The Canadian driver was harsh when he stressed that if the Argentine driver gets opportunities, “he can’t cry for them.” The strong F1 competition will begin on March 14 in Melbourne, Australia, and will contest 24 races over the course of the year.
He Canadian Formula 1 champion in 1997, Jacques Villeneuve 53 years old, analyzed the emergence of the Argentine driver Franco Colapinto in the premier category of motorsports and assured that “missed a golden opportunity”.
Villenueve maintained that Colapinto “hurt his chances. If you are given a golden opportunity, you should make the most of it. Can’t cry for them”, in dialogue with Action Network. At the same time, he added that ”He got some races in Formula 1, not many people do, so it’s already awesome that he had that opportunity.”
Regarding the future and projection that awaits the Argentine, the champion and Canadian ex-pilot He acknowledged that he was not sure what will happen, although he did emphasize that “still a fast driveralthough what it showed is that did not judge the situation well”.
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After nine F1 Grand Prix who disputed with Williams, Colapinto signed with the French team Alpine to be reserve driver this season, although he is expected to take the Australian’s place Jack Doohanmain pilot with Pierre Gaslyin case the latter does not obtain the desired and intended results.
Motorsports as a family legacy
Villenueve debuted in the Formula 1 with the Williams team in 1996season in which he was runner-up. The following year, he won his first and only title, with the same team, and retired in 2006. In addition to his own career and path, he is the son of Gilles Villeneuvewho was F1 runner-up in 1979 and who died in 1982, at the age of 32, in one of the most shocking accidents history while racing for Ferrari at the Belgian Grand Prix.
In conversation with the same medium, Villeneuve He also referred to the Brazilian Gabriel Bortoletochampion of Formula 3 in 2023 and Formula 2 in 2024, who will be a starting driver in Sauber: ”No idea what to expect from him. Formula 2 has never been a good judge of drivers. So it doesn’t make sense until they get to Formula 1. But now they get to F1 with so little experience, it’s very difficult to understand how you can get to that higher level in the world. biggest sport in the world so quickly at such a young age and with so little experience”.
The expectant and demanding competition automotive will begin on March 14 in Melbourne, Australiaand will finish his career 24th in Yas Marina, Abu Dhabiof the December 5 to 7. To begin to increase the temperature of the teams and drivers, the February 18 The presentation of all the teams of the team will be held in London. F1 World Cupwhich will begin the 75th anniversary.
Source: Ambito
