Formula 1: Colapinto Added 15 Sanction Positions and Was Last Placed in the Second Free Practice
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A 15-place surcharge changed Alpine's plan for the Bahrain Grand Prix and put Sunday's race above the standings.
At the five penalty posts he was dragging through the clash in Baku, the FIA sanctioned him with 10 more positions for the start grid.
Alpine has voluntarily conducted two radically different programs on Friday in Sepang. While Pierre Gasly has followed a traditional preparation and finished tenth of the EL2, confirming a single-seater capable of mixing in the top 10, Franco Colapinto only took 22nd place after having preferred the long relays. The Argentinian already knows that he will have to go towards the bottom of the grid with 15 cumulative penalty places, pushing the tea…
To the penalty of five posts that he was dragging by the accident in Baku was added another of ten places for his fifth engine change. Thus, he prioritized improving the pace of the race, knowing that it will leave from the bottom of the grid.
Sanctified and, in the background of the times, Franco Colapinto bet on the pace of the race in Sepang. A strategy designed to strike on Sunday.
The Argentine finished 19th the FP1 and 22nd the FP2 in the Sepang International Circuit.
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