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 is set to be hit with a one-place grid penalty for Sunday’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix due to a pit lane offence in qualifying. Yuki Tsunoda’s scary rollover crash resulted in an early red flag in Q1 at Imola. With repair work being done to the track, the FIA announced an “estimated start time”.