The 21-year-old driver, who will once again put Argentina at the top of global motorsports, is a known Xeneize fan and even paid tribute to the club when it entered F2.
Franco Colapinto, towards Formula 1
The news quickly mobilized the editorial staff of all newspapers this Tuesday morning. The team Williams has confirmed that Franco Colapinto will race for the remainder of the Formula 1 season replaced Logan Sargeant. As a result, Argentina will once again have a driver after two decades in the elite of world motorsport. And the institution that celebrated his passing the most was Boca Juniorsclub where The 21-year-old boy maintains a deep love relationship.
When the man from Pilar visited the country in October 2022, He did not forget to take a special tour of La Bombonera. Accompanied by the then president of the Ribera team, Jorge Amor Ameal, the young athlete passed through the locker rooms where professional team players usually prepare and stepped onto the Alberto J. Armando playing field.
Happy that the fan’s dream came true, Colapinto wrote on his social networks about the sensations he had when visiting the house of Xeneize. “Now I can go calmly! The most anticipated meeting of my trip to Argentina, haha… visiting the best in the world! Thank you for this incredible day,” he posted after his Brandsen 805 ride.
But the pilot’s connection to Boca goes further when he had to choose his car number to compete in Formula 2 with MP Motorsports. Although in 2023 he chose the number 10 in honor of Lionel Andrés Messi and Diego Armando Maradona, “for all pleasure, success and joy” which they gave to the Argentines, he was unable to use it again as he finished sixth in the team standings.
“In 2024 I won’t be able to use ten, but I didn’t hesitate to choose a number that I always wanted to run. Maybe it doesn’t represent all Argentines but it represents the majority… half and one to be exact, huh? I really want to use ’12’ this year and leave Boquita at the top of F2“, confessed the Buenos Aires native, in another display of love for the blue and gold shirt.
Boca’s message to Franco Colapinto for his arrival in Formula 1
Knowing his passion, the official Xeneize account made a publication with his photo in La Bombonera to congratulate him on his joining the Williams team in the top category. “A pride for the whole country and the fosters”, they wrote. Colapinto will make his debut at the Italian Grand Prix this weekend and complete the nine races remaining in the 2024 season.
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Source: Tycsports
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