The problem on Colapinto's car identified by Alpine

Franco Colapinto is definitely having a complicated start at Alpine en Formula 1. After his Q1 exit at Imola and an anonymous weekend on the streets of Monaco, the Argentinian encountered a mechanical problem on his car this Saturday during qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix. The No. 43 was eliminated in Q1 after coming to a stop at the pit lane exit.

Alpine communicated on the problem encountered this Sunday morning: “ Following yesterday's qualifying incident, the team replaced Franco's car's gearbox with an identical one. He will start today's race from 18th on the grid. » No penalty for the Argentinian who even gains a place on the starting grid following the withdrawal of Lance stroll (Aston Martin).

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