“No one contacted us”: Franco Colapinto and the phrase that questions his continuity in Formula 1

In dialogue with Infobaethe Spanish woman pointed out that despite the rumors that place the Pilar native in Sauberwhich will belong to Audi The next year, there was no progress in the negotiations and there were no talks between both parties. “No one contacted us”he exclaimed.

The Swiss team of the F1 still has a spot available for 2025since the only confirmed one is the German Nico Hulkenberg Therefore, if the 21-year-old Argentine racer finally manages to remain in the highest category of motorsport, he will do so in said team because it is the only one that is not complete.

However, in recent days, rumors have also spread about a possible departure from Sergio “Checo” Pérez of the team Red Bulland that the native of Pillar He could occupy that position on loan.

Regarding this, Catarineu She was reluctant to enter that field and defended the Mexican.

“For several years they have been ‘retiring’ Checo Pérez. We have not had any news from there either. Red Bull is the world champion team and one of the best of the last 20 years, but for now we have not been contacted”he asserted.

Furthermore, he took the opportunity to clarify that, if Colapinto If you do not get a place for the following season, it does not mean that you will never do so again.

“That he won’t be racing in 2025 is no anguish. Alonso (Fernando) and Hülkenberg (Nico) were out for one or two years and then they came back and are bigger. Piastri (Oscar) also had to wait a year down and today he is a figure”Catarineu said.

Finally, the Argentine driver’s manager highlighted the level of her client in the three races he competed in, where he achieved an eighth place in the second and finished very close to the points zone in the third.

“We are working so that Franco is in the sights of the teams. I know that when he has the opportunity again, he will definitively establish himself in Formula 1”he concluded.