Franco Colapinto was left happy together with his first day again in motion as an F1 driver, with the Argentinian happy that he was beginning to “really feel a bit extra snug” within the Alpine by the top of Friday’s working at Imola.
Having competed in 9 race weekends as an alternative to Williams in 2024, Colapinto signed to the Enstone-based crew as a reserve driver for 2025 – earlier than getting his alternative to race once more when it was introduced after the Miami Grand Prix that he would replace Jack Doohan for the next five rounds on the calendar.
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Whereas it was a comparatively low-key day for the returning driver by way of the timesheets – having ended FP1 in seventeenth place earlier than transferring as much as thirteenth within the second apply hour – Colapinto was content material together with his development throughout the classes as he begins to adapt to the A525.
After reflecting on how he was beginning to really feel in a “happier place” by the top of the day, the 21-year-old continued: “Nonetheless loads to work [to do] with the automobile set-up and with the instruments as effectively with the settings, however I’m beginning to really feel a bit extra snug within the automobile.
