Mixed reaction to Colapinto after Baku restart collision
Franco Colapinto's Turn 1 crash on a safety car restart at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix drew sharply different reactions from former Formula 1 figures. Juan Pablo Montoya defended the Alpine driver's aggressive style, while Marc Priestley called the incident outrageous but did not support calls for a race ban.
Multiple Formula 1 outlets reported on the reaction to Franco Colapinto's collision at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. The incident happened at Turn 1 on a safety car restart, when Colapinto attempted a move down the inside, misjudged his braking and locked up.
Colapinto then hit his Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly, triggering a multi-car pile-up. The crash prompted criticism and debate about whether further punishment was warranted.
Juan Pablo Montoya defended Colapinto's aggressive approach despite the costly accident. Marc Priestley took the opposite view on the incident itself, describing it as outrageous, but rejected Lando Norris's call for Colapinto to receive a race ban.
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