Franco Colapinto: The post in the official account of Formula 1 that excited the fans and brought confusion

Franco Colapinto: The post in the official account of Formula 1 that excited the fans and brought confusion

The Argentine pilot returns to the track and social networks were filled with publications and comments about it.

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Last Wednesday, Franco Colapinto’s return was announced as Alpine titular pilot. During that day, many posts were uploaded to social networks about his return to track. The Official Formula 1 account He was not far behind and the weekend posted a photo on X, formerly Twitter, which He cheered the fans and confused them a bit.

The Pilarense will run the May 18 in Isola, Italywhere he already has a triumph of when he was in F2. As announced by the Franco team, the next five races will be holding.

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The post of the F1 in X that excited fans

Last Sunday, the official account of Formula 1 published a message in English that generated misunderstandings among Argentine followers. The tweet said: “Franco Colapinto Is Back in A Full-Time Seat”what the automatic translation interpreted as “Franco Colapinto returns to a permanent position.”

This version of the message led many fans To believe that the Argentine pilot would keep his place in the Alpine team until the end of the season. The ambiguity of the term “Full-Time Seat” in the context of Formula 1 was the origin of confusion, since it was not clear if it referred to a permanent participation or a temporary return to the titular seat.

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What does that phrase mean?

The message posted by the official account of Formula 1 generated various interpretations among the followers. Although the automatic translation of X (formerly Twitter) showed “permanent position”, the original English content referred to Franco Colapintalthough only for five races, as the team director, Flavio Briatore later clarified.

The tweet, which served as an introduction to an article on the performance of Colapint in Williams, triggered a wave of reactions and theories among fans. Some users expressed suspicions with comments such as “the five races are rare”, reflecting the uncertainty generated by the writing of the message.

Source: Ambito

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