(Motorsport-Total.com) – It broke out of Franco Colapinto after the Formula 1 race in Monza last weekend. The Argentine could not hide his tears during the interviews after the race – he was so disappointed about his mistake at the second start, which cost him many places.
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“It just came from deep inside me,” he says a few days later about his emotional outburst. “You know how I am. I am that kind of person and I hide nothing.”
Colapinto is talking about a difficult moment. “I was frustrated throughout the race because I felt that this was a unique opportunity – a chance that you might only get once in all the races you compete in.”
Alpine surprised everyone in the Monza qualifying and took pole position with Pierre Gasly. In the starting phase, his teammate Colapinto also fought his way forward and was in fourth place after the accident of Charles Leclerc, which led to a red flag.
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At the second start, the Argentine also overtook Max Verstappen and was in third place before the four-time world champion was able to counter in the second chicane. A few meters later, however, Colapinto’s race was affected by a mistake when he crashed into the gravel trap at the first Lesmo curve and fell back to position 16.
“I had never been in the top 3 before and fought like that in the race, so such a mistake naturally hurts a lot,” he laments. Although he still finished ninth in the end and was therefore in a position that would have been realistic even without mistakes, the incident still hurts him a lot.
“It was more about the feeling of being able to fight against these cars, against which you almost never get a chance to duel,” he explains. “You feel strong, racing against Red Bull, McLaren, and Ferrari, and then you suddenly throw it away so quickly. That is disappointing and makes you angry. But I am sure that more opportunities will arise.”
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