Ferrari and Alpine take the to the Hungaroring once again

On Wednesday morning, photos began circulating on social media of a crashed Alpine. Franco Colapinto had lost control of his car during the Pirelli tyre test. However, his team quickly reported that a medical examination confirmed there was nothing seriously wrong with the Argentine.

At first, it was unclear whether Colapinto would be able to get back in action later in the day to resume the test. It has now been confirmed that the car was not repaired in time for him to take part again before the end of the session. In total, the Argentine drove 25 laps during the test. His fastest time being a 1:20.270. Prototypes of the C3 to C5 tyres were available for the session. Pirelli's explanation does not clarify whether Colapinto drove on all three compounds.

Charles Leclerc, on behalf of Ferrari, completed the entire program. He drove a total of 144 laps. During these 144 laps, his fastest time was a 1:19.407. This time was more than four seconds slower than his pole position lap last weekend. This could also be because it was a test run.

Testing also took place at the Hungaroring on Tuesday. Mario Isola, the head of Pirelli Motorsport, is pleased with the progress of the tests: "These have been two useful days for making progress with the development of our compounds for next season, given that we are now entering the home straight."

Isola continued, "We have collected a lot of data, although it was a pity that we lost some of our potential mileage today when Colapinto went off the track, even though this was not in any way linked to the tyres. As for construction, we have verified our final solutions as far as homologation is concerned, ahead of the regulations coming on September 1."

He concluded, "By contrast we now have three further test sessions – in Monza, Mugello and Mexico City – to conclude the development of the compounds, whose homologation is due on December 15.”