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…
Williams’s Team Principal James Vowles largely discussed what’s to come for the Grove-based team, setting big goals for 2026 and beyond, and praising their future driver line-up hoping to star near the front in Formula 1 when the new regulations kick in. In fact, Vowles went as far as to say that Williams will have…
Red Bull Racing’s Sergio Pérez has described the strong performances by Franco Colapinto and Oliver Bearman as “great to see” and has expressed much optimism over the potential of young drivers currently in Formula 2 (F2). Despite having only had three races so far with Williams Racing, Franco Colapinto currently sits 19th in the 2024…
2024 has seen a new generation start to emerge in Formula One. Oliver Bearman, Kimi Antonelli and Jack Doohan have all got full-time seats on the grid next year. Liam Lawson could join them depending on how he does over the final six events at RB. Earlier this year in Jeddah, Bearman replaced Carlos Sainz…
Franco Colapinto’s impressive start to life in Formula One continued as he finished P11 in the Singapore Grand Prix. Despite not having the front suspension update teammate Alex Albon received, the Argentine driver was only 0.007s slower in qualifying as they locked out the sixth row, with both narrowly missing out on Q3. The 21-year-old…
After an impressive haul of four points in only his second F1 outing in Baku, Franco Colapinto will surely hope to keep his momentum going when the FW46 hits the Marina Bay Circuit under the dazzling floodlights. As Williams moves up the world championship table to eighth place, it’s imperative for the Grove-based team to…
