Pierre Gasly calls social media abuse “completely inappropriate” after Franco Colapinto incident in Spanish GP
Pierre Gasly has revealed that he was the victim of social media abuse following the Spanish Grand Prix after an incident with Franco Colapinto two weeks ago at the Madring circuit. The Alpine team-mates found themselves at the centre of a tense situation at the end of the race, when Colapinto caught up with Gasly, who was on old tyres and still had to make a pitstop. Gasly remained focused ...…
Alpine's Franco Colapinto has expressed remorse for his mistake that led to a collision with team-mate Pierre Gasly and McLaren's Lando Norris during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. On lap 36, Colapinto lost control on the inside line into Turn 1 due to cold tyres, colliding with both Gasly and Norris. This error cost the team a significant number of points, as both drivers were in the top 10.
Lando Norris had urged the FIA to impose a race ban, citing the careless driving displayed by Colapinto. Upon learning about the aftermath, Colapinto acknowledged his error and apologized profusely to his team, Gasly, and Norris, stating it was a "big mistake" and that he was "very sad for the team." He emphasized that breaking the unwritten rule of not taking out a team-mate made the incident even more disappointing.
Colapinto expressed his expectation of receiving a penalty from the FIA's race stewards and emphasized that the incident affected both Norris' car and his own.
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