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Defying team order ‘right thing to do' – Colapinto

Oct.20 Franco Colapinto has risked internal backlash at Alpine by openly defying a team order during the United States GP – a decision that new team manager Steve Nielsen has described as 'disappointing' and subject to review. With both Alpines running out of the points and the team once again the slowest outfit of the weekend, Colapinto ignored a late-race instruction to hold position behind Pierre Gasly as the pair fought for a lowly 17th place. 'I think it was the right thing to do,' the Argentine rookie said afterward. 'It was my turn to give up the position several times before. I was going much faster, to be honest – I think Pierre had slightly older tyres, and he was...
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