Race ban talk "too harsh" on Franco Colapinto, George Russell and Max Verstappen say
Mercedes driver George Russell feels a Formula 1 race ban would have been "too harsh" on Franco Colapinto after the Argentinian took out Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly and McLaren's Lando Norris in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. On a lap 36 restart, Colapinto made an error on the dusty inside approach to Turn 1 of the Baku street circuit, locking up his front tyres and slamming into the side of ...…
Franco Colapinto was involved in a crash during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, which took out his teammate Pierre Gasly and McLaren's Lando Norris. According to Motorsport.com, Mercedes driver George Russell believes a race ban for Colapinto would have been too harsh.
The incident occurred on a lap 36 restart, when Colapinto made an error on the dusty inside approach to Turn 1 of the Baku street circuit, locking up his front tyres and slamming into Gasly, who in turn collected Norris.
Lando Norris expressed frustration with the incident, saying that Colapinto's actions were "careless" and that he should have received a one-race ban. Colapinto was given a 10-second time penalty, which was converted into a five-place grid penalty for the next race.
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- F1 champion Norris says Colapinto should get race ban after Baku crash japantimes.co.jp
