Motor racing-Colapinto handed grid drop for pit lane breach


Formula One F1 - Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy - May 17, 2025 Alpine's Franco Colapinto during qualifying REUTERS/Jakub Porzycki

IMOLA, Italy (Reuters) -Alpine's Argentine rookie Franco Colapinto was handed a one-place grid drop for Sunday's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix for a pit lane infringement before he crashed out of qualifying.

The 21-year-old, who has replaced dropped Australian Jack Doohan at the Renault-owned team, crashed at the end of the first phase of qualifying but was listed as 15th on the timesheets.

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