Juan Pablo Montoya admires Franco Colapinto's "aggressive" approach despite Baku crash

Juan Pablo Montoya has defended Franco Colapinto's aggressive approach after a costly multi-car collision at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Colapinto triggered a Turn 1 pile-up during a safety car restart at the Baku City Circuit, misjudging his braking point and locking up, which led to a collision with his Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly, who in turn crashed into Lando Norris.

The incident forced all three drivers to retire from the race. Colapinto was given a five-place grid penalty for the next round in Malaysia. After the race, Norris was critical of Colapinto, calling for a one-race ban for such incidents and stating that drivers who cause crashes like this "should not be in Formula 1."

However, Norris later apologized to Colapinto for his comments on Instagram, saying he should not have made them and that he knows better. Colapinto had also apologized for the incident. Despite the criticism, Montoya admires Colapinto's aggressive approach, according to Motorsport.com.

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