2025 season Formula 1 It’s getting close to the end. All eyes are on the three candidates for the world championship: Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen, who, if successful, will become a five-time champion. Second to last Grand Prize This year is already underway in Qatar and although the situation of the French Alpine team is very complicated on the track –Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto They finished 19th and 20th respectively in the sprint race, and outside they found a way to blow off some steam and focus on another passion their drivers share: football. Thus, its pilots starred in a fun video in which they recalled the unforgettable World Cup final between Argentina and France. Which happened on that stage nearly three years ago.
Colapinto and Gasly are football fans. The Frenchman is a Paris Saint-Germain fan and the Argentine is a Boca Juniors fan. They are both extremely passionate about the sport and considering the history between their teams, when they were paired on the grid, it was impossible not to encourage them to talk about what happened on December 18, 2022.
Just through Qatar Grand PrixThe pilots were asked to remember what happened at Lusail Stadium. “Is there a better place to ask Pierre and Franco about their World Cup knowledge than Qatar?”Alpine commented in a video clip he shared on social media. “Franco and Pierre are in Doha, where there was obviously a major sporting event two years ago. France versus Argentina in the World Cup final,” Gasly said. Likewise, he commented that he had the opportunity to be at the match, noting that it was an “amazing experience, beyond the goals,” a comment that made his teammate laugh.
“I think you have some questions to remind us of that A beautiful and painful night“, warned the Frenchman with a mixture of sympathy and sarcasm. They then prepared to answer various questions about the 2022 World Cup. Colapinto was asked about the team that Argentina beat in the semi-final and he answered correctly, “Croatia.” Gasly was asked who scored for France in the final and he did not just answer that the three goals had come from “Kylian Mbappé”But instead he crossed his arms at chest height and his hands under his armpits, which is the classic position of a footballer when scoring goals.
When his turn came, Franco remembered the three goals scored by the Argentine national team, two of them Lionel Messi And one of Angel Di Maria. As for who won the Golden Shoe, they said: “Messi, Messi, Messi”. With his characteristic mischief, the Argentine did not hesitate to shout: “Messi’s goal is a wonderful goal.”.
Gasly was then challenged to name the France squad for the 2022 tournament. He mentioned Hugo Lloris, Jules Kounde, Theo Hernandez, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Chouamini, Ousmane Dembélé, Kylian Mbappé, Adrien Rabiot, Olivier Giroud, Dayo Upamecano and Antoine Griezmann. “I think I’ll start by naming all the players,” he commented with amusement and talked about his fanaticism.
“You’re good”Colapinto recognized him and took the opportunity to make a hurtful comment. “Do you know what Depo was doing in the penalty shootout?” He asked him as he started to move in place with the intention of imitating the gestures and steps taken by Emiliano Martinez during the penalty shootout. “You’re doing it right!”“, warned the Frenchman.
After that, it was the Belarense driver’s turn to remember his team’s lineup. He mentioned Emiliano “Depo” Martinez, Nahuel Molina, Cristian “Coti” Romero, Angel Di Maria, Lionel Messi, Nicolas Otamendi and Enzo Fernandez, the “stinging spider”, referring to Julian Alvarez, Rodrigo de Paul, Alexis McAllister and Gonzalo Montiel. Finally they asked both of them Who will be the winner of the 2026 World Cup?. Gasly did not hesitate: “France, France! Long live France!” Colapinto was more circumspect and limited his response: “I’d rather not talk, because if you do before it happens it will be bad luck.”.