The advisor of Red Bull Helmut Markoone of the team’s main leaders, was not convinced enough to give up one of his seats to the Argentine pilot of Williams, Franco Colapintostating that he needs “the best drivers” for his team, which he believes are in his own academy, of which Colapinto is not a part.
With this comment, Marko also demonstrated his disagreement with the performance of the current Red Bull second driver, the Mexican Sergio Perezwho is severely questioned despite having a contract for the following year.
As the last race of the 2024 season in Formula 1 approaches, the future of the Argentine driver is still not determined.
A brilliant start and the points earned on the circuits of Baku, in Azerbaijan, and Austin, in the United States, had made Colapinto become a driver coveted by several teams for the next season, but some mistakes and misfortunes in the last three races seem to have subsided.
No place in Williams due to the arrival of the Spanish Carlos Sainzfrom Ferrari, for the next season, the Red Bull group seemed the most interested in hiring him, to later determine whether to place him in the first team or the second, called Racing Bulls, although Marko’s recent statements seem to show that the born in Pilar is not considered.
Thus, this weekend there was a talk between Colapinto and the advisor of the Alpine team, the Italian Flavio Briatore, historical director of the glorious eras of Benetton, with the German Michael Schumacher, and Renault, with the Spanish Fernando Alonso .
This conversation rekindled the hope of seeing Colapinto continue in Formula 1 next year, driving the Alpine, although this would require the termination of the contract of the Australian Jack Doohan, who has already signed for next year.
In the event that his arrival at Alpine does not materialize, Colapinto’s future will surely see him as a Williams reserve driver, with the hope of being able to fill a spot that opens up for the year 2026.
For its part, Red Bull would seem satisfied with the performances of the Japanese Yuki Tsunoda and the New Zealander Liam Lawson, recently promoted to Formula 1 to replace the Australian Daniel Ricciardo, so if “Checo” Pérez does not manage to demonstrate his best again level in the Austrian team, one of these young riders could replace him.
Source: Ambito
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