“I do the same sport”: esports champion’s bizarre reply on Franco Colapinto | OneFootball

Bruno Coleff won the silver medal in the Assetto Corsa GT Esports event at the 2026 South American Games in Santa Fe. After this brilliant achievement, he recalled the time he faced Franco Colapinto in a simulator session and surprised everyone with an unusual comment about the Argentine Formula 1 driver.

“I already beat him,” Bruno said firmly when a La Capital reporter asked him who would come out on top in a head-to-head against Colapinto.

He also recalled that victory came at an event organized by a sponsor of the current Alpine driver, explaining: “Franco was in Formula 2 at the time. There was an open pre-qualifying round, and the winners competed in a series of races. Then there was a final grid, those people raced against Colapinto, and the winner got a special prize. I qualified third, Colapinto qualified tenth. So both I and several others beat him.”

Coleff’s most curious response came when he was asked whether he considers himself a fan of Colapinto. “I support him. But look, I practice the same sport. It’s very complicated to admire another athlete in your own sport. Especially because I had the experience of racing against him,” he said, drawing a parallel between eSports and motorsport.

Later, he clarified: “Obviously I can’t get into a Formula 1 car and do what he does. He’s a genius, a great one. But it’s much easier to admire people from another sport.”

Coleff was not the only member of the eSports team to win medals at the 2026 South American Games. Daniela Arias took gold in EA Sports FC, and the Valorant team also reached the top step of the podium. Meanwhile, Lautaro Zuviría won bronze in EA Sports FC.

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