Jacques Villeneuveformer champion of Formula 1 In 1997, Franco Colapinto attacked againjust as he did earlier this year, after the Argentine’s promising debut in the Maxima for Williams, and before he was confirmed as a reserve driver for Williams. Alps For a season that finally ended as a starter.
This time a former Canadian pilot Especially aimed at renewal For the trust that the 22-year-old from Buenos Aires has received from his current team, which will allow him Start the 2026 season as a rookie driver.
“Colapinto is nothing more than The driver who pays to fund the team. It was not his results on the track that justified a contract extension with Alpine. “He has shown flashes of speed, but it is not constant,” Villeneuve said in statements reported by the Italian website. Emotion formula.
Specifically, this was not the first North American criticism of Colapinto. It was (or appeared to be) a continuation of considerations expressed in January 2025, days after the Argentine received confirmation that he would be a reserve driver in the Alps.
The Pilar compatriot’s Formula 1 debut, as well as the points he earned in Baku, where he was eighth, and in Austin, where he was 10th, were overlooked with Williams, the team with which Villeneuve established himself in the 1990s.
Villeneuve then focused on some of the mistakes made by the young Argentine during the Grand Prix races in which he participated in 2024. He stressed at the time: “I am not sure what will happen to his future. He is still a fast driver. But what he showed is that he did not judge the situation well.”
Now Al-Kindi’s statements have reached the cell phone A former Argentine driver with whom he shared the track in 2009 at Interlagosduring the first race held at the time Top Race V6 in San Pablo.
It’s about to Juan Cruz Alvarezwho was in that Brazilian city a few days ago to accompany Colapinto during the Grand Prix of that country, which will be held on Monday. Canadian crossed On the same social networks where he usually posts messages of support for the Buenos Aires citizen.
Just save the post, enjoy it, and within a few months, you can see that the dye has entered your brain. https://t.co/3Mv1bAwC6d
– Juan Cruz Alvarez (@Juanito77ok) November 17, 2025
“Just save the post and enjoy it in a few months.” Apparently the dye got into his brain.“, fired a country boy, hot, referring to the hair color the Canadian was wearing in the photo.
He then compared Villeneuve’s criticism of Colapinto to other criticism that Ralph Schumacher made of Lewis Hamilton. “You see, these dissatisfied former pilots aren’t just fighting Franco? It’s a general thing! There are people who are aging very badly, unfortunately…” Alvarez slid.
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