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It wouldn't have made sense to promote Colapinto earlier – Vowles

Williams team principal James Vowles doubts that the team's line-up would have been strengthened by introducing Franco Colapinto earlier in the season, despite the Argentinian's strong performances since his promotion into Formula 1. Colapinto was selected to replace Logan Sargeant after the Dutch Grand Prix at the end of August; the move coinciding with car upgrades that Williams believed would give it a chance of points on a regular basis. The Argentinian driver duly delivered in just his second start when he was classified eighth in Azerbaijan, and has finished inside the top 12 in the other two starts he has made to date.
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