F1: Franco Colapinto, runs in Isola with Alpine?

An open microphone allowed YPF CEO to be heard saying that the Argentine will be on the track at the Emilia-Romagna GP.

The cataract of rumors, speculations and operations that surrounded Franco Colapint in 2025 would allow writing a mysteries saga. Since his arrival in Alpine to occupy the place of Piloto Reserva, hysteria seized many who devised for giving a scoop, without fundamentals or arguments, about the possible leap to headline. Jack Doohan became a target of several Argentine media and the fans did not stop with the harassment of networks. Noise and more noise. It did not matter if I had a reality viso or not, the question was to make noise. Now, the news is that the CEO of YPF, Horacio Marín, was the one that was wrapped in an indiscreet microphone situation.

When closing an interview on the A24 channel with Eduardo Feinmann, in which he talked about issues about the oil company in which the Argentine State has share, the journalist asked him if he knew when Collapinto would run. The consultation was not accidental or improvised: YPF is one of the personal sponsors that the pilot has and accompanied him in Formula 2 and in the nine races he ran in Williams with F1. Pope, among nerve laughs, said: “I really don’t know.” When the journalist gave way to a mobile and the image went to a sweep, it was heard clear how Marín said: “In Icola.”

The explosion in networks was immediate. Colapinto is in England, from where the Miami GP will live, ready to work with the French team from the Base of Estone. There was much talk about the possible presence of the Argentine in the Florida race, especially because Mercado Libre (another of its advertisers) had a presentation scheduled. But the team chose to let it work in the simulator. Will you go to Icola?

A couple of hours after the microphone-gate, Marín gave another interview on the LN+ channel and explained his filtered phrase. “What I say is that I hope it runs in Isola. And if it comes to happen, it will call me. How am I going to have the data if I am the president of YPF, not the collapint representative? I have an extraordinary relationship with him, but I’m not talking all day. When I met Franco, I told him that I was going to debut after two weeks. I told him that the skinny that was there (NDER: by Logan Sargeant, who was a starter in Williams) was going to mislead and break the car. I wish I would have bought a lottery ticket and earned a lot of money. This is the same ”, was the clarification. I try to fix the furccio?

Imola’s career will be May 18. If the prediction that captured the indiscreet microphone is fulfilled, next week there should be news. Of course, from Alpine there is silence and preparation for Miami’s career. In several media in Europe it was published that the team could execute a performance clause with the Australian for the boreal summer (will begin on August 3 after the Hungary GP). It’s just about waiting.