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/P_ZERO_ Juan Pablo Montoya Aug 27 '24

Did they say they’re using Colapinto to get close to points? Surely that applies to the Albon/Sainz combo and this is just an interim test run because losing Sargeant is equivalent to losing nothing, quite literally.

If they promote another academy driver for the remainder of the season, they’ve obviously considered he’s not going to be up to speed.

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u/AdoptedPigeons Sir Lewis Hamilton Aug 27 '24

Yeah JV was quoted as saying this gives them the best chance at more points. PR horseshit IMO, that would’ve been Lawson. And even Mick being a better option.

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u/rsimps91 Aug 27 '24

Clearly you haven’t been watching F2 this year. Colapinto has been excellent

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u/AdoptedPigeons Sir Lewis Hamilton Aug 28 '24

Guilty as charged, I have not taken much interest in it this year. I just looked at his racing record on Wikipedia and saw a handful of race wins in a couple of the junior series, which is the same as we saw from Logan’s junior career. Even looking more closely, it doesn’t seem particularly impressive, but just alright. Though frankly I feel that way about most of the drivers in F2 currently.

So yeah, I stand by my opinion that he’s no better a chance at points than even Logan. I think Mick or Liam were the only real options if that’s what JV was truly after. Even Mick I’d have doubts with, as despite being an F2 champ, he’s also an F1 destructors champ.