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Briatore ‘patient' with Colapinto after horror Imola

May 19 Flavio Briatore says he will be 'patient' with Franco Colapinto following a baptism of fire for the Argentine driver at Imola. Fervently supported by his Argentine fans and heavily sponsored by the country's corporate world, the 21-year-old replaced Jack Doohan at Imola after the team said Colapinto was guaranteed only the next five races. 'No, no,' 75-year-old Briatore, the acting team boss at Alpine who secured Colapinto on loan from Williams over the winter, when asked about the five-race claim. 'Forget about five races. I decide,' he added. That's good news for Colapinto, because the first race at Imola did not go well. A rookie error cost him a grid penalty, he enraged fellow...
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