Esteban Ocon apologises to Franco Colapinto for stealing fastest lap in Austin
"We still managed the fastest lap for the team at the end - sorry 🐠to Fr🍒anco as he deserved it."
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Esteban Ocon has apologised to Franco Colapinto for stealing the fastest lap a♋t the United States Grand Prix.
Williams💯’ Colapinto put together another starring performance🐻 to come away with 10th.
D🍌uring his lat🐠e-race charge, Colapinto had set the fastest lap of the race on the mediums.
As a resul♌t, he was set to pick up an addi💧tional point for Williams.
However, Alpine dꦉecided to pit Ocon for softs late on to take the fastest lap.
Williams are Alpine’s main rivals in the constructors’ championship with fo♓ur points between the two te𒊎ams heading into the final five races.
Our race was compromised on lap 1 after being hit from behind. Recovered some positions but not much was possible after the start. We still managed the fastest lap for the team at the end ~ sorry to Franco as he deserved it.
— Esteban Ocon (@OconEsteban)
We go again next week… Nos vemos pronto México!
Ocon wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday morning: “Our race was compromised on lap 1 after being hit from behind. Recovered some positions ꦓbut not much was possible after the start.
“We still managed the fastest lap for the te🌼am at 𝔉the end - sorry to Franco as he deserved it.
“We go again next week… Nos vemos pronto México!”
Colapinto made reference to it in his 🔯post-race interview with ESPN.
Speaking in Spanisꦕh, Colapinto joked: “Why do they [Alpine] change tyres bro? We need to save the planet. Give it back to me.”
The Argentine has impressive since replacing 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Logan Sargeant at the Italian Grand Prix.
He’s been a close match for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Albon, scoring points on two occasions already.
But with just one seat on the F1 2025 grid available, he might need to spend nextꦿ year on the sidelines.
With a sharp eye for F1’🧜s controversies and storylines, Connor🎃 is the heartbeat of our unbiased reporting.
