Colapinto responds after Clarkson remark at US Grand Prix
Franco Colapinto has responded after Jeremy Clarkson made a comment about the Alpine driver’s nationality during the United States Grand Prix weekend. Clarkson, who was a guest of Alpine, joked in a Sky Sports F1 interview that he would give Colapinto a grid penalty for being Argentinian.
Franco Colapinto has addressed comments made by Jeremy Clarkson during the United States Grand Prix weekend. Multiple outlets reported that Clarkson made a remark about Colapinto’s nationality, prompting a response.
According to Motorsport.com, Clarkson was a guest of Alpine at the event and spoke to Sky Sports F1 on Saturday. In that interview, he joked that Colapinto had a grid penalty for being Argentinian and said he would give him one for that.
PlanetF1 reported that the comment also drew a strong reaction from Colapinto’s manager, which it described as an unacceptable response. Colapinto has since given his own reaction to the incident.
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