The Argentine’s first contact is over Franco Colapinto at the Las Vegas circuit in the GP of this city. The Formula 1 A special weekend begins since the 2024 season can begin to be defined here. The young Argentine had an outstanding performance again thinking about the possibility of improving the development of the Williams which had to be rebuilt after the difficult competition held in Brazil and where the team of British origin had a false step.
In general, the first test session for a debutant driver is usually to be able to understand the whims of a car in the face of the conditions proposed by each of the sectors of a demanding and technical drawing such as the Las Vegas drawing. Franco Colapinto had an initial session that helped him get to know the circuit and be able to decipher the chances of demanding and understanding his car.
After the first training session, Colapinto placed 17th being the second driver who completed the most laps, completing a total of 28 laps on the American track. This means that the Argentine had the freedom to familiarize himself with this circuit and begin to find the limits not only of the circuit but also of his unit, which responded correctly. This first session was dominated by Lewios Hamilton’s Mercedes Benz.
The Englishman always seemed firm and confident in his participation and from the beginning of the session you could already see Hamilton’s intentions, appearing with some surprise, surpassing the Red Bulls and McLarens that seemed to be the candidates. Behind Hamilton finished his teammate George Russell and Lando Norris He completed the top three while Max Verstappen placed fifth.
The checkered flag marked the end of the session and in this way the Argentine finished in 17th place with a time of 1m38s025, finishing 3 seconds behind the best of the initial session. Without a doubt this was a good run using the intermediate tire compounds and the softer ones, hoping to improve their performance in the next run that will take place starting at 3 in the morning Argentine time.