F1 sensation, 21, who is poised to be Max Verstappen’s team-mate now dating Wanda Icardi’s 32-year-old former love rival
FRANCO COLAPINTO has been seen on an apparent date with a former love rival of Wanda Nara, according to media in Argentina.
The Formula One star, 21, has shot into the headlines after a stunning start to life in the motorsport.
Rising F1 star Franco Colapinto is rumoured to be dating Argentine model China Suarez[/caption]
Suarez was seen leaving a restaurant with Colapinto at 2:30am[/caption]
Wanda Nara accused her of being a home wrecker in 2021[/caption]
His impressive start since replacing Logan Sargeant at Williams in August – with his first race then being the Italian Grand Prix on September 1 – has led to calls for him to be signed on the F1 grid in 2025.
Williams have already confirmed a line-up of Carlos Sainz alongside Alex Albon next season, which has fueled suggestions he may be in line to take a seat with either Red Bull or sister team RB.
The Argentine had a disappointing weekend during a tricky wet Brazil race.
And ahead of returning to the paddock for the Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend, Colapinto has been seen on a date with China Suarez.
The footage shared by LAM (América TV) appears to show the pair, who follow each other on Instagram, leaving the Los 33 restaurant in Madrid on Sunday.
The producer of the account claims Suarez, 32, arrived at the location first before Colapinto followed.
The report, translated by La Nacion, adds that they were booked into “a private room exclusively for them” and left at 2:28am after arriving from around 10pm.
The footage is said to have been captured by journalist Magalí Sica.
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Taking to her own social media, she said: “The situation began when we go out to party at a place in Salamanca, which is further away from Justice, which is where this restaurant is.
“They were hugging and holding hands, although I didn’t get to record that part. They left through the front door as if nothing had happened.”
Neither of them have publicly addressed the rumours so far.
Suarez is an Argentine model who has 6.5 million followers on Instagram, compared to Colapinto’s four million.
In 2021 she was accused of being a homewrecker by Mauro Icardi’s former wife Nara.
She broke her silence on the accusations by blaming the former Inter Milan ace for deceiving her by saying he was no longer with Nara.
Suarez had said at the time: “What occurred is a situation I didn’t start, I didn’t encourage and I didn’t provoke.
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“There’s a much bigger and deeper story behind what’s happening today which many woman are going to identify with.
“I’ve got mixed up with men whose words I always believed, that they were separated or separating and there were no conflicts.”
Claiming her inexperience had left her helpless in the face of “these men who had then stayed silent and allowed wolves to eat me”, she added in a thinly-veiled attack on Wanda: “It also seems it’s easier for a woman to attack me by way of venting her anger.
“I pay the cost of sustaining the image of a happy family, not the man who was irrational and committed a mistake.
“My constant silence to preserve my family ties has always been my priority but it went against me.
A tumultuous 10-year relationship between Icardi and Nara, who also acted as his agent, was confirmed to be over in September with the pair having two children together.
She reportedly filed for divorce in July.
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