Williams team manager James Vowles revealed what will happen to the future of Argentine Franco Colapinto, who competed in nine Formula 1 Grand Prix this year, but who will not have a seat in 2025.
The team leader of the team Williams, James Vowlesrevealed what will become of the Argentine’s future Franco Colapintowho competed in nine Grand Prix of Formula 1 this year, but will not have a seat in 2025.
When asked about the situation of the Argentine in dialogue with RacingNews365, Vowles He explained that the main objective is to promote him as a reserve pilot: “We will have a historic car, a two-year-old car for Franco. He will use it a lot to get a lot of speed.”
This is something similar to what he did with the French Esteban Oconwhom he placed as reserve pilot in mercedes during his time in the German team: “I’ve done this before with Esteban, when he took a year off. Esteban is here today and is still a strong driver. There are things we can do to keep his strength up.”
Besides, Sven Smeetssports director of Williamsacknowledged: “I’m very happy that we have a test team. So (Colapinto) will be able to drive an F1 car without pressure. There’s a lot of talk about that at the moment, but it’s fantastic for the young guys because they know how important it is.” .
Although in Williams They already have defined plans Colapinto in it 2025the future of the Argentine is a true unknown in a sport as changing and intense as the Formula 1.
He could even return to the grid at some point during the season. The clearest possibility would be Alpinewhere it is rumored that the Australian Jack Doohan He has a short contract to test him and if he does not obtain the desired results he could be replaced by the Argentine.
During 2024, Colapinto competed in the last nine Grand Prix of the season, starring in great moments such as the eighth place achieved in the GP of Azerbaijanthe start in Singaporewhere he overtook three rivals in a corner, or the great comeback in USA which allowed him to finish tenth.
Source: Ambito
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