Franco Colapinto is going through an excellent present as pilot of Formula 1. In his last two races he finished in outstanding positions, starting eighth in the Baku street circuitand culminating as the 11th runner to reach the finish line in Singapore. Both allowed him to score points for Williams.
James Vowlesteam leader of said team, He was very satisfied with these performances by Colapinto. In this way, he expressed himself regarding the future situation of the Buenos Aires native: “The first and most important thing is that He is worthy of being a Formula 1 driver, so we will do what we have to do so that, to a certain extent, it works in that sense.”
He also referred to the versions that link the pilot with other brands such as Racing Bulls or Sauber: “I’m not sure where Sauber is in their decision making, and I’m not sure where VCARB is in their decision making.”
“What I do know is that I took the last 12 months, and tell me if you managed to predict anything about what was going to happen because I didn’t,” explained the British and former head of mercedes.
Finally, the engineer expressed: “Our responsibility towards him is to ensure that we are testing a historic car, make sure you are here working with us so we can keep it at the best pace possible so that if the opportunity arises, I can take advantage of it.”
In case the Argentine cannot be a starter next year for Williams, the brand He has already assured that he will be his reserve pilot. This means he will be at your disposal should any of the starters be unable to race. Likewise, you will add more hours of vital necessity in the simulator, and you will run thousands of kilometers in cars from two seasons ago.
The rumors that link Colapinto with other brands
According to European rumors published by the press, the Argentine competes with the young Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto and with the finnish Valtteri Bottasto keep the Sauber position. As to Red Bullthere is talk of a possible withdrawal of Czech PerezMexican pilot, and whose replacement could be the native of Pilar.
Christian Hornerthe head of the brand belonging to the energy drink, said in this regard: “Colapinto was a total surprise, since it went practically unnoticed in F2. Nobody talked about him, but then he joined Williams and in the few races he has competed in he has been exceptional. “It’s been really impressive.”
Another option that may be open to the Argentine to join Red Bull is that Liam Lawson does not end up convincing in the next races, as has already happened. In that case, Colapinto could replace the New Zealander.
However, his manager Maria Catarineu She assured that “there is still no news with Sauber” and that “no one communicated” with her or with the current brand of the runner.
Source: Ambito
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