2024-09-24 14:46:38
He Argentine pilot Franco Colapinto He has already participated in three Grand Prix in Formula 1, in which he finished in very good positions. His performance not only surprised everyone in his team, Williams, but also led him to score two historical milestones.
The Pilar native made his debut with a twelfth place in Italythen achieved a historic 8th place in Azerbaijan and the last weekend ended eleventh in SingaporeAccording to Colapinto’s own analysis after the Grand Prix, he could have finished further ahead if the team had not made a mistake with the strategy.
In his short experience in the top circus of world motor racing. Colapinto became the first driver in Williams history who finishes his first three races in the top 12. Of the other 74 drivers, including such legendary drivers as Keke Rosberg, Alan Jones, Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Gilles Villeneuve, none had managed to do so.
But that was not the only record that the Argentine broke: it is also the The youngest driver in Formula 1 history to finish his first three races in the top 12 without losing any position from where he started.
Colapinto He is only 21 years, 3 months and 26 days old and surpassed Bruce McLaren’s record (the one from the team that currently bears his name), who had achieved it at 21 years, 10 months and 19 days.
This reaffirms the level of Colapinto, who had a surprising breakthrough in Formula 1 and is doing more than enough to continue in the top category of motorsport in 2025.