Ex-F1 driver Karun Chandhok has warned Williams driver Franco Colapinto {that a} change to Pink Bull alongside Max Verstappen “can be too quickly” and that it “may destroy him”.
Colapinto’s F1 future continues to be a scorching subject after his run of spectacular performances for Williams.
The Argentine has scored factors twice since making his F1 debut on the Italian Grand Prix rather than Logan Sargeant.
With Williams’ driver line-up sorted for subsequent yr, Colapinto has been linked with doable strikes to Sauber and the Pink Bull household.
Sauber introduced Gabriel Bortoleto as their second driver for subsequent yr, that means Pink Bull or RB are Colapinto’s solely likelihood to be on the grid in 2025.
A seat might be out there at both of Pink Bull’s F1 groups in the event that they lastly determine to axe Sergio Perez.
Then it comes right down to which driver Pink Bull put alongside Verstappen in 2025.
Colapinto might be an possibility – however Chandhok feels he’s not fairly prepared.
Talking on the Sky Sports activities F1 podcast, Chandhok mentioned: “I believe it received fuelled a bit extra when Christian Horner wandered right down to “Clearly, there’s conversations happening. My private view is, he’s clearly very fast [and] very proficient.
“I believe we’ll all admit together with Williams that it’s been a little bit of a shock as a result of his junior formulation report didn’t recommend he’s going to be pretty much as good as he has been.
“Perhaps he’s simply nicely suited to an F1 automotive or the fashion of driving. However it might be a mistake to place him in a Pink Bull.
“I believe it might be too early. In the event that they have been speaking about placing him in an RB, that may be a superb, good choice and profession development for him. I believe in the event that they put him in a Pink Bull alongside Max, it may destroy him. It could be too quickly.”
With Pink Bull sitting third within the F1 constructors’ championship behind McLaren and Ferrari, strengthening their driver line-up must be a high precedence.
If not Colpainto, Pink Bull have Liam Lawson or Yuki Tsunoda to select from.
