How did FRANCO COLAPINTO get into F1?

[@danielgonzale26]

Thanks for the report. As an Argentine, I want to see Franco at the top. It would be the best tribute to Fangio, Gonzalez, Reutemann and so many other Argentines in F1.

[@veronicamartin1115]

Completely agree..❤

[@santbits]

Looking forward to see him racing in Brazil! Go Franco! 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@cliffblackburn5880]

I know this is 6 days later but I think he looks a lot like Senna and I think he can be the next big name if properly given the chance. Very impressed with his race

[@ec7287]

I'd give your comment extra thumbs up if I could. He's another Senna, and he arrives at the same time as another up and comer, Piastri. I hope to be around long enough to see these two go at it.

[@stephenritchie3829]

Kym, have a watch of some of Franco's Spanish F4 races, he is a natural talent, knowing him I can attest to the fact he's a racer through n through. He's worked his ass off every season he has raced just to keep advancing and while sponsors pay thats the same for every one of the kids coming up but only on merit. Once you get to know Franco, you'll see under the skin of his boyish charm inside is a Lion and nothing will deter him from doing all he can to prove himself in F1, Fernando i'm sure will tell you similar :). I'm sure were going to see a whole lot more of him and his success in years to come that we will all enjoy. Nice video, keep up your great work 👍

[@pao_2031]

Found Franco's burner

[@akcsamiru]

@@pao_2031nah just british ppl who dislike an argentine

[@Lenna_Argenta]

​@@akcsamiru los ARGENTINOS somos encantadores, más Franco, es un amor, y dónde hay un ARGENTINO, pasan cosas lindas ❤😎🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@toni8003]

Baku called, the kid's got talent and scored points!

[@internauta4181]

James Vowles is a very smart man , he knows what he is doing , for Franco to be seating in a Williams car is not a mistake , best wishes to Franco & Williams team !

[@TanyaMadridMarich]

So proud of our F1 driver, Franco Colapinto! 🏁🏎⭐ Greetings from Argentina. 🙋🏼‍♀️🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@KymIllman]

He is quite the driver and a great bloke

[@DanielArnolf]

Bravo Franco !! Who knows, maybe the next Fangio on the making.

[@exzelzo]

I can see a bright future for this kid, great talent & great passion for winning. Support from Indonesia

[@guillerminamuller5478]

Kym, I have always loved your content but watching you talk about my country and driver just hits different! 🇦🇷

[@KymIllman]

I appreciate that!

[@Max_Flashheart]

I wish Franco the best and seeing rookies on the track is good for the sport.

[@Marbeary]

Baku we have bearman and colapinto wish lawson and antonelli be out in the grid all at the same time at least in practice.

[@facundosoler2200]

We are super thrilled here in Argentina to once again have an F1 driver earning points on an official F1 race after 40 years (Massacane back in 2001 but he didn't score any points over that season). ♥ Thank you for covering his story ! I've just come across your channel and subscribed ! :)

[@melisamacarenafarias5071]

Los que venimos bancando a Franco en esas carreras a la madrugada, esa tarde lluviosa en el aca, orgullosos de el ahora en la f1, siempre creimos en vos❤🇦🇷

[@agustinfornasari2078]

Franco is awesome 🙌🏼

[@DrXupetin]

A pleasure to meet you Sir, I appreciate your insight into Franco and I highlight the quality of your photographs. my respect 🙏🙏🙏

[@aaron_ow]

If Franco can make a good impression with Williams then I wouldn't be surprised if he gets a call up from another team for the 26' season.

[@danielcalero3929]

He was not born in the city of Buenos Aires. In Argentina there are two districts called Buenos Aires. One is the capital city of Argentina (the city in 1:27). The "other Buenos Aires" is a province (state). In that state Franco was born. More precisely in the city of Pilar (42 km northwest of the city of Buenos Aires).

[@ciberxeneize]

Thanks Kym for making this video! Its just great to know thouse funny details about the Women of the Paddock in Italy. In Argentina there is much we still dont know about F1. Just as a commnent, it wont be Brasil the first race full of Argentina people. I bet that in Miami there will be a lot of fans since there is a lot of people from our country living there. Best Regards

[@paradisonicaable]

Vamos Franquito 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@lucianoDe]

Its very nice listening to you taking about Franco. You know a lot about F1. Nice video!

[@erikastiesch4705]

I think he's great! Loved how smoothly he controled it after dipping into the gravel...shows great skill and cool headedness! I will enjoy watching him race, and Ollie this weekend too....i think K-mag will spend this weekend with his family

[@nerina1741]

Vamosss Franco, we can't wait to see him in Baku for the first time!! 🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@milunv9524]

Argentina en la casaaa!!!

[@QueenBeaTravels]

I wanna see both Franco and Ollie go through the castle section. This will be a big race to see what they got.

[@KymIllman]

Sure will be

[@salgue3690]

HE DID IT!!

[@tomporcinus]

Great info on a young driver, thank you. Also of note is that your subscriber count is climbing, nice to see you are getting recognized.

[@KymIllman]

We are working hard so it is nice to see results!

[@tanyr1214]

Muchas gracias por los subtitulos en español!!

[@tulookaccesorios9229]

Great video Kym!! Vamos Franco!! 🇦🇷

[@_surge11]

Awesome story about the young fella. Thanks Kym.

[@annabelresola3595]

Vamosss Franco!!! 🇦🇷🇦🇷💪

[@danieloscarhernandez2637]

Franco es Lennon en F1 !!! Muy lindo video !!! Exitos

[@marcelozampieri6516]

Gracias Kym! Muy profesional tu informe Saludos desde la tierra del sol y del buen vino! Mendoza Argentina

[@moisescarneirofilho]

Colapinto is the GUY in the New F1! 👏👏🇧🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@pedrocanoero1]

Good chronicle! I think if Williams does not make a risky decision for next year, Colapinto will go to another team and Williams will lose the best option for marketing, performance and future projection in recent years in F1 ☝🏆🏁

[@nicolasjorgesorabilla6413]

Messi already sent franco a signed jersey after Monza

[@I_Evo]

Brazil's going to be fun for him, there's certainly going to be some hilarity over Franco's name there.

[@giraffe1381]

Wait, why? I wanna know

[@I_Evo]

@@giraffe1381 Have a look at an earlier comment that gives details of his parents.

[@matheusmmaus]

@@giraffe1381 Cola = Glue Pinto = 🍆

[@gabrielayala1182]

@@giraffe1381 His italian last name Colapinto have funny meaning in spanish and portuguese. Something like "I paint arse"

[@giraffe1381]

@@gabrielayala1182 lol no way 😭

[@jk_lamb]

Vamos franco! 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@Max1on1]

Great review, thank you sir!

[@cocolongo]

Vamos Franco!

[@deweberis2709]

You've asked in a previous video. Franco 'StickDick' Colapinto parents are: Aníbal Colapinto [ITA] y Andrea Trofimczuk [POL]. Did you know that in 1954 F1 had EIGHT Argentinian drivers in F1 🤔

[@chrismuz]

True, but only Fangio competed in all (except in Indianapolis) races.

[@gabrielayala1182]

Why "ITA-POL" when both parents are ARGENTINE??? And Franco is Argentine. Do you even know Argentina was made by Europeans? (therefore our last names)

[@fmendezgnu]

Actually, Anibal Colapinto is argentinean and Andrea Trofimczuk is italian

[@gabrielayala1182]

@@fmendezgnu Both parents are argentines. Anibal with spanish and italian roots, Andrea with ucranian and italian roots... Just like 60% of argentines...

[@yolandadelvallefernandez7089]

Answer: with EFFORT!!!!! GREETINGS FROM ARGENTINA ❤

[@zimzum7937]

First channel I ✔️ when I open KZbin. 2nd when I hit Insta(Sorry Max goes 1st there😉). Thanks for all of the content you create!

[@dergrunepunkt]

Ship to Argentina is not a problem, I buy stuff abroad all the time and nothing get lost anymore (it used to be different), that said, the service is slow.

[@KymIllman]

There’s a drama here with taking passport details required to ship to your country. It contains privacy laws as it stands now and the workaround is ridiculously expensive.

[@miloodidi]

Well we are really proud of him 🎉 gOd bless his soul in F1 ❤ greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷

[@KymIllman]

He is really showing some talent in F1!

[@gracielamancuso3056]

El nene de Argentina

[@ElPierdolito]

Come on KZbin! Sir Philips gives us info NO ONE ELSE GIVES US, your algorithm sucks! ;) having said that .... SIR ILLMAN, thank you AGAIN, for another awesome and informative video!

[@Javier-tw4cn]

A little correction, he's from Pilar, not Buenos Aires. It's quite confusing since Buenos Aires is both an autonomous city and a region

[@lindariver4111]

Donde queda pilar ? en buenos aires 😂, es lo mismo q sepamos nosotros los argentinos cada ciudad de una provincia de otro país.

[@alejandrorios3344]

Estamos re manija 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@91kotwa]

I need to see that: Kym: Franco, english or spanish? The rest is a history 😂

[@matheusmmaus]

4:30 The 2024 São Paulo GP is already sold out since last November.

[@FabJK4]

There were a few tickets available (Heineken Village and the VIP Lounge) prior to the Italian GP.

[@GuidoAlonso]

There surely are many from Argentina who already had their tickets, just out of passion for automobilism and Sao Paulo being the closest F1 race to home. What is certain to happen now is that they'll be way louder than if Franco wasn't racing.

[@matheusmmaus]

@@GuidoAlonso for sure, people come from all around the world for the São Paulo GP but won’t be the sea of Argentinians like Kym said, since there aren’t many options available for those who just want to see Colapinto

[@madLphnt]

​@@matheusmmaus why not?

[@GuidoAlonso]

​@@matheusmmaus agreed.

[@KaueLima]

Hope to see the video you already recorded for Gabriel Bortoleto signing Audi very soon 👀

[@pibelocal]

I entrust you with advising Franco when he is in the paddock. No country flags here. Vamos Franco!

[@michaeloxlong5697]

I'd like to bring up that I didn't hear sky sports mention Colapinto a signle time during the race broadcast. Absolute shame, and yet another instance of the sky crews abhorrent homerism. If Colapinto were British they wouldn't have gone more than 3 seconds without praising him.

[@gerazuttion]

🇦🇷❤ Vamos F1anco!!!

[@manuelsilva9979]

I correction i would suggest to the video is that you showed a picture of the City of Buenos Aires but Colapinto was born in the Province of Buenos Aires in the city of Pilar, it's kinda like Washington and Washington DC. What makes it even more confusing is that the city of BA shares a border with the province 😂.

[@8tonystark8]

Fandango Capuccino

[@KymIllman]

Clem Fandango

[@guidoie]

Even with a slow car like Williams’ he’s looking pretty good

[@indioargento]

These Argentines are here to stay... they are good at everything!... greetings from Argentina ;)

[@89Red]

Lot of Argentinians in Mexico so that's going to be a good one for him too.

[@Franco_Ctti]

Eso es un mito.

[@argumento99]

Vamos Franco!!!

[@charlyj]

Franco is doing great.

[@KymIllman]

He sure is!

[@valentinfarias7134]

Great Analysis, Kim. Here in argentina we are super happy to have Colapinto in f1. The news took us as a gentle surprise, and we are enjoying it enormously. Regards from Buenos Aires.

[@marm317]

Vamos Franco!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@stalkingcats]

Vamos Vamos Vamos!

[@alastairhatt360]

Is it me or does he look like a young Ayrton Senna? 🤔

[@Oktolibre]

Yes, he looks like Ayrton Senna

[@theopoiesis]

Formula 1 can go way popular if they manage to keep Franco on the run

[@MikeRochac]

He looks a lot like Ayrton....

[@aatiyah7440]

first comment, keep it up kym

[@shubhamparate3379]

4:25 Wait until an Indian driver gets to F1, then your entire social media will be flooded with the Tricolour 🇮🇳.

[@awtriphop]

Bienvenido a las fuerzas del cielo

[@humberto.celleri]

This young driver uses #KenBlock (and former #AUDI partner ) number #43 ... Difting Mode Active ... 🔥 And he also has a similar vibe to Ayrton Senna, What do you think? #KitIllman

[@mickey-doublev]

#43 is F1 Academy Williams Driver Lia Blocks late fathers number she will probably see it for the first time on the Williams car in person at Singapore when she races there

[@Skeletalscenes]

Kym, 5 years in a row i am making my pilgrimage to Singapore Gp. where can spot you?

[@dampaul13]

5'9"

[@thetruebatman4632]

It’s very funny how these kids are like “My goal is to win F2 and earn an F1 seat..” Funny as in SHULLBIT.

[@WindowsNie]

Like fr

[@grinch-selda]

Franco pronto se tomará una foto con Messi en Estados Unidos. Messi ya lo espera para comerse un asado ,disfrutar y compartir 🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷💙🤍💙👍🏻

[@waltero.8957]

As a longtime argentinian fan of Kym I must say 🔘🔘⚪🟡⚪🔘🔘

[@gustavobortolotto-bf3sk]

Que pena el error de Williams en Singapur .

[@gw2031]

The young guns are knocking on the door now ! Fresh blood in F1 !

[@akcsamiru]

🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@zyzzrevolution166]

You want to win a championship with your brand? just seat an Argentinian behind the wheel

[@Travelling_Jonoberries]

This may not necessarily be the appropriate place for this comment, however Kim Sky Sports Martin B has come out today with that Riccardo will be replaced in 2025 by Lawson? What’s your call?

[@24434027]

🇦🇷🏆

[@Poshipo]

🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@GermanGonzalez-1990]

🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@faviorodriguez4926]

💪💪💪💪💪♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️👍👍👍👍👍

[@jorgeruffa6303]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@BigBisalreadytaken]

Youngin's

[@HgArgen]

1:27 this is the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Franco was born in Pilar, a city from Buenos Aires Province. Only the name is simiar. And, yes... It has no sense at all...

[@matheusmmaus]

🧴🐣

[@ValSimmons-n5s]

I Think Zane Maloney would have been a Better Bet!

[@Hydrnaught]

I don't know who he is but I do know he hasn't got a job in f1 next year. Pity really, need to get rid of these old farts taking up grid spaces.

[@nickvanduijn5603]

First😂

[@LynwoodSumner]

Once again, Mick Schumacher got screwed over! 😢

[@paultruesdale7680]

He had his chance and some big offs

[@janicecefia7619]

Why in the hell didn't Williams pick mick

[@danielgonzale26]

because he never proved to be a better driver. He Is not Michael

[@mattg9971]

Lol no knock on him...great accomplishment to get to where he is...but even if his family didnt pay...his sponsors did....still a pay driver. Good for williams. Pay for the destroyed cars .

[@autisticbatman-s9t]

Crybaby Albono's dad

[@michaelcooper4986]

To be honest Mick Schumacher should have gotten the spot I'm saying that as a long suffering Williams fan

[@Franco_Ctti]

Mick Schumacher es un conductor más del montón, solo tiene portación de apellido, el no es Michael Schumacher.

[@dealwolfstriked272]

The noob that crashes....a lot?!

[@cessactdm]

as much as I dislike argentians (no, I'm not brazilian) I really hope the kid does well. these hopes for him stem mostly of a "keep americans out of F1" feeling than anything else really since he the so-called "driver" Colapinto replaced was from the United States of America.

[@GuidoAlonso]

Lol "dislike Argentinians"... "keep Americans out of F1". Lovely person here...

[@cessactdm]

@@GuidoAlonso yes, my friends and family call me that all the time. thank you.

[@dalecooper9942]

Cola Pinto? Really? No jokes?