The Albon-matching elements of Colapinto's maiden F1 grand prix
A surprise call-up to Williams in place of Logan Sargeant threw rookie Franco Colapinto in at the deep end, but he impressed the team with a strong first attempt at Monza. Autosport has dug into his race and lap time data - and why he's perhaps closer to Alex Albon than Sargeant ever was
Franco Colapinto only discovered that he had graduated to Formula 1 on the Tuesday before the Italian Grand Prix. Shuffling the deck and making a mid-season driver switch is bold enough, but to do so between the races of a double-header would usually border upon the audacious.
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