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Colapinto’s spectacular double overtake after Monza spin

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Franco Colapinto fell from fifth to 16th after losing control at the Monza Formula One race, then recovered with a series of overtakes.
  • He passed Oliver Bearman and Gabriel Bortoleto in consecutive moves and later overtook Yuki Tsunoda to finish ninth with two points.
  • Kimi Antonelli won the Italian Grand Prix from 19th, ahead of George Russell and Max Verstappen, while Charles Leclerc retired after crashing.

Franco Colapinto turned a costly spin at Monza into a ninth-place finish after losing 11 positions during the Formula One race.

The Alpine driver had been running fifth when he lost control and fell to 16th. He then began recovering ground, passing Carlos Sainz, Esteban Ocon and Nico Hulkenberg before making two consecutive overtakes on the main straight, first against Oliver Bearman and then Gabriel Bortoleto.

Those moves brought Colapinto into the top 10 and back into the points. He later passed Yuki Tsunoda of Racing Bulls to finish ninth and score two points. His teammate Pierre Gasly finished seventh, giving Alpine a strong result despite Colapinto’s earlier mistake.

“What a drive, Franco!” Alpine wrote after the race. Colapinto, however, was devastated by the error. “It was a tough race. It was very frustrating, I had a great opportunity and I didn’t take it. I’m sad, very sad about that. It could have been a great race. A huge opportunity for the team and for me was wasted, I have to learn from this,” he said through tears.

What a drive, Franco!

· AlpineThe team praised Colapinto after he recovered from his spin to finish ninth.

The incident came minutes after the restart following a red flag caused by Charles Leclerc’s heavy crash. The Ferrari driver lost control in a Monza corner and hit a barrier, ending his race. Ferrari’s car sustained serious damage and had to be removed from the track.

The victory went to Italy’s Kimi Antonelli, who started 19th and completed a spectacular comeback for Mercedes. Racing before his home crowd, the 20-year-old passed teammate George Russell with four laps remaining and finished ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Antonelli also extended his lead in the championship.

Colapinto now has 21 points from seven scoring races in the 2026 season and sits 12th in the drivers’ championship. Gasly added six points at Monza to reach 41 and move into 10th.

It was a tough race. It was very frustrating, I had a great opportunity and I didn’t take it. I’m sad, very sad about that. It could have been a great race. A huge opportunity for the team and for me was wasted, I have to learn from this.

· Franco ColapintoColapinto described his disappointment after the spin despite recovering to score points.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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