The pilot, who is part of the Williams Racing Academy, made a post on social networks where he promised a “well silver” car for his participation in Formula 3 with MP Motorsports.
the young pilot Franco Colapintowith only 19 years old, is one of the new faces that the team has Williams Racingsince his arrival at the academy of the team that plays in Formula 1. This Monday, as a member of the Williams Racing Academy, where he disembarked in January this year, he was in Grove, United Kingdom, to witness the officialization of the design that the car that will compete in F1 will have. In addition, on his social networks, Colapinto left a post-presentation message and He promised a “bien argento” car to compete in Formula 3.
The teams have already begun to formalize the design of the single-seaters that they will use during the 2023 season, which will start in Bahrain from March 3rd and will end on November 26 in Abu Dhabi, with a record 24 tests on the calendar. The design has already been made official by the Red Bull team, the American team Haas and this Monday it was the turn of Williams Racing to present the new FW45 single-seaterwhich will have its first test on February 13 at the Silverstone circuit.
To reverse the bad season that the team had in 2022, where they finished in the last position with only 8 points, the team opted for the FW45, which promises to be more aerodynamically efficient than its predecessor, the FW44. Unlike the previous model, the new car has modifications in the design of the front suspension and the main external aerodynamic surfaces.
At the presentation of the British team, one of the four historic teams in the highest category of motorsport, the drivers who will compete in F1 for the team were present, Alex Albon y Logan Sargeantwithout the presence of Nicolás Latifi who left the squad following poor results in 2022. Among the F1 drivers of the British team, there was also the Argentine presence of Franco Colapintothe promise that added Williams Academy at the beginning of this year.
The pilot born in the Federal Capital, following the presentation, expressed himself on social networks: “Today the 2023 season begins, to work hard and fight to fulfill one more dream“.
Colapinto arrived at the Williams academy positioned as one of the great promises for the near future within the team, as a result of his great participation in F3 driving for the team MP Motorsports, with which he will continue to participate in the same category this season. In 2022, the Argentine pilot achieved two wins, five podiums, and one Pole Position in 18 races.
With these numbers, he caught the attention of the emblematic British team where, from 1980 to 1982, the historic Argentine pilot did his work. Carlos Alberto Reuteman. After the great work of the young driver, the British team He closed his contract for him to participate in the Academy, where the young promises of the team train.
In addition to having entered the British team, which allows him to dream of reaching F1, his head is also focused on the new season together with the MP Motorsportswhere he promised a car that will not forget its roots: “I hope you liked the Williams Racing car for this year, in a few days I will show you how the F3 more silver there is!”, advanced Colapinto.
