The bad classification of Alpine, Franco Colapinto team, in the Miami GP of the F1
It was a bittersweet Saturday for AlpineFranco Colapinto team, and for its pilots, since so much Pierre Gasly as Jack Doohan They had moments of joy and others of unease in Miami. The Frenchman, adding a point in the Sprint and having one of his worst classifications of the year. The Australian, closing a career for oblivion – one more – and surpassing his partner in La Qualy for the first time. The celebration is not so celebrated and the bad, especially in the case of the second pilot, weighs. Sunday’s race will be decisive.
The message of Flavio BriatoreAdvisor of the French team, it had been clear: “If they tell me that a pilot has pressure because there is another that could take his position, I hope it is a motivation to do it well.” Every time he goes to the track, Doohan does it knowing that Colapinto is spinning. Was he influenced his lazy performance in the Sprint, in which he lost positions, did not take advantage of the lack of control that was generated with the stops in boxes – as his rivals in the low zone did – and ended before last? It is possible. However, when he had to return to the ring, he showed some reaction.
Unlike Gasly, who entered the points through the window – he had a couple of sanctions in front of him – and then, in the qualy, he was completely out of rhythm, Aussie managed to qualify for Q2 and defeat him. It is true that he could not keep the envy and ended 14 °, put from which he will start, but he will have enough to reach Sunday without the rope around his neck. Of course, he must revalidate it. Given the situation, and no matter how much Oliver Oakes (team leader) is contemplative towards the outside, there is no place for error.
The bad classification of Alpine in the Miami GP of the F1.
