In Formula 1, race engineers are well-known figures and are regularly cited in broadcasts, official statements or specialized coverage, and in the case of Franco Colapinto many associate the French engineer Gaëtan Jegowho was part of its technical structure during his time in Williams. But also, within a discipline often linked to masculinity, a woman is part of the paddock of the legendary British team.
On social networks, Williams Racing announced its team of engineers in charge of the prototypes for the upcoming races. Cristina Fernandez She is the engineer specialized in the Spanish driver’s vehicle. Carlos Sainzcoordinating the respective data of the English firm’s car. A lover of horses and with 13 F1 races under her belt, the specialist’s name was the subject of some ridicule in the post by Argentine users after her term coincided with the former president.
Different comments like “He robs you at every turn”, “Here in Argentina we have one of those but he studied blasting engineering that’s how it turned out for him too”, “He’s going to rob them”, “Wasn’t he with domiciliary?” or “When he finds out who he is here, he’ll change his name”were described below the image of Fernández. Although, there were also positive comments due to the curious coincidence: “Let’s go back”, “My president” and “The happiest days were always Peronist”among others. Probably the most accurate message was given by the user who stated: “Imagine Williams’ CM reading the comments of a bunch of Argentines totally out of context.”
Beyond the Argentine humor on social networks around the maxim of motor sport and the curious coincidence, the country had great satisfaction this weekend with Colapinto’s performance in the Miami Grand Prix, as an Alpine F1 Team driver. During the race, the driver reached fourth position before making his pit stop on lap 32, after which he returned in eighth place on hard tires. In the final stretch he maintained that position against pressure from direct rivals and finished within the points: he finished seventh due to a sanction for Leclerc. The strategy and pace shown positioned it as a key piece within the competitive growth of Alpine, which was ranked as the best team outside the leading group made up of Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull.
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