The Williams Formula 1 team has a long history of supporting new talent, and the team’s faith in its current crop will be demonstrated in Abu Dhabi later this month.
Zak O’Sullivan will drive an FW45 in FP1, while Franco Colapinto will join his fellow F3 graduate in sharing driving duties in the following week’s young driver test. Sir Frank Williams always had a soft spot for rookies. Just consider that the list of those who made their F1 race debuts with the team includes David Coulthard, Jacques Villeneuve, Jenson Button, Juan Pablo Montoya, Nico Rosberg, Nico Hulkenberg, Pastor Maldonado, Valtteri Bottas, Lance Stroll and George Russell.
“Second of all, he was runner-up in what was a very tough F3 season where luck could have adjudicated one way or the other. And he suffered with a number of problems in the middle of the year. And so he's therefore worthy of progressing to the next level.” Photo by: Williams Zak O'Sullivan, Williams Academy O’Sullivan couldn’t stay in the Prema camp for his move to F2, as the seats are already taken by Oliver Bearman and Kimi Antonelli.
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