Franco Coalpinto escaped unhurt from a crash throughout Pirelli F1 tyre testing on the Hungaroring.
Alpine confirmed in a brief assertion to media together with Crash.internet that Colapinto was “OK” after being assessed on web site on the medical centre following an incident at Flip 11.
The French squad are collaborating in Pirelli’s newest two-day tyre check centred on the event of the 2026 tyres together with McLaren and Racing Bulls.
After Paul Aron drove on Tuesday, it was Colapinto’s flip to get behind the wheel of the A525 on Wednesday.
However Colapinto’s programme has been lower quick after he suffered an accident on the difficult Flip 11 right-hander.
Colapinto’s powerful run continues
The under-pressure Colapinto endured a tricky Hungarian Grand Prix as he began 14th however slipped to 18th in Sunday’s race.
Colapinto, who impressed final season as a Williams substitute, is but to attain factors this yr as hypothesis continues to swirl about his future.
“It was not the most effective of days immediately and a tough race for us as a workforce,” Colapinto mentioned. “The tempo was good at occasions in clear air and I had the identical feeling as yesterday, I feel now we have taken an excellent step ahead with the automotive, which has given me confidence.
“However with the blue flags and shedding time within the pitlane, it actually restricted what we might obtain immediately. The preliminary begin and getaway was good, however from there we fell again on the primary lap and misplaced locations. I used to be battling rear grip and sliding, which got here again to us later within the race.
“We opted for a two-stop and sadly, we encountered points on each which meant we have been held longer than we anticipated. As a workforce, we have been excellent just lately with pitstops, however these items occur in racing.”
The 22-year-old Argentine has failed to complete contained in the top-10 since changing Jack Doohan at Imola, whereas teammate Pierre Gasly has scored 13 factors in the identical time.
Forward of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Colapinto offered a proof for his Alpine struggles.
“I’m not discovering, typically, my ft in some corners,” he mentioned. “I am struggling to have the ability to flip in and to come back into the corners and that is simply not likely giving me a lot confidence. I did not have this concern final yr, I might go straight in and be fast immediately.
“Now I am struggling a bit extra with that and that is the truth. I haven’t got the arrogance as I had perhaps final yr and that is a bit pricey in F1.”
