The young Argentine pilot, Franco Colapinto will face his second day of the Mexican Grand Prix today. After finishing 10th in the Austin race – where he scored points for the second time this season -, the Williams driver will get into his FW46 car to face Free Practice 3 and qualifying for Sunday’s race.
This weekend’s setting is the iconic Hermanos Rodríguez Autodromelocated in Mexico City. After a productive first day, where he was in the 11th and 15th place in Free Practices 1 and 2Colapinto will now face qualifying to determine his starting position in Sunday’s big race.
What time does Franco Colapinto race in the Mexican Grand Prix?
A new weekend arrives in the F1 and Colapinto is preparing for a new day, this time, in the Mexican Grand Prix. After a great Friday, where he made good times in free practice, the Argentine is preparing for the classification this Saturday.
The jornada will begin at 2:30 p.m. in Argentina, when the Williams driver goes out on track to do his last free practice. After that, the classification will come, at 18where the runners will determine their starting position on the grid for Sunday’s race.
Thus, the big event will be on Sunday the 27th starting at 5 p.m. He Mexican Grand Prix will consist of 71 laps on a circuit of 4,304 kilometers in total. The Argentine seeks to continue shaking up F1 after his great results in the first 4 races in the highest category of motorsport.
Where to see Franco Colapinto at the Mexican Grand Prix
Hundreds of fans are preparing to follow Colapinto in a new weekend at pure speed. Those who want to follow the Argentinian qualifying dayor you can tune in to the following channels:
- Channels 106 by Flow
- Channels 605 (SD) and 1605 (HD) from DirecTV
- Channels 101 (SD) and 1013 (HD) from Telecentre
In addition, there is also the option of F1 TVthe official streaming platform of the competition. There, everything that happens in the paddock is broadcast, with several options for visualization available.
The future of Franco Colapinto
Despite having surprised the entire motorsports world, the Argentine is still not guaranteed a place in the highest category of motorsports for next year. His team, Williams, already has two drivers contracted for next season (Alex Albon and Carlos Saiz) and until now, the only possible alternative for the young man from Pilar was Sauber. However, this Wednesday, James Vowles He left the door open to another team that would be interested in the brand new F1 driver.
James Vowles and Franco Colapinto.avif
“The first and most important thing is that Franco is worthy of being a Formula 1 driver“said the Williams team leader on the Beyond the Grid podcast. “We will do what we have to do, to a certain extent, so that it works in that sense“.
The Briton slipped: “I’m not sure where Sauber is in their decision making, and I’m not sure where VCARB (RB) is in their decision making. What I do know is this: Take the last 12 months and tell me if you managed to predict anything about what will happen. Because I don’t…”.
In this way, the engineer added the possibility that Colapinto could reach VCARB (RB), Red Bull’s B team, the team that dominated in recent years.
Besides, Joe Sawarda journalist specialized in motorsports, confirmed this version and added that Red Bull would seek to cut Sergio “Checo” Pérez for next season and close Liam Lawson’s return. This operation would free up a place in VCARB and would leave open a new hole for the Argentine.
On his blog, Saward wrote about it, noting that while he will wait until the end of the year to see what will happen in 2025, “Everything indicates that Liam Lawson will take the Mexican’s place at Red Bull“.
“Their good performance with RB in Austin has sparked interest in the Austrian brand and they feel that they found a solution to their problem. “They want me to compete alongside Max Verstappen next year,” he added.
“Regarding Lawson’s successor at VCARB, Franco Colapinto is emerging as the priority option. He has done a great job in his first races and Red Bull is interested in him. They see a young, strong driver with great talent and a feasible option, knowing that he does not have a seat in 2025 as Albon and Sainz are confirmed at Williams“Saward reported.
Source: Ambito
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