After the 2024 Formula 1 season, all the teams defined their starting pair for the next season. Despite rumors about his future – and that for now his name It does not appear on the 2025 grid – Franco Colapinto is enjoying his holidays and, ahead of the end-of-year festivities, the Argentine explained to Williams boss, James Vowles and his track partner, Alex Albon, how the season is lived. Christmas in Argentine lands.
“The 24th is our celebration. This is the night of the 24th. We don’t like to eat very early, we normally have dinner at 10 pm. So you have dinner at 10 and then you wait until 12 at night to wait for your gift and Santa Claus, then you go see him Santa Claus in the garden“, stated the Argentine in the last chapter of the podcast made by Williams, baptized as Team Torque, which featured Vowles and the two drivers. Meanwhile, and after Red Bull’s decision, Colapinto’s entourage seeks a solution for your nearest future.
With his usual charisma, the man from Pilar took the center of attention at times and, laughing, tried to explain to his teammates the importance of the end-of-year celebrations in Argentina. “This is a 45 minute answer”Albon predicted before Colapinto began his monologue.
“We make barbecue and we really like cows; There are many people who don’t like them. But the cows are really tasty, and I feel sorry for them, but in Argentina we really love them,” the Argentine pilot began, underlining the importance of the roast ritual.
In this sense, Colapinto explained to his Thai counterpart and his British boss that in Argentina the important celebration is December 24. “The 24th is our celebration. This is the night of the 24th. We don’t like to eat very early, we usually have dinner at 10 pm. So you have dinner at 10 and then you wait until 12 at night to wait for your gift and Santa Claus, then you go see Santa Claus in the garden,” he explained.
“We are looking for him where he is, when he leaves. Then maybe you see him in the fireplace or running around the garden. But it’s really cool and you have dinner with it, because the whole family is there. It’s like 25 people or a lot of people. They’re all together and then you wait. The kids look for Santa Claus, clothes or a dress. No, it’s real Santa Claus. Some guys are watching this”, stated Colapinto. Subsequently, Albon asked the Argentine at what age he stopped believing in Santa Claus. to which the Argentine admitted “at 17”.
What will happen to the future of Franco Colapinto
The podcast chapter also had a moment of reflection on the Argentine’s brief time – until now – in Formula 1. In this sense, Albon highlighted that what impressed him most about Colapinto was “your focus“.
“I don’t think my approach was anywhere near the same as yours. I think I became a more relaxed and confident person over time, but I didn’t start out that way. And that’s something you do very well, You just get in quite comfortably and it’s something I don’t think I’ve seen in other drivers. That’s very impressive“, stated Colapinto’s partner.
For his part, Vowles highlighted that the Argentine has a “great maturity” to be 21 years old and then added: “What I learned was your approach, your behavior independent of the pressure that is on your shoulders. You wear your heart on your sleeve and you’re okay with it, which means you connect with everyone in the garage. And everyone wants you to be successful as a result of it.“.
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Colapinto’s future remains uncertain. In the last few hours Red Bull confirmed its starting drivers for its two teams and the Argentine’s name was left out of Christian Horner’s plans.
However, Colapinto’s team still has a glimmer of hope. Flavio Briatore, one of the best-known faces of F1 and executive advisor of the French team Alpine wants to count on the Argentine to replace the Australian Jack Doohan. In this sense, the termination clause set by Williams – who has not yet been confirmed as a reserve driver for 2025 – would be one of the great impediments and the knot that should be untied in the coming days.
Source: Ambito
