2024-09-26 03:01:00
Franco Colapinto He does not want to give an inch in the search to continue progressing in Formula 1 and, if possible, get a seat for the 2025 season. Therefore, even though he has four weeks off Until the next race in Austin, The Argentine pilot chose to stay in Europe, with the aim of continue working with the Williams team to continue his development ahead of the six races he has left in the year.
After the great success he had in his first three Grand Prix, with twelfth place in Monza, eighth in Baku and eleventh in Singapore, Colapinto does not want to lose focus or give himself an advantage. That’s why, The chance of returning to Argentina was not considered, despite the furor that his actions caused in the country, since it had been 23 years since an Argentine had competed in Formula 1 and 42 since they had not scored points. “No, I plan to stay here (in Europe)”explained the 21-year-old from Pilar in statements to the specialized site Motorsports. “I have things to do, I have to work with the team on many different aspects, many details to improve. I have to stay with Williams, with the engineers, and continue learning here”completed the Argentine.
After three races in four weekends, two of them on very demanding street circuits, Colapinto now has four weeks to recharge his batteries, fine-tune details with the team at its Grove plant and prepare for another series of heavy wear. first the United States Grand Prix on October 20, then the Mexican Grand Prix on the 27th and finally the Brazilian Grand Prix on November 3. In addition, it is expected that Austin’s Williams will already have the updates provided by his teammate Alex Albon in Singapore.
“It’s good to recover and continue progressing as a team. I still have a lot of things to work on. So it’s good to have a bit of a break to have the updates, probably my car for the next race will also be very good, and hopefully with a bit more performance.”highlighted Colapinto, who so far has confirmed his presence at Williams until the end of the season, but does not have a place for 2025, since the team will keep Albon and has already signed a contract with the Spanish Carlos Sainz, without a seat at Ferrari. This way, The intention of the British team is to transfer the Argentine driver to another team for next year, with the chance of having it available by 2026. The problem is that until now, The only vacancy available is in the Kick Sauber team, which has not defined whether the Finnish Valtteri Bottas will continue in its squad.