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Alpine backs Colapinto after Clarkson joke
Alpine supports driver Franco Colapinto after Jeremy Clarkson joked about his grid penalty for being Argentinian.
In brief
Alpine supports driver Franco Colapinto after Jeremy Clarkson joked about his grid penalty for being Argentinian. Alpine publicly backed Franco Colapinto following Jeremy Clarkson's comment that the driver received a grid penalty for being Argentinian. Originally reported by Motorsport.
Alpine issues statement
Alpine released a statement supporting driver Franco Colapinto after Jeremy Clarkson's controversial comments.
“We at Alpine are aware of the comments made by a team guest in a recent television interview in Austin”
Clarkson's grid penalty joke
Jeremy Clarkson joked on Sky Sports F1 that Franco Colapinto received a grid penalty for being Argentinian.
“Franco’s got a grid penalty for being Argentinian. Probably. Well, I’d give him one for that”
Colapinto's penalty
Colapinto received a 10-place grid penalty for his fourth new control electronics unit this season.
“Colapinto was handed a 10-place grid penalty for this weekend's United States Grand Prix”
Clarkson's Patagonia reference
Clarkson referenced a 2014 Top Gear episode in Patagonia where the crew fled after protests.
“the trio fled the country when protests broke out and the crew was pelted with stones”
The one thing
Alpine publicly backed Franco Colapinto following Jeremy Clarkson's comment that the driver received a grid penalty for being Argentinian.
