A driver making their debut in Formula 1 is always a huge event, particularly when it takes place halfway through a season. However, for young Williams rookie Franco Colapinto, the Italian Grand Prix may have been the perfect time to step up to F1 from Formula 2 with local wonderkid Kimi Antonelli also making his first appearance for Mercedes during the race weekend. Antonelli’s FP1 session only lasted 10 minutes before a huge crash at the final hairpin saw him sheepishly return to the Mercedes garage, only to be confirmed as Lewis Hamilton’s replacement the following day. For Colapinto, Monza…
