The young driver from Pilar will be part of the remainder of the 2024 Formula 1 season and will race 9 Grands Prix in total.
Franco Colapintothe team’s brand new driver Williams Racing for the remainder of the season Formula 1finished his two free practices in the same position, seventeenth. Now, he will have to face his first qualification for the Monza Grand Prixin Italy, this Saturday, August 31.
The second round served the Argentine to improve the mistakes he made in the first round, and although he repeated the same position, improved his mark, running 1:21.784leaving the Williams team satisfied. He was more than a second behind the leader, Lewis Hamilton.
Previously, in the first stage, Colapinto was forced to return to the pit lane a few minutes after starting, after a red flag following the Kimi Antonelli’s crash into a wall aboard George Russell’s Mercedes and, fortunately, the Italian driver emerged unharmed.
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Photo: Williams
Meanwhile, the Argentine He was among the top ten in training by placing seventhhowever, he was subsequently overtaken by some of the other drivers and ended up dropping his place on the grid to seventeenth place in the table, 1.204 seconds behind the Dutchman. Max Verstappen already 0.660 seconds behind his teammate Alex Albonwho finished in eighth place.
At the end of the session, the man from Pilar had a small oversight which brought out a yellow flag but nothing serious happened. Nevertheless, Williams celebrated the good performance of its two drivers on social media.
Looking ahead, he will have to take part in a third training session, which will take place this Saturday, August 31 at 7 a.m., and for the three stages of what will be his first qualifying in Formula 1.
How to watch Formula 1 races in Argentina
In Argentina There is a limited way to watch the races. Formula 1. Currently, they are only available on the platforms of Disney+ and F1TV Proafter paying your subscription.
These are the races that remain for Formula 1 in 2024 and Franco Colapinto will contest:
Italian GP: 01-09-2024
- Monza Circuit.
- Length: 5,793 metres. Corners: 11 (4 left | 7 right). Record: Barrichello – 1:21.046 – Year: (2004). Winner 2023: Max Verstappen. Pole 2023: Carlos Sainz.
- Friday 30th: Free practice 1: 08:30. Free practice 2: 12:00
- Saturday 31st: Free Practice 3: 07:30. Qualifying: 11:00
- Sunday 1: Race: 10:00
Azerbaijan GP: 15-09-2024
- Baku City Circuit 13-15 September
- Length: 6,003 metres. Corners: 20 (12 left | 8 right). Record: Charles Leclerc – 1:43.009 – Year: (2019). Winner 2023: Sergio Pérez. Pole 2023: Charles Leclerc.
- Friday 13th: Free practice 1: 06:30. Free practice 2: 10:00
- Saturday 14th: Free Practice 3: 05:30. Qualifying: 09:00
- Sunday 15th: Race: 08:00
Singapore GP: 22-09-2024
- Marina Bay Circuit 20-22 September
- Length: 4928 metres. Corners: 19 (13 left | 10 right). Record: Lewis Hamilton – 1:35.867 – Year: (2023). Winner 2023: Carlos Sainz. Pole 2023: Carlos Sainz.
- Friday 20th: Free practice 1: 06:30. Free practice 2: 10:00
- Saturday 21: Free Practice 3: 06:30. Qualifying: 10:00
- Sunday 22nd: Race: 09:00
GP USA: 20-10-2024
- Circuit of the Americas October 18-20
- Length: 5516 metres. Corners: 20 (14 left | 6 right). Record: Charles Leclerc – 1:36.169 – Year: (2019). Winner 2023: Max Verstappen. Pole 2023: Charles Leclerc.
- Friday 18th: Free Practice 1: 14:30. Sprint Qualifying: 18:30
- Saturday 19th: Sprint Race: 15:00.
- Sunday 20th: Race: 16:00.
Mexican GP: 27-10-2024
- Rodríguez Brothers Circuit October 25-27
- Length: 4304 metres. Corners: 16 (7 left | 9 right). Record: Valtteri Bottas – 1:17.774 – Year: (2021). 2023 Winner: Max Verstappen. 2023 Pole: Charles Leclerc.
- Friday 25th: Free Practice 1: 15:30
- Saturday 26: Free Practice 2: 19:00 (25/10). Free Practice 3: 14:30 Qualifying: 18:00
- Sunday 27th: Race: 16:00
GP Sao Paulo: 03-11-2024
- Interlagos Circuit 1-3 November
- Length: 4309 metres. Corners: 15 (9 left | 6 right). Record: Valtteri Bottas – 1:10.540 – Year: (2018). Winner 2023: Max Verstappen. Pole 2023: Max Verstappen.
- Friday 1: Free Practice 1: 11:30. Sprint Qualifying: 15:30.
- Saturday 2: Sprint Race: 11:00.
- Sunday 3: Race: 14:00.
GP Las Vegas: 24-11-2024
- Las Vegas Circuit November 22-24
- Length: 3,650 metres. Corners: 17 (11 left | 6 right). Record: Oscar Piastri – 1:35.490 – Year: (2023). 2023 winner: Max Verstappen. 2023 pole: Charles Leclerc.
- Friday 22nd: Free Practice 1. Free Practice 2
- Saturday 23: Free Practice 3: Qualifying
- Sunday 24th: Race: 03:00.
Qatar GP: 01-12-2024
- Lusail Circuit 29-1 December
- Length: 5380 metres. Corners: 16 (6 left | 10 right). Record: Max Verstappen – 1:24.319. 2023 winner: Max Verstappen. 2023 pole: Max Verstappen.
- Friday 29th: Free Practice 1: 10:30. Sprint Qualifying: 14:30
- Saturday 30th: Sprint Race: 10:00.
- Sunday 1: Race: 14:00.
Abu Dhabi GP: 08-12-2024
- Yas Marina Circuit 6-8 December
- Length: 5554 metres. Corners: 21 (9 left | 12 right). Record: Max Verstappen – 1:26.103 – Year: (2021). Winner 2023: Max Verstappen. Pole 2023: Max Verstappen.
- Friday 6: Free practice 1: 06:30. Free practice 2: 10:00.
- Saturday 7: Free Practice 3: 07:30. Qualifying: 11:00.
- Sunday 8th: Race: 10:00.
Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championship Standings
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull), 295 points
- Lando Norris (McLaren), 225 points
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), 192 points
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren), 179 points
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), 172 points
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), 154 points
- Sergio Pérez (Red Bull), 139 points
- George Russell (Mercedes), 122 points
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), 50 points
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), 24 points
Formula 1 Constructors’ World Championship Standings
- Red Bull, 434 points
- McLaren, 404 points
- Ferrari, 370 points
- Mercedes, 276 points
- Aston Martin, 74 points
- RB Honda, 34 points
- Haas, 27 points
- Alpine, 13 points
- Williams, 4 points
- Kick Sauber, 0 points
Source: Ambito
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