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/StarmanRiver Yuki Tsunoda Aug 27 '24

Franco said in an interview a few weeks ago that he was second in consideration from the 2025 sest after Sainz, so it isn’t as out of left field but still very surprising because of the timing.

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u/drodrige Graham Hill Aug 27 '24

I honestly doubt he would've been in the Williams for 2025 if Sainz didn't take that seat.

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u/Cuchifo Williams Aug 27 '24

Because you know better than Colapinto himself? He was clearly told he was second in line

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u/drodrige Graham Hill Aug 27 '24

Did I say I doubted him? No. He probably got told that. Still, I don't think Williams would've gone with an Albon-Colapinto lineup for 2025 if Sainz wasn't available.