20.12.2024 James Vowles: There is interest in Colapinto. Red Bull wants to wait a little and see what happens at the end of the season

Vowles confirmed Red Bull`s interest in Colapinto. Williams` manager admitted that the Austrian team is interested in Franco Colapinto and could buy out his contract. As previously reported, we are talking about an amount of approximately $20 million.
In case of a successful deal, Colapinto will take the place of Sergio Perez.
There is interest in Colapinto. I can already talk about this. But at this stage the matter has not yet reached beyond interest. And as far as I can tell, most of this information comes from the press. Red Bull wants to wait a little and see what happens at the end of the season.
Vowles also confirmed that Colapinto`s level of performance is more than enough to deserve a place in Formula 1:
The short answer is yes. Of course, you can go back to the stage in Brazil, where he had incidents. Return to Las Vegas, where there were also incidents. But at that moment Franco was even faster than Gasly, and began the lap too close to the opponent`s car. Well, you know how it ended for Gasly.
Colapinto has potential and great speed behind the wheel of the car. And that`s exactly what you look for in a racer. “At the same time, given the hype around him and the enormous pressure he is under, Franco is very calm and collected, ” Vowles said.
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