Franco Colapinto and his dream of being in Buenos Aires with an F1
The Argentine driver was consulted about the chances of holding an exhibition in the capital of Argentina during the press conference of the Japanese GP, the third date of the year. He showed his desire, but was cautious about carrying it out.
Fabián Turnes, sports secretary of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires, put the issue on the table by announcing: “Possibly next month Franco will come with Alpine to Argentina. “We are closing it with Franco’s team and with Alpine,” said the former rugby player. and current official during the TC 2000 race on the City Park street circuit. As AM850.com was able to find out, the idea is for Franco Colapinto to hold an exhibition in the streets of Buenos Aires on April 26 and the chosen place is the area of the Monument of the Spanish. Talks between the parties began before the announcement of the cancellations of the races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and the proposed date is one week before the Miami GP. For now nothing has been signed and time is getting shorter, according to what a source told this medium. Installed in the conference room at Suzuka, where the Japanese GP will be held this weekend, The Argentine pilot was consulted about the possibility.
“It would be super amazing”responded the Alpine driver, sitting next to Charles Leclerc and Lance Stroll, his conference companions. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do because it’s very difficult for people from Argentina to travel to the races. “I have a lot of fans and a lot of people supporting me since I was a kid, since the Formula 3 days,” he added.
It is worth clarifying that if the exhibition were to take place it would not be with the A526, the current car of the Enstone team, because by regulation the tests or demonstrations must be carried out with cars that are at least two years old. “25 years passed without an Argentine driver in F1. For me to be able to take an F-1 car to Argentina with all these passionate people and fans of the sport would be incredible,” said Colapinto.
Of course, the logistics are not simple and the distance is great. “It’s a very big effort between races. It’s a huge sacrifice for me, for the team, for the sponsors, to be able to take a car there so they can enjoy it and have the experience would be incredible. I don’t think there’s anything confirmed or even close to being realized.”but it is a dream that I have had since I came to F1 and I hope it happens at some point, I don’t know if now or when. But now there is no news, it is a dream in my head.”
