The Argentine pilot Franco Colapinto He encouraged him to give a fun interview where he told about his path from Argentina to Formula 1, what his experience is in the Máxima and he did not hesitate to respond about his lack of knowledge when it comes to parking a car.
Taking advantage of the weeks of rest before the United States Grand Prix, which will be held on Sunday, October 20, the man from Pilar was invited to the famous Spanish program “The Anthill”from Cadena 3, and opened up about how racing in Formula 1 was his biggest dream as a child.
“It was my dream from a very young age, we worked hard for this. My managers caught me as a kid in F4 in Spain and our common dream was to reach Formula 1,” Colapinto commented.
At the same time, he added that he always prepared himself physically and mentally to reach the Maximum: “Since I was a child I fought and dreamed about it. I was prepared mentally and physically in case the opportunity arose and it came.”
“I went to Italy as a child, without knowing the language. It was a mess, I wanted to kill myself. It was a total delirium, leaving at 14 years old 12 thousand kilometers away without anyone from your family. I went alone to live in a factory, “I didn’t know how to cook or wash clothes. I raced for a brand that made karting chassis and I lived in an apartment above the factory,” said the Argentine.
He also told a funny anecdote about when he lived alone, being so young, and didn’t know how to do everyday tasks: “I made rice in the electric kettle because I didn’t know how, it was a disaster.” “I was skinny because I didn’t eat much, everything was very basic. I knew how to cut fruit,” Colapinto added.
In relation to the viral note where He declared that he does not know how to parkthe driver commented that he gets very nervous, but that he is improving: “I had a difficult time with parking. It made me nervous. I don’t park the car even in large spaces. I drive forward, I never go back. “I’m improving a lot in the last year, which is a very important step forward for me.”
Finally, he did not hesitate to joke when asked about his salary in Formula 1: “They don’t pay me yet, I’m half poor, I do what I can.”
Source: Ambito
