Qualifying delayed
“Stupid mistake!” Youngster crashes next car
Williams driver Franco Colapinto wrecked his car again in qualifying for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. A "stupid mistake" in Q2 resulted in a pile of wreckage. The Argentinian himself got out of his car visibly shocked.
The 21-year-old Colapinto was considered by many to be the high-flyer and surprise of the season. As a replacement for Logan Sargeant, he took over a cockpit in the "premier class" over the course of the season and caused a stir with his strong performances. The Argentinian has even been linked with Red Bull.
Nevertheless, Colapinto is still a young, relatively inexperienced driver, as was evident in Brazil. There, the Argentinian crashed both in qualifying and afterwards in the race. The difficult race conditions due to heavy rain and the resulting postponements were still considered an excuse at the time.
Probably gets away with a scare
However, the youngster continued this inglorious series of crashes in qualifying for the race in Las Vegas. In Q2, Colapinto touched the wall with his left tire after a driving error and was brutally thrown to the outside. The debris scattered across the track and the final phase of qualifying was delayed for some time.
The Williams driver had also moved the track barrier. Visibly shocked and dazed, Colapinto finally got out of the completely wrecked car himself. He was then taken for a medical examination. He may have suffered a concussion. Several experts criticized the incident: "That was a stupid mistake" was the general tenor, but this eventually gave way to relief that the youngster's health had probably been spared.
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