Sky Sports activities’ Ted Kravitz believes Franco Colapinto is “being challenged considerably” for his Alpine F1 seat following a tough Belgian Grand Prix.
Colapinto endured one other robust weekend at Spa-Francorchamps.
The Argentine was knocked out in Q1 in each qualifying periods in Belgium.
This was in stark distinction to Pierre Gasly, who certified within the high 10 and got here away with a factors end within the grand prix.
Colapinto was promoted right into a full-time seat at Alpine after Jack Doohan didn’t impress.
Nevertheless, Colapinto hasn’t confirmed to be an improve on his predecessor.
Colapinto was initially handed a five-race deal, however this weekend’s Hungarian GP can be his eighth weekend for the crew.
Kravitz is adamant Colapinto is below stress to maintain his drive, as Alpine produce other choices similar to Doohan or Valtteri Bottas.
“Franco Colapinto, not as fortunate, in reality, he completed second-last to Isack Hadjar, who had an issue along with his automotive,” Kravitz mentioned in his post-race pocket book.
“So, Colapinto was a two-stop, didn’t work out for him.
“Franco Colapinto, it could shock nobody in Components 1 if Franco Colapinto wasn’t being challenged considerably for his seat now.
“Each by the unique occupier, Jack Doohan and probably by Valtteri Bottas.
“He was given one other probability right this moment, and he was nineteenth, so no factors for him.
“A minimum of he didn’t crash, however I really feel desperately sorry for Franco Colapinto. I do know he might be quicker than that, however he’s simply not received any confidence within the automotive in the mean time.
“However see what occurs in Hungary with that in just a few days’ time on that entrance.”
Colpainto admits he’s struggling
Colapinto is the one driver on the grid but to attain a degree this season.
He completed nineteenth at Spa, simply forward of Isack Hadjar, who was nursing a technical situation.
“The automotive is a bit tough for me to drive in the mean time,” Colapinto defined.
“It’s not very constant. It’s quick, however it simply didn’t give me the arrogance I wanted to push within the high-speed areas.
“It was a troublesome weekend. I believe total we made some progress, however it simply felt like one thing wasn’t fairly proper.”
