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Franco Colapinto explains Alpine decision on Bahrain F1 benching

Summary by Planet F1
Franco Colapinto was left to face not only the wrath of Pierre Gasly and Lando Norris, but also Flavio Briatore.

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Franco Colapinto, who made a serious mistake at the Baku World Championship and earned a public reprimand from team principal Flavio Briatore, will also be driving for Alpine in Sepang this weekend. This means that the team's reserve driver Paul Aron will not get a chance to make his debut.

Formula One Franco Colapinto assures that he never really doubted his participation in the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, despite the anger provoked (...)...

Franco Colapinto assured himself that he had never really doubted his participation in the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia, despite the anger caused by Alpine F1's accident in Baku. Responsible for a clash with his team-mate Pierre Gasly who had also led Lando Norris into abandonment, the Argentinian had seen Flavio Briatore publicly refer to a reflection on the consequences to be given to the incident. Yet, while the hypothesis of a lay-off for …

Franco Colapinto denied reports that his crash at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix could have forced him to miss the Bahrain Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. The Alpine executive advisor…

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