Franco Colapinto falls short in Q1, will start 16th at the Dutch GP | OneFootball

Franco Colapinto returned to the track in Zandvoort to compete in the qualifying round for this Sunday's race at the Dutch Grand Prix of Formula 1.

After a notable 9th place on Friday in the second free practice, the Argentine driver was 20th in the final rehearsal, less than a tenth behind his teammate Pierre Gasly (19th).

The McLarens dominated the session that opened Saturday's day with Lando Norris -1:08.972- leading, followed by Oscar Piastri (+0.242) and George Russell's Mercedes (+0.886) third.

Colapinto was one of the first to hit the track in the qualy and clocked 1:11.132, a time quickly surpassed by the rest.

Lance Stroll suffered another incident, with a spin and crash included, so he didn't even manage to record a time and was out.

After entering the pits, Franco returned to the track in the last two minutes in search of a good lap that would put him in Q2 but he fell short: he finished 16th and did not manage to make the cut.

Pierre Gasly finished 8th, being only two tenths faster than the Argentine and remains in competition.

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