{"id":2110621,"date":"2026-08-24T08:59:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T05:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2110621"},"modified":"2026-08-24T08:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T05:59:17","slug":"killing-the-integrity-of-f1-franco-colapinto-sponsor-blasts-fia-stewards-after-double-dutch-gp-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2110621","title":{"rendered":"\u201cKilling the integrity of F1\u201d &#8211; Franco Colapinto sponsor blasts FIA stewards after double Dutch GP penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430089_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>\u201cKilling the integrity of F1\u201d &#8211; Franco Colapinto sponsor blasts FIA stewards after double Dutch GP penalty<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Two penalties for Franco Colapinto prompted fury from the Alpine F1 driver&#8217;s main sponsor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Lewis Larkam <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-08-24T11:14:51+00:00\">Updated: 24 Aug 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430089_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430089_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430089_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430089_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430089_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430089_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430089_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430089_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430089_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Franco Colapinto was twice penalised in the Dutch Grand Prix<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<aside>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div>  Prefer Crash.Net on Google <\/div>\n<div> See our stories more often<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button\">  Add <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>The main sponsor of Franco Colapinto has accused FIA stewards of \u201ckilling the integrity\u201d of Formula 1 after the Alpine driver was handed two penalties at the Dutch Grand Prix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Colapinto was penalised for overtaking Yuki Tsunoda under yellow flags waved for Max Verstappen\u2019s monster shunt that ultimately caused the race to be suspended after one racing lap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The stewards handed Colapinto a drive-through penalty for the incident, while Arvid Lindblad also copped an identical penalty for a similar move on Pierre Gasly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Colapinto was frustrated by his penalty, insisting that there was nothing he could have done to avoid passing Tsunoda in the moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Colapinto was given a drive-through for overtaking Tsunoda under yellow flags<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;It was the drive-through that compromised the whole of our race. I made a very good start and I was up there in the points. Yeah, just tricky, I think,\u201d the Argentine explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tricky to judge in those conditions when you&#8217;re fighting on lap one, making a move and it&#8217;s all wet and damp and on the banking, and there are parts of the car flying around.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw a very, very late yellow flag when I was finishing my overtake, and it was clearly much more dangerous to slam on the brakes and accelerate in the middle of the straight, on the banking and on the wet, when everyone was spinning. So it&#8217;s a very tricky one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel that even though the rules are written, they should be much more flexible and they should have the criteria to also understand what&#8217;s safer or a bit more unsafe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If someone is going 30km\/h slower in the same part of the track, you&#8217;re overtaking them and a yellow flag comes in, there&#8217;s not a lot you can do. It&#8217;s very tricky to react to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Colapinto finished 14th using Alpine&#8217;s older-spec car<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-14454dbff10792e7b7f1561d764e5cc6635788e9a9c395a4e95eec820713029c\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>McLaren boss explains &#8216;double intent&#8217; behind FIA hearing into Monaco penalty decisions<\/li>\n<li>The F1 midfield team that made \u201cbig jump forward\u201d with split upgrade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The 23-year-old believes the stewards should have been more lenient given the circumstances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel they have been extremely harsh. I mean, it&#8217;s their job, but it&#8217;s also their job to be a bit flexible and understand the situation,\u201d Colapinto added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think especially what is more dangerous than the other, when the grip is so low and the conditions are like that. To me, it&#8217;s just a bit harsh. I think for both, for me and\u00a0Lindblad, but especially a drive-through, it kills your race. It feels too much, but it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colapinto was later issued a 10-second penalty for another yellow flag infringement. He was also given three penalty points, taking his total for the current 12-month period up to four.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The stewards&#8217; decisions prompted an angry public response from a top Mercado Libre executive. Mercado Libre is the main sponsor of Colapinto, who finished 14th at Zandvoort.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Taking to X, Sean Summers, Mercado Libre\u2019s Chief Marketing Officer, wrote: \u201cFIA stewards are killing the integrity of F1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis season they are proving to be horrible and impacting race results. Incompetence? Dishonesty? Both?\u00a0 Something is seriously broken in that organisation\u2019s culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Alpine issues statement\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Alpine issued the following statement to<em> Crash.net<\/em> following the comments made by the Mercado Libre chief.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a team, we work closely with the sport\u2019s governing body on the rules of engagement on track to ensure fair and exciting racing and, most importantly, safety,&#8221; an Alpine spokesperson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;We fully trust the FIA and the Stewards when it comes to the policing of these rules and the application of sporting penalties during a live race scenario.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We believe the penalties applied for Yellow Flag Infringements during the opening laps of the Dutch Grand Prix were indeed harsh, but acknowledge they fit the punishment based on the letter of the law and were consistently applied across all competitors and is something we can review and learn from as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Sign up for the Crash F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Your information will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-field-keywords block-layout-builder\">\n<h2>Tags:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">F1<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Franco Colapinto<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_keywords\">Alpine<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-next-prev\">\n<div class=\"next-prev-pager contextual-region\">\n<div class=\"items\">\n<div class=\"item prev\">\n<h3> Previous <span>Article<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_plain\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Ferrari defends Dutch GP strategy after Lewis Hamilton criticism <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item next\">\n<h3> Next <span>Article<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"card card_plain\">\n<div class=\"content\"> Kimi Antonelli doubles down on Mercedes\u2019 McLaren F1 title fears <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-block block block-configurable-views-block\">\n<div class=\"author-view grid-view js-view-dom-id-690df7c499a613318bf10033824145698ac0511f5f736196a5af0c1b93542ea0\">\n<div class=\"card user default\">\n<div class=\"image\"> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=270&amp;format=webp 270w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=180&amp;format=webp 180w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/pictures\/1bc46a82-ac76-40ea-9cf5-d309b802b0ef_1.jpeg?height=90&amp;format=webp 90w\" sizes=\"100px\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"header\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"name\">Lewis Larkam<\/div>\n<div class=\"role\">F1 Editor<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<p>Lewis regularly attends Grands Prix for Crash.net around the world. 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I made a very good start and I was up there in the points. Yeah, just tricky, I think,\u201d the Argentine explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tricky to judge in those conditions when you&#8217;re fighting on lap one, making a move and it&#8217;s all wet and damp and on the banking, and there are parts of the car flying around.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw a very, very late yellow flag when I was finishing my overtake, and it was clearly much more dangerous to slam on the brakes and accelerate in the middle of the straight, on the banking and on the wet, when everyone was spinning. So it&#8217;s a very tricky one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel that even though the rules are written, they should be much more flexible and they should have the criteria to also understand what&#8217;s safer or a bit more unsafe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If someone is going 30km\/h slower in the same part of the track, you&#8217;re overtaking them and a yellow flag comes in, there&#8217;s not a lot you can do. It&#8217;s very tricky to react to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Colapinto finished 14th using Alpine&#8217;s older-spec car<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-14454dbff10792e7b7f1561d764e5cc6635788e9a9c395a4e95eec820713029c\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>McLaren boss explains &#8216;double intent&#8217; behind FIA hearing into Monaco penalty decisions<\/li>\n<li>The F1 midfield team that made \u201cbig jump forward\u201d with split upgrade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The 23-year-old believes the stewards should have been more lenient given the circumstances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel they have been extremely harsh. I mean, it&#8217;s their job, but it&#8217;s also their job to be a bit flexible and understand the situation,\u201d Colapinto added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think especially what is more dangerous than the other, when the grip is so low and the conditions are like that. To me, it&#8217;s just a bit harsh. I think for both, for me and\u00a0Lindblad, but especially a drive-through, it kills your race. It feels too much, but it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colapinto was later issued a 10-second penalty for another yellow flag infringement. He was also given three penalty points, taking his total for the current 12-month period up to four.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The stewards&#8217; decisions prompted an angry public response from a top Mercado Libre executive. Mercado Libre is the main sponsor of Colapinto, who finished 14th at Zandvoort.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Taking to X, Sean Summers, Mercado Libre\u2019s Chief Marketing Officer, wrote: \u201cFIA stewards are killing the integrity of F1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis season they are proving to be horrible and impacting race results. Incompetence? Dishonesty? Both?\u00a0 Something is seriously broken in that organisation\u2019s culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Alpine issues statement\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Alpine issued the following statement to<em> Crash.net<\/em> following the comments made by the Mercado Libre chief.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a team, we work closely with the sport\u2019s governing body on the rules of engagement on track to ensure fair and exciting racing and, most importantly, safety,&#8221; an Alpine spokesperson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;We fully trust the FIA and the Stewards when it comes to the policing of these rules and the application of sporting penalties during a live race scenario.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We believe the penalties applied for Yellow Flag Infringements during the opening laps of the Dutch Grand Prix were indeed harsh, but acknowledge they fit the punishment based on the letter of the law and were consistently applied across all competitors and is something we can review and learn from as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Sign up for the Crash F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Your information will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>The main sponsor of Franco Colapinto has accused FIA stewards of \u201ckilling the integrity\u201d of Formula 1 after the Alpine driver was handed two penalties at the Dutch Grand Prix.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Colapinto was penalised for overtaking Yuki Tsunoda under yellow flags waved for Max Verstappen\u2019s monster shunt that ultimately caused the race to be suspended after one racing lap.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The stewards handed Colapinto a drive-through penalty for the incident, while Arvid Lindblad also copped an identical penalty for a similar move on Pierre Gasly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Colapinto was frustrated by his penalty, insisting that there was nothing he could have done to avoid passing Tsunoda in the moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430923_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Colapinto was given a drive-through for overtaking Tsunoda under yellow flags<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;It was the drive-through that compromised the whole of our race. I made a very good start and I was up there in the points. Yeah, just tricky, I think,\u201d the Argentine explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tricky to judge in those conditions when you&#8217;re fighting on lap one, making a move and it&#8217;s all wet and damp and on the banking, and there are parts of the car flying around.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI saw a very, very late yellow flag when I was finishing my overtake, and it was clearly much more dangerous to slam on the brakes and accelerate in the middle of the straight, on the banking and on the wet, when everyone was spinning. So it&#8217;s a very tricky one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel that even though the rules are written, they should be much more flexible and they should have the criteria to also understand what&#8217;s safer or a bit more unsafe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If someone is going 30km\/h slower in the same part of the track, you&#8217;re overtaking them and a yellow flag comes in, there&#8217;s not a lot you can do. It&#8217;s very tricky to react to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp 1920w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp 1800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp 1600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp 1500w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp 1200w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp 900w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp 800w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp 600w,https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1431054_hires.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Colapinto finished 14th using Alpine&#8217;s older-spec car<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-14454dbff10792e7b7f1561d764e5cc6635788e9a9c395a4e95eec820713029c\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li>McLaren boss explains &#8216;double intent&#8217; behind FIA hearing into Monaco penalty decisions<\/li>\n<li>The F1 midfield team that made \u201cbig jump forward\u201d with split upgrade<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The 23-year-old believes the stewards should have been more lenient given the circumstances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel they have been extremely harsh. I mean, it&#8217;s their job, but it&#8217;s also their job to be a bit flexible and understand the situation,\u201d Colapinto added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think especially what is more dangerous than the other, when the grip is so low and the conditions are like that. To me, it&#8217;s just a bit harsh. I think for both, for me and\u00a0Lindblad, but especially a drive-through, it kills your race. It feels too much, but it is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Colapinto was later issued a 10-second penalty for another yellow flag infringement. He was also given three penalty points, taking his total for the current 12-month period up to four.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The stewards&#8217; decisions prompted an angry public response from a top Mercado Libre executive. Mercado Libre is the main sponsor of Colapinto, who finished 14th at Zandvoort.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Taking to X, Sean Summers, Mercado Libre\u2019s Chief Marketing Officer, wrote: \u201cFIA stewards are killing the integrity of F1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis season they are proving to be horrible and impacting race results. Incompetence? Dishonesty? Both?\u00a0 Something is seriously broken in that organisation\u2019s culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Alpine issues statement\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Alpine issued the following statement to<em> Crash.net<\/em> following the comments made by the Mercado Libre chief.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a team, we work closely with the sport\u2019s governing body on the rules of engagement on track to ensure fair and exciting racing and, most importantly, safety,&#8221; an Alpine spokesperson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;We fully trust the FIA and the Stewards when it comes to the policing of these rules and the application of sporting penalties during a live race scenario.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We believe the penalties applied for Yellow Flag Infringements during the opening laps of the Dutch Grand Prix were indeed harsh, but acknowledge they fit the punishment based on the letter of the law and were consistently applied across all competitors and is something we can review and learn from as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-campaign-monitor\">\n<h2>Sign up for the Crash F1 Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>Your information will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;http:\/\/crash.net\/f1\/news\/1102966\/1\/killing-integrity-f1-franco-colapinto-sponsor-blasts-fia-stewards-after-double&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.crash.net\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-08\/xpb_1430089_hires.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;] \u201cKilling the integrity of F1\u201d &#8211; Franco Colapinto sponsor blasts FIA stewards after double Dutch GP penalty Two penalties for Franco Colapinto prompted fury from the Alpine F1 driver&#8217;s main sponsor. 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