As Sauber and Audi continue to delay making a final decision over who will complete their F1 2025 line-up, ⛦one driver is making a compelling case that s🌊houldn’t be overlooked.

Aside from Red Bull’s sister squad RB, Sauber are the only team who have a vacant seat left to fill for next season to partner new signing 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Nico Hulkenberg.

appeared well-positio🐓ne🔯d to retain his F1 seat for next year but the ongoing wait leaves some question marks as new Audi chief Mattia Binotto continues to weigh up his options.

They include 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mick Schumacher, though the current Mercedes reserve driver is not thought to be a serious co🔴ntender. Another alternative is Formula 2 championship leader Gabriel Bortoleto, who some believe is the favourite to get the nod.

While last year’s F3 champion has impressed in the jun♈ior categories, there is another young candidate Sauber should be considering - iಌf they weren’t already.

Franco Colapinto has put together a string of starring performances as a replacement for the axed 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Logan Sargeant at Williams. The 21-year-old Argentinian has p⛄erformed ad🐓mirably across his first four grand prix, and looked at home straight away in F1.

Colapinto broke168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Alex Albon’s 50-race streak of outqualifying his teammate in just his second outing in Baku, where he claimed his maiden world championship points after capitalising on168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Carlos Sainz and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez’s late crash.

He outpaced and outraced Albon in last weekend’s United States Grand Prix sprint andꦇ beat his teammate again in Sunday’s grand prix, having bounced back from a disappointing qualifying to battle his way from 17th and up to 10th.

Colapinto’s run to the points included pulling off a superb move on two-time world champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso and setting the fastest lap of the race on mediums, which he held onto until 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Esteban Ocon stole it when Alpine pitted him for softs in the closing🌳 stages.

Despite his latest eye-catching display, Colapinto insisted🃏 he “has a lot still to learn and a lot to improve”. Having witnessed his rapid ascension to F1 first-hand, Williams team principal James Vowles is convinced Colapinto has done enough to earn a full-time seat.

But there is no space at Williams for 2025 because the British squad have already captured 🔜the🥃 signature of outgoing Ferrari driver Sainz.

“From my perspecti🅘ve, he absolutely has earned his place on the grid within a few races,” Vowles said before the United States Grand🐭 Prix at an Autosport Business panel event in Austin.

“He hasn't finished growing, he🍌's going to get quicker and quicker, and I think other teams know that on the grid. So even if he'🐟s taking points away from us, he's a professional racing driver and should be racing in Formula 1. Simple as that.”

Colapinto has demonstrated he can compete at the highest level under pressure, calmly recover from set-backs and deliver points. He would be a great option for Sauber to place alongside the highly-experienced Hulkenberg. What’s more, Williams are open to the idea and🍬 would not stand in their young star’🍸s way. 

With next season likely to be another year of struggles for Sauber before Audi’s arrival and the opportunities that come with F1’s 2026 rules💝 reset, Colapinto would have the chance to develop furthe𝓡r and hone his skills.

For Sauber, it would not represent a big risk. Colapinto has already put beyond doubt that he is a proven, known quantity who offers the team an exciting solutio💎n to solve their driver dilemma.