Franco Colapinto You will hardly forget this weekend at the legendary Imola circuit. After Saturday’s historic victory in the sprint race of the Formula 2the Argentine got a meritorious fifth place after a race that kept him far from the podium, but that ended up giving him another joy.
In the main race of the weekend, 35 laps, Colapinto did not have a good start. The thing is that although he gained a position at the start to finish 8th, the Imola circuit is very complicated for overtaking, so he had to know well the moment in which to take advantage.
Entering the pits early sent him out of the top 10 places, where he remained until lap 30, when in the trio with Antonelli and Aron he was able to take advantage of a couple of rival mistakes to reach the Top 5, with which he saw the checkered flag. , about five seconds from the podium.
“I think this weekend the real season started. We have to focus on these upcoming races, the pace of the car is going well. I saved a little for the last laps, to try something, I started a lap late and lost two points there for not reaching fourth place. Getting twenty-something points is great, it’s more than double what we had until now. This is the way,” Colapinto explained.
“Saturday was crazy, I finished the interview with you at 7:00 p.m. and at 6:00 I had to leave for the circuit again. I couldn’t even have a quiet dinner or have a champagne, only the one on the podium”he stated with a laugh, before pointing to Monaco, the next stop of the season next weekend.
Isaac Hadjar was the winner, after putting on a masterful defensive display against the polesitter Gabriel Bortoleto in a race in which the greatest drama was limited to the pitlane.
A bad start by Bortoleto made the Brazilian, who was wearing a striking helmet in tribute to Ayrton sennafell to fourth position, while Hadjar rose to second behind Oliver Bearman, whose car stopped twice during the first stop, to give the lead to whoever ended up winning the race. The Paraguayan Joshua Durksen He also benefited and achieved third position, to crown a very South American podium.
