Portrait – Franco Colapinto, a Fangio 2.0? 

For a month now, a breath of fresh air has been blowing strongly through the paddock. F1. We are not talking about the storm Aitor that recently shook France, but rather about cyclone Franco Colapinto. Fortunately, the squall did not cause too much damage, with the exception of a bit of crumpled sheet metal in Free Practice 1 in Baku. Since he replaced Logan sargeant In Monza at the end of August, the 21-year-old arouses astonishment among the uninitiated, and the pride of his compatriots, happy to support an Albiceleste for the first time in twenty-three years and the disappointing Gastón Mazzacane at Cheers GP. It's like he's become the sun of the Argentine flag!

The announcement of his arrival in the premier class this summer took everyone by surprise. The Argentinian himself had not seen it coming, too busy preparing for his weekend of F2 to the simulator. Why the hell James Vowles (team principal of Williams) did he choose a driver without much reference? The half-million dollars of budget per race brought by the young man's sponsors obviously weighed in the balance, but it was far from being the only argument. The English manager wanted to prove that the doors of F1 were open to the members of his academy including  has been part of Colapinto since 2023. The former right-hand man of Toto wolff was especially pleased with what he saw on the simulator, and even more so in Free Practice 1 at Silverstone, where Franco finished 4/10ths behind the holder Alex Albon after six rounds of attack, including one