Franco Colapinto’s mistake on the last lap caused him to lose six positions and not improve in the Austrian sprint

Argentinean Franco Colapinto from MP Motorsports was already licking his lips at the sprint race in Austria. With just a few meters to go, he found himself in fifth place (having started seventh) and earning a further four points for his personal best in the championship. However, everything has changed. After an argument with his teammate Dennis Hauger, he lost control of his car and spun, dropping him to eleventh place, leaving him empty-handed.

“I was sliding a lot, I accelerated too much on the last lap and it spun. It was my fault, we lost points, quite a lot; but it’s done now. “We have to think about tomorrow.”The Albiceleste driver was still holding back his anger in a conversation with ESPN. “In the end, I didn’t have the rhythm, we didn’t have the tyres. I’ll see what we can improve,” he concluded. He will have to take revenge tomorrow, as he will start the main race from fourth place.

With this result, Colapinto was unable to add points and lost ground in the championship race, stuck in seventh place with 56 points. His teammate, Norwegian Dennis Hauger (finished fifth) and Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto (finished fourth), took advantage of this situation and now have 60 points. Indian Arjun Maini, in turn, came closer to him after seventh place (he has 52). The table was headed by Estonian Paul Aron (107), Frenchman Isak Hajjar (91), Barbadian Zane Maloney (75) and American Jack Crawford (65).

As for the Sprint, The winner was Briton Oliver Biermann from Prema Racing. The podium was completed by Spaniard Pepe Marti (Campos Racing) and Estonian Paul Aron (Hitech Pulse Eight).

It’s worth remembering that Colapinto scored a heroic last-lap victory in Italy, as well as a recent second place in Spain, and crossed the finish line in the top ten four more times: sixth in Bahrain, fourth in Melbourne, fifth in Imola. and in Monaco. In addition, tomorrow he will start fourth in the main race.

It’s worth keeping in mind that beyond this double date at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, Formula 2 has a busy calendar ahead. 7 more Grand Prix, that is 14 more races.

He next weekend The activity will be resumed in the mythical circuit SilverstoneConsidering that there will be two more dates in July: Hungarian Grand Prix (weekend 20th) and Belgium on the famous Spa-Francorchamps route (July 28).

After passing Monza (from August 31 to September 1), the last segment will be divided between Baku (weekend September 14), race track Lusail in Qatar (November 30 and December 1) and on tour Yas Marina Abu Dhabi (December 7 and 8).