Franco Colapinto’s rapid rise to an F1 seat with Williams, replacing Logan Sargeant mid-season to partner Alex Albon, has thrown fresh fuel on a longstanding debate in motorsport: are junior series results in F2 a reliable gauge of F1 potential? Colapinto, whose junior career lacked the dominant performances typically expected, has held his ground impressively…
A rainy, early morning Qualifying session led to a mixed up starting grid for the Brazil GP. Lando Norris started on Pole. Lined up next to him was George Russell, with Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon in P3 and P4 behind them. Max Verstappen started the race in P17 after taking a 5-place grid penalty….
Williams driver Franco Colapinto believes that Williams should give him the opportunity to race somewhere else, in case a Formula 1 race seat is not available next year. The last vacant seat remains at Sauber, next to Nico Hülkenberg. The Grove based team confirmed its full line-up for 2025 and beyond during the season. Next…
Franco Colapinto has produced impressive results for Williams since making his Formula 1 debut at the Italian Grand Prix. Except for his first race weekend in Monza, where he qualified P18, the young Argentinian has always managed to make it out of Q2, even making it into Q3 in Baku where he qualified a superb P8….
The United States Grand Prix marks the fourth Grand Prix the Argentinian has taken part in this season since he was announced to replace Logan Sargeant starting from the Italian Grand Prix. It also marks the second time he has finished in the points. Williams did not have an easy weekend in Austin, despite Colapinto…
Q1 Zhou Guanyu set the first time of the session as he put in a 1:35.479. Alonso rapidly beat that, logging a 1:34.496 to go quickest. Championship contender Lando Norris went top on a 1:34.029, beating Carlos Sainz by 0.075s. Oscar Piastri slotted into P3, 0.214s away from his teammate. Despite a poor final corner,…
Valtteri Bottas — (James O’Connor) The 35-year-old Finn has done a good job this year in extremely challenging circumstances. Sauber started the season relatively okay regarding pace, but issues with pit stops in the first third of the season took Bottas out of contention for points in Japan. Alpine and Williams have clearly outdeveloped them…
Williams driver Alexander Albon praises his new teammate Franco Colapinto for coming in strong and helping the team by scoring important points. The Argentinian took over Logan Sargeant’s seat from the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. On his first race, the 21-year-old finished 12th, only three places behind Albon. At Baku, Colapinto scored his first…
Franco Colapinto’s future in Formula One is one of the biggest talking points after the rookie driver has shown immense potential just three races into his career. The Williams team has confirmed its line-up for 2025 with Alex Albon and current Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz forming it. The 21-year-old Argentinian, who replaced Sargeant mid-season this…
Franco Colapinto races for Williams since the Italian Grand Prix. The Argentinian impressed with his performance and scored points for the Grove based team. Many say he deserves a seat for the 2025 season. The last vacant seat is at Kick Sauber. Colapinto began this year in Formula 2 with MP Motorsport. He already had…
