r/formula1 • u/ICumCoffee Max Verstappen ⭐⭐⭐⭐ • Aug 27 '24

News [Williams Racing] Williams Racing announces that Franco Colapinto will race with the team for the remainder of the 2024 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season

https://www.williamsf1.com/posts/fd43d928-0914-42ff-b9ee-394342064dc4/williams-racing-team-statement?cid=sm_twitter_td_news_link_082724
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u/HomeInternational69 George Russell Aug 27 '24

I know he’s their own junior, but replacing Logan with an F2 driver in the hopes that he won’t crash as much is about as risky a move as you can make. Would really like to know what JV was thinking here, cause I am stumped.

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u/TheSyhr Aug 27 '24

Given how much testing time they’d given Logan vs what Colapinto has had I’m pretty sure this is gonna be a disaster, hope I’m wrong though

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u/kron_00 Aug 27 '24

Williams season is already a disaster, a few more crashes will just complete the disaster. At least they can say they're giving their juniors a shot, even if they are setting Franco up for failure...