In his F1 debut in the Italian city of Monza, Colapinto started eighteenth but, in his second race this weekend in the Azerbaijani city of Baku, He managed to finish ninth, becoming the Argentine who broke the 42-year streak without points for an albiceleste in Formula 1.
Although Colapinto’s participation with Williams will end this season, the British team is already working to ensure that the Argentine can remain in the top category of motorsport, after his great performances.
Volwes said: “Of course will be with usbut what I really hope is that definitely competing. So I want a position for him where he’s racing in 2025, ideally in Formula 1. Which means there’s only one team left, We’ll see what we can organize there.“.
Williams in talks to bring Colapinto to Sauber for 2025
For 2025, Williams will not have a place for the Argentine driver as his Thai teammate Alex Albon already has a contract with the team and, for next season, the Spaniard Carlos Sainz will join the British team. For this reason, the team will enter into negotiations with Sauber, which in 2026 will become Audi, for the Pilarense fill the free seat they have and have a place in the 2025 World Championship.
“In two races has shown the world that he deserves a seat in F1. I have always firmly believed that good drivers should be allowed to race. So We’ll see if we can find a way to work with Audi in that circumstance.“That’s what I was hinting at for next year,” the British team boss added.
The idea of Williams is to share the driver with Sauber, although in Formula 1 this type of agreement between teams is not well seen. In any case, Volwes clarified: “I am not going to enter into contractual agreements, but will always be in the family. And that’s what you have to know, but that It doesn’t mean I can’t run somewhere else“.
Lewis Hamilton praised Franco Colapinto: “It’s amazing to see so much new talent coming through”
British Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton praised Franco Colapinto on social media for his good performance in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, his second race in the top category. “It’s incredible to see so much new talent arriving,” he said. The Argentine finished eighth, one position above the Mercedes Benz driver.
“The weekend started with a lot of positive things, but in the end it was difficult for all of us.In this way, we recognize what went well and learn from what didn’t. It wasn’t easy, but I’m proud of every member of this team for the hard work that got us to the end,” he began the post on Instagram.
He also congratulated his teammate. George Russellwho came in third place, and the rookies Oliver Bearman and Colapintowho had a great performance and finished in tenth and eighth place, respectively: “Congratulations to George on the podium, and to Franco Colapinto and Oliver Bearman as well. It was a great fight and it’s amazing to see so much new talent coming through.”
Source: Ambito
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