Would you Rather with Franco Colapinto

MP Motorsport’s Franco Colapinto is the latest to take on the challenge of Would you Rather.

The Williams Racing Driver Academy goes into details about a home or Monaco GP win, why his admiration for triathletes impacts his own training for Formula 2 and how he could never give up a good barbeque.

Here’s how he got on.

WEIGHTS OR CARDIO?

“Cardio. I really enjoy cardio, I know people don’t enjoy it but in my case, I enjoy the suffering and enjoy that process. I don’t know why, but I have done it more throughout my life and I enjoy that more than weight training. I follow a lot of triathletes so I think it makes sense.”

WIN YOUR HOME RACE OR THE MONACO GP?

“Win my home race 100%. The first one has to be the home race win. There are many tracks at home, MotoGP isn’t going this year, but they normally go to the Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo.”

UNDERSTEER OR OVERSTEER?

“Oversteer. Understeer is boring, it’s normally slow. Oversteer you can play a bit more with things whereas with understeer, you have to wait for the car to turn and that is quite boring.”

GIVE UP YOUR FAVOURITE MEAL FOR LIFE OR EAT IT EVERYDAY FOR A YEAR?

“I’d eat it every day. Barbeque every day for sure.”

HANDS FOR FEET OR FEET FOR HANDS?

“Hands for feet. Yeah I think so. At least I could still use my phone and drive a car. It would be hard to press the brake pedal, but my feet wrists? They would bend a bit.”

FIRST TO ARRIVE OR LAST TO ARRIVE?

“I would say I’m not the first but I’m not the last either. I’m more in the middle kind of. Fashionably late but not too late.”

TOO HOT OR TOO COLD?

“Too hot, I don’t like being cold, I prefer summer to winter so I’d rather be too hot.”

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DRIVE WITH A RACE SUIT THAT’S TOO SMALL OR TOO BIG?

“Too big. If it’s too small, you can’t steer, you feel it’s super tight. Once you’re in the car, you don’t feel that the suit is too big, but too small, it’s not good.”

ROCK OR HIP HOP?

“Hip hop. I went to see a performance by an Argentinian hip hop artist and it was really cool, I had a lot of fun. I’ve never been to see rock live though, I can imagine it’s a bit different.”

KARAOKE OR DANCE OFF?

“Karaoke I guess. I practice in the shower sometimes.”

INDY 500 OR 24 HOURS OF LE MANS?

“Indy 500. The 24 Hours of Le Mans, there are many classes, three drivers, it’s a big team and a lot of factors play a role. At Indy, it’s still a team effort but less I would say. It’s only you and the car along with the team. In endurance, there’s many people around you, different cars and driving around people who are slower and in faster and slower classes. So many things need to go well to win the race so I think I prefer Indy, it’s more normal to me.”

ABILITY TO TELEPORT OR READ PEOPLE’S MINDS?

“Read people’s minds. It’s a pretty powerful thing. Maybe sometimes you wouldn’t want to know what people are thinking but you can be quite strategic about it.”

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OPTION PRIME OR PRIME OPTION?

“Whatever the rest don’t do! I’ll do the opposite, it’s more fun.”

SHOEY OUT OF YOUR TEAMMATE’S SHOE OR YOUR BOSS’ SHOE?

“Sander, he hasn’t done the race.”

LATE BRAKING MOVE DOWN THE INSIDE OR SWEEP AROUND THE OUTSIDE?

“A long pass around the outside. The attention you get for doing it lasts longer. You’re going side-by-side and everything’s a bit more tight. Down the inside you just send it and hope it goes well, if not then you crash.”

WIN FROM POLE OR WIN FROM LAST?

“Last. More reward, if you win from last you’re a God. Overtaking everyone, inside, outside, yeah win from last.”