The new Alpine driver, Franco Colapinto appeared unexpectedly in the world of Formula 1 leaving everyone with a big surprise for its conductive quality, even those responsible for Red Bull. Those qualities that in just nine events managed to shake the shelves of the big teams. But the Argentine’s path was not easy and it all started in karting, then the idea of ​​following a path that would take him to the highest category forced Franco Colapinto to look for opportunities in school categories on European lands.
Franco not only managed to revive the passion of motorsport lovers in our country. Also It generated interest and rekindled the passion of the promising young people and the response came quickly and forcefully.. In the last few hours it was confirmed that a young Argentine will begin racing in Spanish Formula 4, the same category in which Colapinto himself began his journey. Santiago Baztarrica is the 17-year-old pilot who will travel to Spain in the coming days to start the 2025 season.
Born on July 9, in the province of Buenos Aires, he stood out racing in the different Karting categories at the national level and becoming a protagonist in one of the most important Formula categories in our country. These achievements and the sensation called Colapinto opened doors for him in the old continent to develop a test in the Spanish category. The young man knew how to do things and now his participation for this season is confirmed.
Santiago will join the TC Racing team that is based in the city of Madrid. The team has two years of experience in Spanish Formula 4 and has already shown its qualities by quickly becoming one of the most important teams. The name of the team is the initials of its owner. Another important point in this young man’s career. The owner of this team is the goalkeeper of Real Madrid and the Belgian national team, Thibaut Courtois.
Spanish Formula 4 is one of the most important European motorsport school categories with the greatest projection for young drivers. With a car that technically demands and teaches. A Tatuus chassis with an engine that reaches a power of 170 horsepower with an aerodynamic package that compels and demands to pilots when handling and understanding the performance of the units. The The speed of this car is 240 km/h.
The performance of Franco not only positioned Argentina again on the most important level of world motorsportsbut it aroused the interest of several important figures in the automotive world. Flavio Briatore set his eyes and his interests on Franco Colapinto. The FIA, International Automobile Federation, made clear its interest in having our country in the annual calendar of Formula 1, having the Buenos Aires city racetrack as the headquarters for a possible date in a future season.