Franco Colapinto and another complicated classification in Formula 2: what position he will start from in the two races of the Australian GP weekend

After a frustrating performance in Saudi Arabia, where he had to leave, the Argentine Franco Colapinto He traveled to Australia to run his third race Formula 2. Here’s how, inside Melbourneduring the early hours of this Friday, attended the qually towards the weekend, once again with a complicated rhythm that left him in thirteenth position.

It was a lively session, which undermined the performance of the driver MP Sports: several violations of runway limits They made him lose some laps, especially the first, where he had been the fastest.

The 20-year-old Argentine reached eighth positionbut when five minutes were about to expire and even when four remained, two red flags that prevented the drivers from making new fast laps. This resulted in the Pilar native being relegated to 13th place, ensuring he started from the seventh row in both sprint as in the main race.

Finally, In the end Colapinto worked hard despite the adversity and set a time of 1:29.972. On the other hand, his teammate Denis Hauger remained with the pole position for a difference of 1s278 with the Argentine.

The podium ended up being made up of Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Red Bull Ring) e Richard Verschoor (Race of the Trident). Kush Maini (Invicta Racing) e Zane Maloney (Rodin Motorsport) completed the Top 5.

Even though it will be Colapinto’s third day of racing in Formula 2, he has the small advantage of already having experience in the Australian GP: Last year he was present at Melbourne’s Albert Park, competing for F3. On that occasion he had good sensations in the sprint, which in the end he won. Unfortunately in the main race he had to abandon on the second lap. Now may be the time for revenge.

“It’s a dirty circuit, with a lot of dust, and that means there will be a big jump from qualifying to free practice.. The car will certainly work well, but we need to finish taking stock of the situation,” Colapinto told ESPN in the hours before qualifying.

It will be up to Colapinto to try to come back again: comes from 15th and 16th place in previous races from Saudi Arabia. In the first, based in Bahrain, he recovered to finish sixth, while in the second, in Jeddah, he had to abandon due to a slight brush with a wall.

The activity of the third appointment will continue on Saturday with the sprint, starting at 00:15 (Argentine time). Then, on the same Saturday but at 9.35pm, the main race will take place. Everything will be broadcast on the Star+ platform.