Franco Colapinto, who was largely operating under the radar in F2, is garnering quite a bit of attention in F1. With surprisingly good performances for Williams as Logan Sargeant’s mid-season replacement, the Argentine driver has become the talk of the town. His fan following has gone through the roof too, and so has the glare on his personal life.
Social media is abuzz now with talks about the 21-year-old’s rumored relationship with Argentine actress Maria Eugenia Suarez, also known as China Suarez.
Reports of Colapinto dating the 32-year-old, a popular actress and singer from Buenos Aires, first surfaced when she followed the driver on Instagram. This was right after his F1 debut at the Italian GP.
There were even claims that Colapinto had posted on X (formerly Twitter) that Suarez following him was the “proudest moment” of his life. That post never gained traction, probably because Colapinto deleted it subsequently.
La China Suárez y Franco Colapinto fueron vistos juntos en Madrid.pic.twitter.com/HIyaAegU8I pic.twitter.com/InKzCmqBw8
— Argenteana (@argentinatea) November 17, 2024
He has been busy racing since then. The only news that has been doing the rounds of late was that of a potential 2025 seat in F1.
However, that changed recently with the resurfacing of the Suarez-Colapinto rumors, triggered after pictures and clips of the two got shared all over social media.
The clips — showing the duo spending time together in Madrid — have become a major talking point for gossip columns and social media threads. Fans have tried to connect the dots in the relationship even though the two have not spoken anything about it.
Suarez’s professional and personal life
Suarez is a celebrated entertainment personality back in Argentina. She had started her career in the 2000s on television, and steadily climbed her way up to act in her debut feature film, Abzurdah, in 2015. She received multiple accolades for that role, which opened up many more films for her.
As far as her relationships are concerned, Suarez has been in two serious ones. The 32-year-old was in a relationship with actor Nicolas Cabre, with whom she had a daughter in 2013. Following that, she was in a six-year relationship with Benjamin Vicuna, during which they had a son and a daughter.
Franco Colapinto’s girlfriend is a 32-year-old mother of 3?????? HUH??? pic.twitter.com/1k9fLaJTZ9
— Laura (@formuLau16) November 17, 2024
X users have been pointing out the fact that Colapinto is possibly dating a mother of three, the saving grace being that the posts have not been too disrespectful.
As for the driver’s official social media posts and stories, there has been nothing concrete on them that could provide evidence that confirm these rumors.
It’s safe to assume that the 21-year-old driver’s primary focus at the moment is to build his racing career.
