The Argentine Alpine driver completed 35 of 56 laps and recorded Colapinto's third retirement in four races. Antonelli won; Mexico City is next.
Argentine driver Franco Colapinto, of Alpine, retired from the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix on October 25 at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. According to the official F1 result, completed 35 of the 56 laps, was not classified and scored no points.
What happened to Alpine car number 43
F1 reported that Colapinto retired with damage to the car. It was Colapinto's third retirement in the last four Grands Prix, according to the summary of the teams' statements published by the series.
In that text, Colapinto explained that the floor and the sidepod were broken, which was enough to prevent Colapinto from continuing to the end. Colapinto blamed the damage on contact with Arvid Lindblad of Racing Bulls, who, according to Colapinto's account, came in from the outside and left no room. The F1 summary only notes that Lindblad had a tight moment with Colapinto; it does not include an explanation from Lindblad about the incident.
The official classification does not include penalty information. Lindblad finished 12th, one lap behind the winner.
The race result
Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes won the race. Charles Leclerc of Ferrari was second, 13.078 seconds back, and Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing third. Pierre Gasly, Colapinto's teammate at Alpine, finished 10th and scored the team's only point.
Valtteri Bottas of Cadillac and Oliver Bearman of Haas also retired. Mexico's Sergio Pérez of Cadillac finished 19th, one lap behind the winner.
What's next?
The next event is the Mexico City Grand Prix, from October 30 to November 1 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. According to the official F1 schedule, the race is Sunday, November 1, at 14:00 Central time in Mexico, which is 3:00 p.m. Eastern time in the U.S. The schedule may change.
What does it mean to you?
- If you follow Colapinto or Pérez, both will race again the weekend of October 30 to November 1.
- Confirm the times on the official F1 website before the race, because they are subject to change.
