The best weekend for Franco Colapinto in Formula 1 ended tinged with frustration. In the Dutch GP, the Argentine driver was one step away from scoring his first points with Alpine, but the team's strategy and Pierre Gasly's resistance prevented him from achieving it.
With new medium tires, Colapinto showed great pace in the final part, overtaking Nico Hülkenberg with ease and coming close to passing Esteban Ocon. Meanwhile, Gasly, with evident tire wear and losing positions, did not let him through, blocking his progress for several laps.
The Buenos Aires native only managed to get past his teammate shortly before the end, when it was already too late to go after Ocon. Andrea Kimi Antonelli's penalty allowed him to finish 11th, but the feeling was bitter and the opportunity to score was left hanging in the air.
