Argentine driver Franco Colapinto and his Alpine teammate, Frenchman Pierre Gasly, will start from the pit lane for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint, the 23rd round of the Formula 1 championship. Alpine announced in a social media post that both drivers will begin the sprint race from the pit lane after the team made configuration changes to both cars under Parc Ferme conditions. The decision seems logical, as both drivers had a very poor performance in Friday's free practice and sprint race qualifying, finishing in the last two positions. These modifications could help them for the main race qualifying, which starts at 15:00 Argentina time. The Qatar GP sprint race will begin at 11:00 and will be covered live by the Noticias Argentinas news agency.
