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Colapinto Scores First Alpine Point With P10 in China as Antonelli Wins

The Argentine overcame early technical setbacks and a pit‑exit clash to turn P12 on the grid into a points finish in a bruising Shanghai Grand Prix.

El Alpine de franco Colapinto, en los boxes de Shanghai para el Gp de China.
Colapinto tuvo un mejor rendimiento durante el Sprint respecto a la clasificación del viernes.
El piloto de Alpine se mostró un poco más conforme  con el rendimiento de su máquina en la final del Sprint respecto a la clasificación del viernes.
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Overview

  • Colapinto qualified 12th with a 1:33.357 lap, missing Q3 by 0.005 seconds, after finishing 14th in the Sprint won by George Russell.
  • Alpine identified several Friday issues, including a gearbox problem that required a change, and Flavio Briatore publicly praised Colapinto after qualifying.
  • A strong launch moved him forward at the start and, by staying out under an early safety car, he briefly ran as high as second before settling into the midfield fight.
  • Esteban Ocon hit Colapinto at the pit exit on lap 33, causing a spin; stewards gave Ocon a 10‑second penalty as Colapinto recovered to finish tenth.
  • Andrea Kimi Antonelli converted his record pole into victory ahead of Russell and Lewis Hamilton, in a race with heavy attrition that included Max Verstappen’s retirement; Suzuka hosts the next round in two weeks.