The controversy involving Franco Colapinto at the United States Grand Prix remains a topic of conversation in Formula 1. The Argentine driver overtook Pierre Gasly in the final laps at Circuit of the Americas, despite Alpine's order to maintain positions when both were fighting for seventeenth place.
Prior to the Mexican Grand Prix, Colapinto broke his silence through official statements released by the French team. "The team's situation on Sunday has been discussed internally, and it's clear that team instructions must always be followed, no matter what," the Argentine acknowledged. "We're all together and working toward the same goal: to keep improving in every session and every race weekend," he added.
Colapinto reconoció su error y apunta a trabajar más en equipo
Meanwhile, the Argentine is already focusing on his next race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez: "Now I'm looking toward Mexico City, where the atmosphere is always unbelievable. It'll be great to have so much support throughout the weekend and, although the high altitude of the circuit adds an extra challenge, I'm excited to get back on track in front of such an amazing crowd."
Meanwhile, the 21-year-old driver reviewed his performance in Austin: "It was a complicated weekend. Having only one practice session, the difficult conditions, and not being able to find the right balance contributed to making it a tough weekend for me."
Finally, Colapinto pointed to what's next: "We need to understand why we had so many problems with the car and work to solve it looking ahead, even knowing that a difficult end of the year awaits us with the package we have."
Colapinto sigue sufriendo el A525
It should be remembered that after the race, Colapinto explained that he felt faster than his French teammate and that, had he not made the overtake, both would have been passed by Gabriel Bortoleto's Sauber. However, the team did not share his decision, and even Steve Nielsen, Alpine's sporting director, expressed his disappointment in the statement released after the race.
Gasly, meanwhile, expressed his discomfort with the move, although he emphasized that the priority must be to improve the team's performance to stop fighting at the back of the field.
