Formula 1 Racing

F1 hopes for South Americans “getting better”

Franco Colapinto, Williams, Interlagos, 2024

In the round-up: Franco Colapinto believes it is becoming more achievable for South American talents to reach for Formula 1

In brief

F1 hopes for South Americans “getting better”

With Argentinian driver Franco Colapinto joining the grid and Brazilian F2 racer Gabriel Bortoleto confirmed to step up with Sauber next year, Colapinto believes.

“I really struggled to go away from my country to Europe when I was very young,” he explained. “You’re very far from your family, you struggle.

“It’s like, when you’re European you finish the race and you go back in a plane for an hour and you go back home and you’re with your family in the evening and it’s just normal, whilst for me it was completely the opposite. At 14, living alone, going back from a tough weekend needing a bit of a hug, and you don’t have that. You are completely alone, which makes it a bit more difficult.

“Of course, the budget part is the most difficult one, and that’s why we struggle so much. I think there is a lot of talent in South America, and we show it when one has got a chance, [he] performs. That is the most important part. I think nowadays it’s getting much better.”

Verschoor returns to MP for fifth F2 season

Richard Verschoor will move from Trident to MP Motorsport for the final two rounds of the F2 season ahead of a full campaign in 2025.

Verschoor previously raced with the team in the series in his first season in 2021. He will fill the seat vacated by Dennis Hauger, who will join the Indy Nxt series next year.

“Signing up with MP for more Formula 2 feels like coming home,” Verschoor said. “I spent half of my entire racing career with MP, so it means a lot to me that we are able to move forward together for 2025 while also adding the two final 2024 rounds at Losail and Yas Marina.”

Verstappen racing in charity event

Max Verstappen is competing in Jimmy Broadbent’s Race for Mental Health endurance simracing event in iRacing to help raise money for Mind mental health charity.

The reigning Formula 1 world champion is racing in the number one Corvette prototype car with his Team Redline team mates in the 23 hour long race around Zolder. Donors have the opportunity to award penalties and forfeits to cars of their choice.

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