Franco Colapinto reacts to the controversy between Red Bull and Antonelli: “It all seems unfair to me”

What if securing fourth place at the Qatar Grand Prix, somewhat anonymous in theory, turned out to be the key point of the end of the season? F1 In 2025? As a reminder, Kimi Antonelli was in that famous fourth place on the last lap of the race at Losail. He made a slight mistake, but it was enough to lose control of his Classic Mercedes for sale In turn 10, the Italian thus opened the door to Lando Norris, so that this one can pass in front.

Seemingly insignificant, this detail actually leads to a very different situation than what could have happened. Now allowed to finish on the third step of the podium, regardless of the result of Max VerstappenThe Briton would nevertheless be crowned world champion this Sunday, December 7th. When Gianpiero Lambiase, Max Verstappen's track engineer, was informed of the situation, he immediately suggested that it had been done on purpose by Kimi Antonelli.

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Colapinto condemns Red Bull's methods

Since then, the young Italian has been subjected to a wave of online harassment, particularly on his social media. Red Bull Although he had published an official statement to condemn the consequences of this moment, and to refute any form of conspiracy theory, Franco Colapinto spoke out this Thursday regarding his true thoughts on the problem.

“I was just thinking about the fines we receive for using profanity on television or in the media, compared to people who speak quickly without thinking, without having all the information or the overall situation, and who make statements that consequently generate hatred,” was developing the Argentinian"It's much worse than when we swear or anything like that."

Inviting reflection on the somewhat minimal treatment by Formula 1 in the face of the wave of hatred that it has triggered against Kimi Antonelli, Franco Colapinto suggests that a review would not be excessive. "This creates a much bigger problem, and they face no consequences. They simply issue a statement, and everything goes back to normal. I don't know, it all seems unfair to me. Perhaps it should change, perhaps not; it's not up to me to decide, so I won't get too involved, but it's probably something that deserves to be reviewed."