The Formula 1 It’s like that. There is neither more nor less than what was experienced last weekend with Franco Colapinto and his Williams at the Las Vegas GP. The highest category proposes a series of specific requirements for those who want to run and be part of this circus. The pressures are daily. They are part of the daily life of the pilots and only those who are trained to understand, assimilate and live with them will be the ones who can survive in this jungle where the strongest eat the weakest without any contemplation. And this is law even to the most consecrated ones like Max Verstappen or Fernando Alonso himself
Franco has proven to have that DNA capable of facing Formula 1. The days before and their stories off the track. The arrival of a race after the strong blow of Brazil. The disturbing feeling of being able to understand a car of this magnitude again and the obligation to continue proving that everything that is said about him is true. These are just a part of the pressures to which the pilots are subjected, in this case the Argentine Franco Colapinto.
But there is also pressure from fans. The idea of ​​an almost perfect pilot as a result of a good result that only marks the established course and the capacity that he must demonstrate over time. Today Colapinto is in a demonstration stage. To convince whoever it concerns that your ability is up to the demands of Formula 1. In this process the errors take on greater magnitude and the problems are permanent companions that usually help the mistakes. Only temper will be able to combat them.
Being part of a starting grid that only houses 20 drivers from around the world is not easy. There are many thousands of young people who begin the path that can lead them to F1, but in the process they are left out and that creates a bottleneck that perhaps allows them to reach only one person. So we have to understand where we stand. What happened a couple of months ago and what could happen in the next few days and that I was able to seal the story around the definitions that are yet to come.
Argentine successism is the main enemy that Franco Colapinto’s moments must face today. The young pilot crashed in Brazil. He arrived in Las Vegas during his stormiest days due to his private life. He went out for a spin on a street track with a recovered car and a floor that does not comply with the rules of a circuit were the seasonings for a different weekend. To this we must add that when he came for a historic lap, fate led him to hit the wall, destroying the car again. Another mistake that marked its moment.
All this added to the possibility of being part of the world champion team alongside one of the greatest figures in world motorsports like Max Verstappen where nothing is done at random and where every second of coexistence can be the last. Having all this in just a handful of competitions in F1 generates a wealth of sensations that alter your temper. and the serenity of any everyday human being.
So he had to go out to race in a competition after putting the car back together and having the doctor clear him as a result of the strong blow that shook his entire body and put his health at risk. In this context, the Argentine left the pits and arrived in 14th place, saving the team’s honor since his teammate was out of the race early. This is Formula 1. It is dizzying and delirious. It is a roller coaster of sensations and high moments that shakes people mentally and takes them from one place to another in just a second, almost like speed on a track.
Today we have to establish ourselves and stop in the reality that we live with Franco Colapinto. We should leave that successism aside to understand that the things that happen are clear situations of destiny that must be written every minute respecting the maelstrom that Formula 1 demands to be part of this circus, but we fans must undergo that examination of conscience to be able to enjoy what is happening. But Franco must also understand that life in Formula 1 only requires being correct and not stepping wrong. Otherwise everyone knows which is the exit door.