Franco Colapinto’s failed start in the Formula 2 sprint: he was stuck and miraculously was not hit

Franco Colapinto did not have the desired start in sprint race of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix From Formula 2, held on the Jeddah street circuit. Or rather, it didn’t begin. The car of the Argentine driver, who had qualified in 13th place, remained stuck on the grid when the traffic light turned green.

After that unfortunate action, Colapinto remained without reaction and saw how the rest of the cars overtook him a few centimeters away, miraculously saving himself from being hit by one of the rivals who were trying to advance positions from minute zero of the race. . .

Pilar’s boyfriend wasn’t the only one to freeze after the green flag: his teammate in the Williams Academythe British Zak O’Sullivanfrom Art Grand Prix, he also pressed the accelerator without response.

Among the bad, there was some good for Colapinto, who managed to return to the pits and, after being assisted by his mechanics, finally started the car. Luckily for him, the Safety machine He had to enter on the first lap, so Franco was able to accelerate and move to the back of the group, from where he was able to fight hand-to-hand with some rivals and climb a few positions up to 13th place. Yes, the same position he started from, which must leave the Argentinian with ambiguous feelings. On the one hand the frustration of knowing that he could have done something more and on the other the tranquility of having recovered in the face of adversity.