Colapinto: “This year was harder than I expected”

Franco Colapinto has not scored points so far in the drivers’ championship, a circumstance that has caused him great frustration

Franco Colapinto recognized, facing the Mexico City Grand Prixwhich this season has proven more difficult than expected due to the change in regulations in 2026.

“It is a 2025 that was going to be difficult, but it is actually being more difficult than we thought. It is a year of transition,” declared the Argentine pilot at a Free marketmain sponsor of Colapinto and the Alpine team.

At the moment, Franco Colapinto He has not scored points so far in the drivers’ championship, a circumstance that has caused him great frustration: “I want to be a little less stressed, because I am getting a few gray hairs,” he commented jokingly.

There are five Grand Prix left before the end of the season and Franco Colapinto faces the next year with a lot of optimism regarding constantly fighting within the points zone.

“I’m working hard on the next car and I feel comfortable with the team and the engineers. I think we’re pushing in the same direction. That for me is the most important thing so far and I’m looking forward to seeing what happens,” he said.

Franco Colapinto will race this weekend in the Mexico City Grand Prixwhere the Argentine finished twelfth when he was a member of the Williams team.