The Pilar native had a debut that was in line with his abilities and those of his team: finished in 17th place in his first time in an official practice of the Formula 1ahead of Ocon (Alpine), Hulkenberg (Haas) and Antonelli (Mercedes). His best lap was 1m22s880.
The second free practices of the Italian GP They are scheduled to start at 12 noon in Argentina.
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This was the moment of Franco Colapinto’s debut in free practice at the Italian GP. Argentina had not had a representative in Formula 1 for 23 years. ❤️pic.twitter.com/7HDLu61jXB
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Colapinto He will make his debut at a difficult time for the team Williams. The team is in second to last place in the team competition, with only 4 points. In addition, they fired the American driver Logan Sargeant due to the poor performance he obtained this season from the F1.
The Argentine will have a complex, but not impossible, challenge Williams Racing. The team bet on a young promise that had a great performance in the Formula 2where she placed sixth in the individual competition, with a total of 96 points.
Alejandro Albon He will be the South American’s teammate until the end of this season. The driver has been underperforming, but at the same time, he was the only driver capable of adding all the points that the team has. Williams.
The top-class motorsport events will be held at the legendary Autódromo Nacional de Monzalocated in Italy.
How is the 2024 Formula 1 championship going?
As for the competition in general, the race generates great expectations among fans, after the unexpected victory of Lando Norris with McLaren in it Dutch GP. In that event, the British driver prevailed over the fearful local figure of the Dutchman Max Verstappen.
“Mad Max” will try to reverse the situation with the powerful Red Bull RB16 to stay in first place Italian Grand Prix.
The team table is led by Red Bullwith 434 points; in second place is McLaren With 404 units and in third place on the podium is located Ferrari with 370 points.
The individual results of the drivers are found Max Verstappen with a total of 295 units, followed by Lando Norriswith 225 points, and in third place is Charles Leclerc (with Ferrari) with its 192 units.
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