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Franco Colapinto happy he “paid it back to the team with a really strong pace” after mistake in debut qualifying at F1 Italian GP

Formula 1’s newest driver Franco Colapinto had a more than decent debut in last weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. A small mistake during qualifying saw him starting just 18th ahead of both Kick Saubers, but a good race pace and strategy saw him gain six places to finish 12th, three places down from team mate Alexander…

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“You’ve got to put your actions where your words are” – Vowles on promoting Colapinto from own academy

One of the main talking points leading up to this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix is of course Logan Sargeant’s exit from Formula 1 and his replacement Franco Colapinto joining Williams. Team principal James Vowles provided some insights into the decision making process during his press appearance on Friday, explaining why Colapinto was preferred over Liam…

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“His potential was much greater” — drivers react to Sargeant’s mid-season F1 exit

Several drivers have voiced their sympathy following Logan Sargeant’s abrupt mid-season dismissal from Williams.  The news came shortly after the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, during which Sargeant crashed heavily in the final practice session, causing him to miss qualifying. Williams junior driver Franco Colapinto was chosen to replace him for the final nine rounds of…

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Formula 1 did not see the best of Logan Sargeant — and he deserved more respect from his team boss

It had been coming for some time. On Tuesday afternoon, Williams confirmed they would be replacing Logan Sargeant. Williams Academy Driver and F2 racer Franco Colapinto will be taking his place. The Floridan driver crashed heavily in the wet during FP3 on Saturday, destroying his car and the new updates the team had brought to…

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Lando Norris driving his McLaren into the pit lane at Silverstone
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F1 | British GP | FP1 | Norris tops disrupted first practice at Silverstone ahead of Stroll and Piastri

Lando Norris topped first practice for the British Grand Prix, and Lance Stroll and his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri. Yuki Tsunoda and Piastri suffered disrupted sessions. Tsunoda spun into the gravel at Luffield, and Piastri had hydraulics issues. The first practice session got underway at a cloudy Silverstone after rain earlier in the day.  Four…

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Austrian GP | F2 | Feature Race | Gabriel Bortoleto secures maiden F2 win in Austria

It’s a sunny Sunday in Spielberg, Austria. The Feature Race was just moments away from the green light. Yesterday’s Sprint Race was an exciting one. Under warm and sunny conditions, Prema Racing’s Oliver Bearman started from second on the reverse grid and quickly took the lead at the start. Despite consistent pressure from Campos Racing’s…

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Spanish GP| F2 | Feature Race | Crawford takes the win and a breakthrough for DAMS as both the teammates are on the podium

As Formula 2 entered their sixth round in Barcelona, Paul Aron starts on pole for the first time with Crawford by his side. As the formation lap was happening, Antonelli and Stanek had some problems in the car, causing both of them to start from the pit lane. As pole sitter Aron had an amazing…

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F2 | Spanish GP | Practice | Aron dominates as drivers struggle with Turn 13

With the first day of the Spanish Grand Prix being in full swing, the next session that takes place on the Circuit De Barcelona-Catalunya is Formula 2 practice. That is topped by none other than the current Drivers’ Championship leader Paul Aron, followed by Enzo Fittipaldi in P2 and Franco Colapinto in P3. However, with…

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F2 | Imola GP | Sprint Race | Franco Colapinto wins his first F2 race after a last lap overtake

After the eventful qualifying yesterday, several of the timings that got deleted due to track limits got reinstated which includes Oliver Bearman getting back his front row for the feature race tomorrow and will start P8 for the sprint today. Hitech’s Cordeel started the Sprint Race on reverse grid pole position with MP Motorsport’s Colapinto…

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