The Argentine driver took his first step in the competition. Now he will face the rest of the season with great challenges to demonstrate his quality.
Franco Colapinto debuted this Sunday in Formula 1 at the Monza Grand Prixin Italy. He managed to finish in 12th place, in a great comeback. Now we await the next date of the competition, where the Argentine will once again race in the top category of international motor racing.
After 23 years, an Argentine driver returned to Formula 1. After the first days of training and after qualifying in 18th position on the starting grid, The native of Pilar finished in 12th place at the Italian Grand Prix. It was a great performance by the Argentine representative, who made several high-level overtakes.
Formula 1: When will Franco Colapinto race again?
After the premiere, Colapinto will have a couple of weeks to adjust details and prepare for what will be two high-risk tests on the calendar of the Maximum: the street circuits of Azerbaijan (Baku) and Singapore (Marina Bay), on weekends of September 15th and the September 22nd coming soon, respectively.
As in Italy, the schedule will be the same as in Italy. There will be two free practice sessions on Friday, followed by a third practice session on Saturday before qualifying. The final race will take place on Sunday.
This was the first of 8 races that the Argentine will have in the remainder of the seasonThe competition schedule will continue as follows:
- DATE 17: Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku (September 15)
- DATE 18: Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay (September 22)
- DATE 19: United States Grand Prix in Texas (October 20)
- DATE 20: Mexican Grand Prix in Mexico City (October 27)
- DATE 21: San Pablo Grand Prix in Interlagos (November 3)
- DATE 22: Las Vegas Grand Prix in Nevada (November 23)
- DATE 23: Qatar Grand Prix in Lusail (December 1)
- DATE 24: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina (December 8)
What’s next for Colapinto
The expectations of the Argentines will be focused on the American tour that will begin at the end of September with the Austin circuit in the United States which will consist of the sprint and the regular race (October 19 and 20).
Then you will go through the Mexican Grand Prix (October 27) and will land the first weekend in Brazil to be part of the GP of Sao Paulo on the historic circuit of Interlagoswhere there will also be a double session because there will be a sprint race on Saturday (November 2 and 3). The Circus of the Maxima will close this stage of the calendar in another street layout: the Las Vegas GP in Nevada (November 23).
The last three presentations will be with the Qatar Grand Prix on the Lusail street circuit (same place where the Argentine soccer team was crowned world champion): there will be sprint and regular race between Saturday, November 30 and Sunday, December 1. Finally, the farewell will be celebrated at the Abu Dhabi where the layout will open its doors Yas Marina (8th December) to lower the curtain on Formula 1 as has been the case since 2014.
Source: Ambito
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