Franco Colapinto has completed just five Grands Prix in Formula 1, and he's already brought his first custom helmet to the sport.

Honouring Carlos Reutemann, the lid in Car #43 sees a clean look with yellow, white, and blue surrounding the visor and the Argentinian flag featuring on each side.

Subtle gold lines separate each element for additional flair to bring the entire look together in a modern 2024 way.

Franco Colapinto has unveiled a special helmet for the races in Mexico City and Sao Paulo.

The lid is a modern remake of Carlos Reutemann's design.

Franco became the first F1 points scorer from Argentina since Carlos Reutemann.

Carlos Reutemann made 146 Grand Prix starts between 1972 and 1982.

He secured 12 victories, three of which came with Williams.

Franco now carries the flag for Argentina in F1.

We think it's going to look great with the Mercado Libre engine cover.

Vamos Franco. En honor a Lole.

Carlos had the same design, although even simpler than Franco's rendition, with the Argentinian flag surrounded by the yellow box running behind his head.

A fitting tribute from Franco, then, to a driver whose footsteps he is treading in.

Not only is our 2024 driver the first Argentine racer to score points since Carlos, but Franco made new F1 history for his nation by driving for Williams Racing.

Carlos spent two full seasons at Grove in 1980 and 1981 before leaving early in the 1982 season, taking three victories and 12 further podiums in his time with us.

Just a single point separated Carlos from becoming an F1 champion in one of the sport's tightest title fights, and a gearbox issue in the season finale cruelly saw pole position slip to P8 and no points.

Franco is bringing back Carlos' helmet to F1 in a Williams Racing car some 42 years after it last appeared in the FW07C at the 1982 Brazilian GP.

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Franco Colapinto started karting at the age of nine. He won the Argentinian Championship in 2016 and again in 2018. In 2018 Franco begun his European single seat journey, entering the final round of the FIA Spanish F4 season, taking a win and a second place. Franco was scouted by Fernando Alonso's team FA Racing by Drivex, signing him up for the 2019 season.

In 2019, Franco achieved eleven victories, 13 podiums and 10 pole positions, being crowned the Spanish F4 champion. Following this, Franco started his 2020 season by securing his second single seater title after taking the rookie championship win in the 2020 Castrol Toyota Racing Series, adding another race win, a pole position and eight further podium finishes to his tally.

For the second leg of the 2020 season Franco Colapinto returned to Europe to compete in the Formula Renault Euro cup with MP Motorsport, taking two race wins and nine podiums to finish third in the championship as the highest ranked rookie

In 2021, Franco raced in Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine with MP Motorsport where he achieved two Grand Slams and a further victory and podium finish.

For the 2022 season, Franco moved up to FIA F3 with Van Amersfoort Racing chasing his childhood dream to reach the pinnacle of motor racing, Formula 1. The Argentinian immediately made his mark by taking pole position in his first ever FIA F3 Qualifying and went on to win 2 races and 5 podiums in his rookie year.

In January 2023, Franco joined the Williams Racing Driver Academy Programme and went on to compete in the FIA Formula 3 Championship. He had a successful sophomore season, securing two sprint race wins at Silverstone and Monza, and finished the season taking fourth place in the standings.

In October 2023, it was announced that Franco would be graduating to FIA Formula 2 in 2024 with MP Motorsport. Franco made his F2 debut with the team at the final round of the 2023 season in Abu Dhabi, performing well in preparation for the next stage in his career as part of the Williams Racing Driver Academy.

From the 2024 Italian Grand Prix until the remainder of the 2024 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season, Franco will race with Williams. He becomes the 49th Grand Prix driver for Williams Racing*, is the first Argentine driver in F1 for 23 years and the second Argentine to drive for the British outfit, following his countryman Carlos Reutemann.

2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship, MP Motorsport

2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship, MP Motorsport, 4th overall: 2 wins, 5 podiums

2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, Van Amersfoort Racing

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