'Sorry to all of them' – Colapinto apologises for Azerbaijan GP crash with Alpine team mate Gasly

Franco Colapinto has apologised to team mate Pierre Gasly and Alpine after the Argentine's mistake on a Safety Car restart eliminated both cars from the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Alpine looked on course for a double points finish in Saturday's 51-lap race on the streets of Baku, with Gasly running in P7 and Colapinto P10 as a Safety Car was deployed in the final third of proceedings following Alex Albon's crash.

Heading into Turn 1 and with the field bunched together as racing resumed, Colapinto misjudged his braking and locked up, moving to the inside before swiping the side of Gasly's car on the apex.

The pair spun to the outside of the circuit, collecting Lando Norris' McLaren in the process, with all three drivers eliminated.

"Just bit of disappointment, for myself, for the team. Just a big sorry to all of them, to the factory, to Pierre of course," said Colapinto when asked about the incident.

"[I] took him out, so really disappointed. We were both in a position to score points, was a big day for the team and [I] did a big mistake. Big sorry, it shouldn't happen.

"I was locking up and completely out of control. Not a lot I could do. We move onto the next one and try to score points."

Alpine had been on course to slash the nine-point gap to Racing Bulls for fifth in the teams' standings, but instead have fallen six points further adrift as Arvid Lindblad finished seventh.

The F1 rookie also collided with team mate Liam Lawson at the same time as the Alpines, with that incident ultimately concluding with no further action from the stewards.

"I don't think I really have words and I don't need the words now," said Gasly when asked to give his verdict on the incident with Colapinto.

"We'll manage it together as a team. I'm obviously very disappointed for all the guys, P7 and P10 was a very good race, good pace. Honestly I have no idea how to answer your question. Got to move on."