Although Franco Colapinto wasn\u2019t feeling 100% after a swelteringly hot Italian Grand Prix, claims online that he almost fainted have been exaggerated.<\/p>\n
Colapinto finished Sunday\u2019s Italian Grand Prix in 17th place after a difficult race around the Monza circuit.\u00a0While there were some suggestions that Colapinto suffered cramp during the race, PlanetF1.com understands that was not the case.<\/p>\n
What happened with Franco Colapinto at the Italian Grand Prix?<\/p>\n
Additional reporting by Mat Coch<\/p>\n
On the radio to his race engineer Josh Peckett with eight laps to go, Colapinto<\/a> worryingly reported: \u201cI can\u2019t brake, I\u2019m so scared.\u201d<\/p>\n The cause of the Argentine\u2019s concerns was not revealed when speaking to the media post-race, though the exhausted 22-year-old did require a brief break during his commitments.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Giving a post-race interview to the Spanish media, a visibly tired Colapinto, sporting an ice towel around his neck, walked off comera to the right where a clatter was heard while a concerned Isack Hadjar looked on.<\/p>\n X came to life, claiming Colapinto had fainted, or almost fainted, and had to be assisted by his team while others said it was the journalists present who helped him.<\/p>\n There was speculation that he was suffering from dehydration, shortness of breath or even low blood pressure.<\/p>\n PlanetF1.com understands from those present that the online claims have been greatly exaggerated and, after sitting down for a minute or two and hydrating, Colapinto got back to his feet and finished his media duties.<\/p>\n Franco Colapinto v Pierre Gasly: F1 2025 head-to-head stats<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0F1 2025: Head-to-head qualifying statistics between team-mates<\/a><\/p>\n