The flag of Argentina, the podium and above, the logo that symbolizes a dream. The emotional scene of Franco Colapinto after winning the Formula 3 race, which this weekend is competing as the opening act for F1 in Imola.
The Argentinian Franco Colapinto confirmed why it was one of the revelations of the season in Formula 3: with great maneuvering in the final lap, he won the sprint race this morning who played the category on the historic Imola circuit as part of the activity prior to Formula 1.
18 years old, born in Pilar and trained in karting for the Metropolitan Automobile Federation, Colapinto showed why do you have arguments which will be closely followed by the F1 teams in which Formula 3 is engaged over the weekend: after starting at the pole, he lost first place in lap 4 but -after a very good defense against rivals who showed extreme resilience- he recovered it at the start of the last lap by beating Brazilian Caio Collet -leader of the test- with the higher speed given to him by the use of DRS on his Dallara of the Dutch team Van Amersfoort Racing.
the young argentinian its potential has already been shown in the first race of the season, held in Bahrain, when in his full debut in Formula 3 he kept the best time. Now he has started again in the best starting position, which has benefited from category sports regulations, giving that position for the first race of the weekend –called the Sprint- to whoever occupied the 12th position in the qualification exams.
Tomorrow, Sunday, meanwhile, the second competition will be held. That’s where Colapinto will start in 12th place. In today’s race he is accompanied by Frenchman Victor Martins, driver of the ART Grand Prix and part of Alpine F1 Team Academy. Third place went to American Jak Crawford, who competes with the Prema team and is part of Red Bull Junior Team.
For a postcard. The image of Franco Colapinto, on the results board of the first Formula 3 race.
Franco ColapintoWHO will be 19 on May 27came this season in the second category before Formula 1, that is will share 9 of the 23 dates that will have the highest category in the world this season.
After intense negotiations, Colapinto finally agreed to VAR of the Dutch teamafter showing his conditions in the European Regional Formula, where he got two wins (Red Bull Ring in Austria, and in Valencia) and finished sixth in the championship.
Source: Clarin