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Colapinto backtracks after Alpine deletes critical post

Oct.22 Franco Colapinto has issued a conciliatory statement ahead of the Mexican GP after Alpine quietly deleted an earlier social media post that criticised his defiance of team orders in Austin. The post, which had quoted team manager Steve Nielsen describing Colapinto's actions as 'disappointing' and promising an internal review, disappeared from Alpine's official channels early this week – prompting speculation that tensions were being smoothed over behind the scenes. Now the 22-year-old Argentine has adopted a far more measured tone. 'The team situation on Sunday has been discussed internally and it is clear that instructions by the team must always be followed no matter what,'...
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