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Red Bull was interested in Colapinto – manager

Jan.16 One of Franco Colapinto's managers has admitted the impressive Argentine had talks with Red Bull. Ultimately, it was a determined Flavio Briatore of Alpine who reportedly paid a whopping $20 million to Williams for a five-year loan of the 21-year-old. 'He was the first interested party,' co-manager Maria Catarineu told Corazon de F1. 'Well, more or less at the same time as Red Bull. 'But Flavio said ‘I want him, and I want him like this and like this'. But it was very complicated because there is Franco as a driver, his management company, there is Williams as Franco's team, there are the interested other teams. 'But that's where it started. And Flavio never lost his...
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