Colapinto first F1 points ‘a fantastic feeling’ after Azerbaijan GP

Williams’ Franco Colapinto has stated his first points in Formula 1 ‘is a fantastic feeling’ as the Argentine contributed to the team’s double-points finish at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

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Colapinto, at the second time of asking, has bagged his first set of championship points which is something his predecessor failed to do all season. As such Colapinto becomes the 353rd driver to take their maiden set of points.

The Argentine completed the race down in eighth, the same place he started after he benefitted from Lewis Hamilton’s pit lane start when the Mercedes team changed his power unit.

This is combined with Colapinto’s teammate, Alexander Albon taking home a points finish in seventh, it gives the Williams team their first double-points finish since the 2023 United States Grand Prix.

On the achievement, Colapinto said: 

“To score my first points in Formula 1 is a fantastic feeling. I’m so proud of this team for what we’ve already been able to achieve together. I’m delighted to have points on the board to show for all the hard work and effort we’ve been putting in with it only being my second race.

“We had good pace today being very close to the Aston. To finish seventh and eighth alongside Alex means we’re now P8 in the Constructors’ Championship which is a good step forward and a motivator for the team.”

With 10 points in the bag for Williams, it means that the team will climb a place in the championship overtaking Alpine for eighth in the constructors table.

Respectively, it means Alpine dropped to ninth three points behind Williams whilst Haas F1 remain 13 points ahead in seventh. 

However, the team are looking forward to a potential upgrade to hopefully build upon their two-race momentum, having taken points in both Monza and now Baku. The team have reported this new upgrade will being set to be introduced on the car in Singapore this weekend.

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Kamron Kent

Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.