Colapinto felt “out of step” with Alpine’s F1 set-up

Franco Colapinto It is said that he has felt “out of phase” with his car in his first three races with his car. Alpine – But it is expected that work in the factory can achieve success in the Canadian Grand Prix of Formula 1.

Was brought into line-up to replace Colapinto Jack dohan This year, after just six rounds and yet to show that it is improving at the demoted Australian stop.

He faced an accident in qualifying in Imola and then usually turned away at the speed in Monaco and Barcelona. Boss Flavio Brytor of the acting team said HE -race will continue to evaluate Argentina’s performance race As he considers the identity of Pierre Galli’s 2026 Team-Mate.

While a mid-season debut was always going to be difficult, Kolapinto’s flying started in its nine-race 2024 cameo Williams Her hopes of quickly adapting to Alpine, but their own entry has not gone to her second F1 stent plan.

“They were hard,” he reflected at a cruel-header on Thursday in Montreal. “They were definitely not, as I was expecting.

“I was hoping to make a little more progress after Emola, but it is always difficult to return to F1 after six races for not being there. The drivers learned a lot, tire management, and when you are not driving it is really difficult.”

Comparing his two stents in Williams and Alpine so far, he explained: “This is very different. When I came to Williams last year, I had never drove another Formula 1 car, so I could not really compare it to something else, while now I have found it.

“I am learning a lot in Alpine. There are many good things, some things that are different.

“The car is very different to drive, and it’s just getting up to speed with it and trying to understand what the fastest way around it is.”

After finishing in 19th position and 15th in Spain, Colapinto feels that he and the team have revealed some more clues that they have not clicked with their 2025 cars yet.

Even there is some optimism that he can change the corner in Canada later this week, after working in the team’s Enstone Factory to find a solution to feel “out of step” with his machine.

He said, “This week was really good with the team to understand and understand the issues, understand what we have to do, where we were lacking some speed and where I can also improve,” he explained.

“I spent a lot of days in the SIM, many days in the factory with engineers. We worked on many things. There are usually some things that are setup-wise that are not working for me.

“I felt very out of the phase with everything-with the equipment in car, with the set-up. One thing was fighting the other. Once we understood that after the race in Barcelona, ​​it was very understandable for me.

“I think here, I arrive with a little more confidence. We need that step, so hopefully we can do it here.”