Rookie driver Franco Colapinto laughed off comparisons to Lionel Messi as he prepares to become the first Argentine to race in Formula One for 23 years.
Aug 29, 2024 at 10:55 AM ETMONZA, Italy —
“It’s very difficult to feel as Lionel Messi, I don’t know how it is to feel that,” a bemused Colapinto said at Monza on Thursday. He has driven only one practice session for Williams, at the British GP last month using Sargeant’s car. But he said the hours he has put in in the simulator and conversations with the engineers will help him with the steep learning curve.
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