The Argentine driver touched the wall both in practice and in qualifying in Saudi Arabia, and then made a strong self-criticism.
Franco Colapintoabove him MP Motorsport’s Dellaramade two similar mistakes that cost him dearly both in practice and in qualifying. Formula 2on the street circuit of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The 20-year-old pilot, who hails from Pilar, had a failure in the first training session: He leaned against the wall and paused. In this way, he finished 12th in times.
Later, in qualifying, he made the same mistake and ended up with a damaged rear tire, so he had to go to the pits. When he returned to the track, he qualified in 13th place, with 1m42.861, 669 thousandths behind Oliver Bearman, who was first.
“I’m very hot. We could have done a very good quality and it’s a shame, it was completely my mistake. We had a great car, we were six tenths behind with a terrible balance and the steering wheel was completely twisted. “We still have a lot to do,” launched Colapinto, exasperated and self-critical.
“I really enjoyed driving in free practice, the track is crazy. It was a good lap, but I’m not used to street circuits, it was the first really fast one,” added the Argentine driver in conversation with Fox Sports.
How is Formula 2 going in Saudi Arabia?
The Sprint is this Friday (from 12:10) while the main race will be run on Saturday, starting at 10:25. Colapinto just finished in sixth position on debut in Bahrain.
Source: Tycsports
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