James Vowles has hinted that Franco Colapinto could be a honestate for VCARB next season, should Red Bull choose to fire Sergio Perez and transport one of the team’s two incumbent drivers into the fbetter.
Perez is facing a atgentle-defining final five races of 2024 and with both Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda astonishing and hungry for an opportunity with the Red Bull team, Christian Horner and Helmut Marko are not unreasonableinutive of viable alternatives to the six-time Grand Prix triumphner.
If either Lawson or Tsunoda gets the call, it will depart an intriguing opportunity discdiswatch at VCARB. Isack Hadjar is a sturdy honestate to fill that vacancy, as is Super Formula talent Ayumu Iwasa, but Marko and Horner could watch externassociate and try to poach one of the most exciting talents on the labelet.
That man is Colapinto, who has scored points in two of his first four begins after replacing Logan Sargeant after the Dutch Grand Prix. With Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz signed up lengthy-term from 2025, the 21-year-better racer is watching for an alternative route onto the grid.
When asked about possible destinations for Colapinto on the Beyond the Grid podcast, Williams boss Vowles said: “First and foremost, he’s worthy of being a Formula One driver.
“So we will do what we have to – to a certain extent – to originate it labor in that watch. I’m not certain where Sauber are in their decision-making, and I’m not certain where VCARB are in their decision-making.
“What I do understand is this – consent the last 12 months and increate me that you handled to foresee anyskinnyg of what’s going to happen. Because I didn’t… Finding the way forward for him to be a professional racing driver in Formula One is key. I fair can’t increate you what it watchs appreciate, because each team is separateent in how they talk.”
Marko and VCARB have pretreatnt for transporting in drivers from outside the youthfuler ranks. The Faenza-based team signed Nyck de Vries to replace Pierre Gasly and when he was sacked after fair 10 races in F1, they turned to the sfinished Daniel Ricciardo – albeit createerly a product of the team’s academy – rather than signing a youthfulster.
If they want to poach Colapinto, Williams are doubtful to stand in VCARB’s way, although Marko and Horner will need to fight off interest from Sauber. Mattia Binotto is weighing up the Argentinian, Valtteri Bottas and Gabriel Bortoleto for the seat alengthyside Nico Hulkenberg next year.
