Argentine race driver Franco Colapinto completed his best outing as an Alpine F1 driver, finishing 11th at the Dutch Formula 1 Grand Prix. It’s his best result so far, finishing just one shy of the point-awarding positions.

Starting 16th after narrowly missing out on a Q2 berth in Saturday’s qualifying, Colapinto had a solid getaway and took advantage of a poor launch by Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto to make a position. Going with the faster, less durable soft tires, he had a solid pace and also overtook teammate Pierre Gasly to get to 14th.

The threat of rain hung over the drivers for most of the race. It made things especially difficult for drivers on the soft tires, who had to extend their running past........

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