The Estonian pilot gave indications of his future in Formula 1 after sharing Monza’s practices with the Argentine. What said.
Alpine has not had a simple start of the season in Formula 1, where it is the only team that has not been able to add points, to which it adds that it is the one that has had to spend the most money so far. The reason is the presence of Jack Doohan, who has starred in an accident on each date, although the most important happened last Friday in the FP2 of the Japan GP, when it was confused in the first curve and caused damage to the A525 for more than 1,500,000 dollars.
While the Australian pilot returned to the track the next day and even obtained his best result on Sunday at the end of Tenth, the rumors about his possible departure from the French team remain latent. In this context, one of the favorites to occupy the post of Doohan is Franco Colapinto, who at the weekend shared track with Paul Aron in Monza, where they both turned to drive the A523.
Although the Argentine pilot showed a greater performance than his partner in the mythical Italian layout, Aron surprised this Monday by giving indications of his possible debut to Formula 1 in the Baréin Grand Prix. During the Press Conference of Team Estonia Autosport, Estonus said that it will soon have a “great opportunity” with Alpine, which was interpreted as the possibility of disputed the FP1 next weekend.
“Unfortunately, I cannot comment more about it, but I have given a small track intentionally,” added Aron, who stressed that you have to wait for the Estone team to make the official announcement. In this sense, the possibility of disputed FP1 on Friday at the Barain International Circuit is the main alternative, but not the only one, considering the image Doohan gave after the closure of the Japan GP.
What happens is that the Australian must have been assisted to get out of the car, something that may be related to the ailments by the strong accident in the FP2. In the event that Doohan is discomfort because of what happened in Suzuka, it is possible that Aron has to replace him throughout the weekend, which could harm Colapinto, especially if he shows up a good rhythm on the track.
The difference that took Colapinto to Aron
As mentioned, Franco Colapinto and Paul Aron were present last weekend in Monza, where both turned on the A523 in practices with previous cars. According to Motorsport, the Argentine registered a time of half a second faster than his partner in the classification simulation, while in the race rhythm the difference increased to 0.7 seconds.
