“It was the season’s worst Friday”: Colapinto after Spanish GP practice | OneFootball

Ahead of the Formula 1 Barcelona Grand Prix, which will be held this Sunday starting at 10:00 a.m. (Argentina time), Franco Colapinto took part in the two free practice sessions this Friday and came away with very bad feelings about his Alpine. He was then very self-critical about the team’s performance.

“It got complicated. The whole Friday was very bad, we had no grip at all. It was the worst Friday of the season in terms of the car’s balance and speed. There are a lot of things to understand,” the Argentine driver told ESPN. “I’d come out of the lap but we were way off and very slow. We have to try to take a step forward with the team because we’re lacking a lot. In the race we’re light-years away, the car is undriveable,” he added.

Later, he emphasized the team’s poor performance. “I can’t remember such a bad Friday. Hopefully it’s the setup and we can turn it around, but if it’s because of the heat, the track or whatever, it’s going to be a tough weekend. There’s a lot of work left, making aggressive and risky changes to try to take a step forward because we’re in bad shape,” he said.

“The car felt really bad. We have to understand why this is happening, why we’re so slow and why we’re wearing out the tires so much, because on Sunday we’re going to make 30 stops and I still don’t think we’ll make it,” he concluded.

Colapinto finished 10th in the first practice session and, in the second, set his fastest lap with a time of 1:17.051, although he dropped to 15th place. Meanwhile, his teammate Pierre Gasly did even worse, finishing 17th and 16th, respectively. Qualifying will take place this Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

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