This battle between Franco and Max! 😱 In the end, it wasn't meant to be for the Alpine driver at Lesmo 1 😢 #F1 #Italia Via @F1 on X

What happened: Colapinto started seventh and was tracking Verstappen when a snap sent him deep into the gravel at Turn 6. He avoided the wall and continued to the flag.

Why it matters: The excursion ended Colapinto's challenge near the front. His recovery still earned two championship points for Alpine.

By the numbers: Colapinto finished 47.353 seconds behind winner Kimi Antonelli. Verstappen crossed 14.718 seconds back, leaving 32.635 seconds between the pair.

What to watch: Alpine will look to convert its qualifying pace into a cleaner result at the next round.

Sources

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