Lo que hizo Colapinto en la tv britanica, les dejo sin palabras

What Colapinto said on British TV left them speechless. Colapinto dazzles the British press with his charisma. There are drivers who are fast. And there are drivers who, in addition to being fast, are magnetic. Who enter a room and all the cameras are drawn to them. Who open their mouths and people want to hear more. Who, on a rainy kart track in England, in the middle of a Formula 1 break, manage to turn an entertainment exercise into the most talked-about video of the week. Franco Colapinto is one of the latter. And Sky Sports, the most important motorsport television network in Great Britain, has just discovered him in the best possible way. The challenge at Silverstone During the Formula 1 break due to the cancellation of events in the Middle East, Sky Sports organized an activity at the kart track of the legendary Silverstone circuit. The proposal was simple and fun: five kart racers would take to the track, one of them a professional driver, and the special guest had to identify which one. The special guest was Franco Colapinto. The track was wet. The karts were fitted with slicks, the smooth tires designed for dry conditions. A combination that in the karting world is known as an instant humbling experience. "Slicks in the rain? That's typically English, isn't it? That's how it's done at Silverstone," Colapinto commented with his trademark smile, as he watched the first few laps from the pits. The number 43 as a clue From the very first moment, Colapinto's gaze was drawn to the number 43, the same number he uses on his Alpine A526 in Formula 1. And what he saw, he liked. "I like number 35... no, wait, number 43. He's doing things with the steering wheel, things with the car," he said almost to himself, with that mix of driver's intuition and fanatic's enthusiasm that makes him so endearing. While the other participants circled the kart track with varying results, Colapinto analyzed aloud, sharing his observations with the Sky Sports team with a naturalness that charmed everyone present. He wasn't a distant judge evaluating from afar. He was someone who loves racing, who feels it, who gets involved in every lap even if he's not the one behind the wheel. He followed each lap with an attention that spoke volumes about who Franco is when he's near a race car, any car. He lamented when his chosen one had a bad start. He was thrilled when it began to climb through the field. And when number 43 took the lead and started to pull away from the rest, Colapinto exclaimed: "And then, two corners from the finish, number 43's kart stopped. Mechanical failure." The driver who was poised for a commanding victory was left stranded on the track. Colapinto's reaction was immediate and utterly genuine: Despite the mechanical mishap, Colapinto completed the challenge correctly: he identified the professional driver before the checkered flag. His choice fell on number 8, who happened to be third on the starting grid. And when the driver's identity was revealed, the surprise was twofold: it was Alex Brundle, son of the legendary Martin Brundle, former Formula 1 driver and current star commentator for Sky Sports. A name that has its own history with Colapinto. The circle closes A week later, the two met, cleared things up, and Brundle admitted that the misunderstanding had been his responsibility. And now, at Silverstone, Colapinto not only identified Brundle's son as the professional driver in the group, but he cheered him on loudly throughout the race and was utterly outraged when the car failed him two corners from the finish. What Sky Sports Didn't Expect The British network organized the challenge as an entertainment exercise. What they got was something more valuable: a window into the personality of a driver who, in just a few months, has become one of the most beloved on the grid. Not only for his results, although that's part of it. Tenth in China and seventh in Miami in his first full Formula 1 season, the best of the rest behind the four big teams—Mercedes, McLaren, Ferrari, and Red Bull—in the American race. But for what he conveys when he's not racing. For that ability to be completely himself in front of a camera. For shouting "Go, 43!" at an English kart track with the same intensity he would from the stands of La Bombonera. For genuinely indignant when mechanical problems rob someone of victory. For making any activity, however simple, something worth watching. The British press has been watching Colapinto for months. And what he sees, game by game, event by event, only confirms what they've known in Argentina for a long time. This kid from Pilar is special. #colapinto #messi #britishpress #f1 #motorsport #canada #sainz #alonso #formula1 #racing #argentina #alpinef1 #checoperez #canadagp #spanishpress #gasly