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Franco Colapinto Complains Over Radio After Position Swap Request with Pierre Gasly at Barcelona Grand Prix
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Franco Colapinto Complains Over Radio After Position Swap Request with Pierre Gasly at Barcelona Grand Prix

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Franco Colapinto expressed frustration over team radio after being asked to yield his position to teammate Pierre Gasly during the Barcelona-Cataluña Grand Prix.
  • Colapinto questioned the order, stating he wasn't pushing hard, but complied with the instruction.
  • This incident echoes a similar situation last year in the Dutch GP where Colapinto was also asked to give up a position.

Argentine driver Franco Colapinto voiced his displeasure over team radio during the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix after being instructed to let teammate Pierre Gasly pass him. While running in twelfth place, Colapinto heard his engineer request he yield to the Frenchman, who was in thirteenth. Colapinto responded, "I'm not even pushing!" but ultimately complied. The Alpine team apparently believed Gasly had a better pace to challenge Nico Hülkenberg in eleventh. Shortly after the position swap, Hülkenberg pitted and retired from the race. This is not the first time Colapinto has shown irritation with such team orders. Last year at the Dutch Grand Prix, he had overtaken Gasly, only to be asked to cede the position back later in the race, complaining that Gasly was a full second behind. Despite his protests, Colapinto accepted the directive on both occasions.

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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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