“It’s not ideal”: Colapinto’s analysis after the Mexican Grand Prix and Verstappen’s gesture at the conference
Franco Colapinto took twelfth place in Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix celebrated this Sunday, the 21st day of the season, which took place at the Hermanos Rodriguez circuit. The Argentine moved up four places after starting 16th and ended the new weekend with good feelings.
After the race racer Williams analyzed his performance, mentioned the possibility of finishing higher in the final standings and the challenges he had to go through to keep the car running efficiently after qualifying on Saturday, which did not go as expected, after crashing out in the first quarter: “I closed the whole differential from the first lap to ensure stability and be able to take care of the rear tires. It was a bit like how we decided it, We removed the front to have better aerodynamic loading and to keep the tail quieter and closer to the ground. But using all of this is not ideal. tools So “We have to work to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”.
The 21-year-old also added: “It was a race where you had to be careful in case something happened ahead in order to earn points. We were solid throughout the race, I gave it my all from the first lap and showed very good pace. I think the fact that I had so much traffic constantly throughout the race, in the early laps when the cars stopped, traffic again and looking at those seconds that I lost at the beginning of the race, I think I could very well have gone a little further forward. I don’t know if we could catch up with Pierre (Gasly), because the Alpines were doing well, but we could at least get ahead of Stroll (Aston Martin).
He also revealed how he feels about his strategy of using hard wheels in most competitions: “At one point in the race I felt that I had the opportunity to create an advantage with an average tire that had completed fewer laps than the others. That’s why I spent a lot of time on the track with heavy riders. I was still having a good time being competitive, so I told them to stay outside and see how we went. But when you get into this dirty air, in Mexico it is very difficult, DRS is used very little.”
“We did a good job, a good race and Now I’m looking forward to Brazil.”– concluded Colapinto, having beaten Main prize in a neighboring country, which will be next weekend with double action in Interlagos circuitV Saint Paulwhere the 21st main race of the 2024 calendar and the penultimate sprint of the year will take place.
After his address to the media, Colapinto played a great moment with one of the best drivers on the grid: the Argentine turned and found a driver from Red Bull and world champion Verstappen. The Dutchman barely saw him, greeted him, and they both talked for several minutes. “Franco has been doing a great job since he came into Formula 1, it’s always nice to see young drivers coming in and doing well…” was Max’s great praise. “We had difficulties with the medium tyres. We had a good start, then we started having rhythm problems, we had no rhythm, I was walking back. Then I had a penalty, and with the hard tire I also had no rhythm,” was his analysis of the race.
Race in Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez was won Carlos Sainz with him Ferrari. The Spaniard took pole but overtook him at the start Verstappen. As soon as DRS was activated, the Dutchman was registered with a resident of Madrid.. The second was Lando Norris (McLaren), which he subtracted from Verstappen in the fight for the title. The three-time world champion finished sixth. The podium was ready. Charles Leclerc with another car Maranello Scuderia. The Monegasque was second, but made a small mistake seven laps before the end and was overtaken by the Englishman from McLaren.