Colapinto is the second driver to crash during Q1 at Imola after Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda was sent to the medical center for precautionary checks following a horrific crash which saw his RB21 flip. Gabriel Bortoleto, Liam Lawson, Nico Hulkenberg, Esteban Ocon, and Yuki Tsunoda were eliminated in Q1.

Franco Colapinto has been slapped with a grid penalty – despite crashing out of qualifying for the F1 Imola Grand Prix. The Argentine was penalised for breaking protocol after Yuki Tsunoda ’s high-speed crash.

Franco Colapinto says he was punished heavily for making a small mistake as he looked to push the limits during qualifying for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.In a delayed qualifying session, Colapinto was starting his final lap of Q1 when he ran wide through the Tamburello chicane and spun,