Colapinto arrives at the paddock in Australia with Boca cap and mate | OneFootball

The Argentine driver appeared in the Melbourne paddock with a distinctly Argentine gesture while the Xeneize played against Lanús. This weekend he faces his first race of the season with Alpine.

Franco Colapinto has already started living his first season as a main driver in Formula 1, a leap that marks a before and after in his career and this weekend will have its first chapter at the Australian Grand Prix. This Wednesday - already Thursday in the host country - the Argentine appeared in the Melbourne circuit paddock with a very Argentine image: Boca cap on his head and mate in hand.

The scene did not go unnoticed. The Pilar native arrived at the Albert Park circuit without leaving aside his passion for football and for the Xeneize. It was not a minor detail: during the morning in Melbourne, Boca was playing against Lanús. The driver couldn't follow the match for obvious reasons, but still left his football nod with the blue and gold cap.

Despite the logistical complications of traveling due to the Gulf War conflict, the Argentine is already settled in Melbourne, where the championship will open a new technical era in Formula 1: smaller and narrower cars, active aerodynamics, and power units with greater electric prominence.

For Colapinto, who is in his third year in the world of Formula 1 but the first with a complete preseason preparation and a secured seat from the start, the challenge will be double: quickly adapting to the Alpine A526 and performing from the first qualifying within the team led by Flavio Briatore.

"I am very eager to hit the track in Melbourne and start the new season. It will be my third season in Formula 1, but it is the first time I do a complete preparation with preseason tests and compete in the first Grand Prix of the year. That was useful on a personal level to understand these new cars as we aim to have a competitive season",

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