“I will do the maximum and more”

The year 2024 was a before and after in Franco Colapinto’s career. Until the GP of the Netherlands, the Argentine was the Williams Reserve pilot. However, the decision to get off his seat to Logan Sargeant by the British, was the first opportunity of Formula 1 for the young talent. In them, he not only managed to impress his own team, but also other members of Paddock.

A golden opportunity

Among them, One of the most striking figures of the century, such as Flavio Briatore. The Italian businessman already knows what it is to win when he is committed to a pilotas happened in his day with Michael Schumacher in Benetton or Fernando Alonso in Renault. In fact, the Argentine pilot said in an exclusive interview for Car and Driver, that he was next to the list.

Well, the time has come. After the announcement of Oliver Oakes’s departure, the Estone team officially made the opportunity for Franco Colapinto, who will be a starter pilot with Pierre Gasly for the next five races. A European tour that awaits the Argentine ahead, in which he hopes to prove his speed on the track at the A525 commanders.

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“I kept fine, and I am as smokely as possible in the hand of the test team and the Estone simulator. I will do the maximum of speeding and being able to find the best results with Pierre for the team, ”said Alpine’s pilot.

“I have a goal: to be the number one on the output grid, make my team proud of me. A thousand thoughts run for my mind: the need to win, not to loosen, to keep trying. ”, He continued.

“To take the opportunity with both hands and not leave it there. The need to be faithful to myself. I have a goal: to demonstrate that I was born to run, to win, for this, ”concluded Franco Colapinto.

This is how the Alpine pilot wanted to thank the French for the opportunity, in addition to suggesting that he really wants to demonstrate his track potential.