Franco Colapinto established itself as one of the most charismatic personalities within the world of Formula 1and his participation in a video shared by Red Bull It did not go unnoticed. The clip revolved around a playful dynamics starring Max Verstappen.
In this peculiar game, the Austrian team gave the drivers a personalized deck of cards and they asked them to choose a letter without revealing your choicewhile a narrator tried to guess it.
However, the slogan was not entirely clear to some, such as Charles Leclerc and George Russell. For his part, Colapinto opted for a different strategy and selected the most striking card in the set.
Being a french deck with unusual designs, The Argentine pilot did not hesitate to jokechoosing a card that represented Verstappen as a queen. Curiously, this same choice was made by Valtteri Bottaswho was also surprised by the originality of the design. Even the four-time champion Verstappen was intrigued by the particularities of the deck.
On the other hand, Colapinto lives a transition stage in your career for 2024. After passing through Williamsthe Argentine joined Alpine as a reserve driver, hoping to secure a starting seat either later in the season. or by 2026.
This keeps the doors open for Colapinto to continue participating in these types of relaxed and fun activities, interacting with key figures from other teams of the most important competition of all.
When and where would Franco Colapinto’s possible debut with Alpine be?
Franco Colapinto He assured, less than a week ago, his continuity in the Formula 1 through a five-year agreement with Alpine. This signing as a reserve driver was a trend on networks and in the media, not only because of the date so close to the beginning of the season, but also because it was a union that had been highly speculated during the year as a possible option.
Currently the two regular seats are occupied by Pierre Gaslya driver with a lot of experience in the category and who has been in the French team since 2023, and the rookie Jack Doohanwhich would run after having debuted on the last date of the 2024 tournament. However, the Argentine’s chances of competing are not low, and his debut could be closer than thought.
Although, as previously mentioned, Colapinto is not within the starting lineupone of the two pilots has a unflattering contract in relation to its continuity. Doohan, being the most inexperienced of the team, has an arrangement for only five races with Alpinewhich can be extended if it shows good results. This can put a lot of pressure on such a young rookie, only 21 years old. For now, he is eager to debut as main driver in his native country, on March 16 in the first race of the official F1 2025 calendar.
In case that Jack don’t show what the team leaders are looking for and does not perform as necessary, would be replaced by Franco from the sixth race, this being in the United States, in the Miami Grand Prix. It should be noted that this area is one of the most popular among Argentines residing abroadso there would be no shortage of fans to face what would be their first competition since 2024.
Complete Formula 1 calendar in 2025
- Australia | Melbourne: March 14 to 16
- China | Shanghai: March 21 to 23
- Japan | Suzuki: April 4 to 6
- Bahrain | Sakhir: April 11 to 13
- Saudi Arabia | Jeddah: April 18 to 20
- United States | Miami: May 2 to 4
- Italy | Imola: May 16 to 18
- Monaco | Monaco: May 23 to 25
- Spain | Barcelona: May 30 to June 1
- Canada | Montreal: June 13 to 15
- Austria | Spielberg: June 27 to 29
- United Kingdom | Silverstone: July 4 to 6
- Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps: July 25 to 27
- Hungary | Budapest: August 1 to 3
- Netherlands | Zandvoort: August 29 to 31
- Italy | Monza: September 5 to 7
- Azerbaijan | Baku: September 19 to 21
- Singapore | Singapore: October 3 to 5
- United States | Austin: October 17 to 19
- Mexico | Mexico City: October 24 to 26
- Brazil | Saint Paul: November 7 to 9
- United States | Vegas: November 20 to 22
- Qatar | Lusail: November 28 to 30
- Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina: December 5 to 7
Source: Ambito
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