Franco Colapinto has crashed right at the end of Q1!
It’s a big impact for the Argentine driver on his Alpine debut. Colapinto is out of his car and okay after a heavy hit with the barriers, but his car is certainly worse for wear.
He had set a time good enough to advance Q2 but he will not be able to take part in the session now.
Colapinto already has a suspected one-place grid penalty coming as well after being released into the pit lane too early before the first red flag ended.
You can watch the video of Colapinto’s crash on F1 .
Franco Colapinto set for grid penalty on Alpine debut after pit lane blunder
Franco Colapinto is expected to receive a one-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
Franco Colapinto is set to be hit with a one-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix due to a pit lane offence in qualifying.
Yuki Tsunoda’s scary rollover crash resulted in an early red flag in Q1 at Imola.
With repair work being done to the track, the FIA announced an “estimated start time”.
As teams prepared for the resumption of the session, a number of cars were waiting outside of their pit garages – but crucially – not in the ‘fast lane’.
Drivers are not allowed to wait at the end of the pit lane until the start time is officially announced.
However, due to a mis-communication with the Alpine pit wall, Colapinto left the designated area near the Alpine pit garage and was waiting at the end of the pit lane.
Alpine apologised for the confusion, but Colapinto is now under investigation.
Race control noted in Q1, Colapinto will be investigated after the session for “failing to follow race director’s instructions – entering the fast lane before resumption time announced”.
Colapinto will start no higher than 15th after crashing out at the end of Q1.
The former Williams driver lost control of his car through the Tamburello chicane.
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