Did Collapinto burn the clutch for the second time?

      Alpine team leader Flavio Briatore gave Franco Colapinto five stages to demonstrate his skills, but the Argentine did not perform as brilliantly as last year with Williams. He often made mistakes, failed to earn points, and after the Silverstone weekend, rumors emerged that he could be sacked.

      Last weekend, Colapinto crashed his car in the first part of qualifying, and the team had to restore it and replace the power unit, so he was supposed to start from the pit lane but was unable to participate in the race. After the race, the team announced that Franco did not start due to a transmission problem, but there are whispers that the real reason was another mistake.

      Journalist Ian Parks stated in the Racingnews365 podcast: "The team said that Colapinto didn't start because of clutch problems, but in the paddock, there's talk that he actually burned out the clutch, and this has happened for the second time this season.

      If that's true, it's a serious fundamental mistake for any driver. It's bad the first time, but to do it twice... I think we'll see another driver in that car soon. I would be surprised if Colapinto continued racing for Alpine in Belgium."