires at the stop I still came out with no grip, it’s a bit strange. We were lacking a lot of pace,” he added.

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