F1's newest points scorer, Franco Colapinto, has labelled his encounter with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton “a dream come true”.

Colapinto starred at this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix, qualifying in the top 10 before🐎 converting it 🌸into a P8 finish in Baku.

It handed Williams their best joint-finish since the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix, coming away with 10 points as 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Alex Albon finished one place ahead in seventh.

Colapinto earned the respec🎃t of Hamilton, who greet𝓰ed the Argentine in parc ferme.

The ꦡWilliams driver took to , captioning a picture of himself and Hamilton after the race: “My best moment of the day.ღ How crazy and what a dream come true to shake hands with Lewis Hamilton after a race together. Wow.”

Co♑lapinto made his F1 debut last time out at the Italian G♌rand Prix after Williams decided to ditch Logan Sargeant.

There’s no spot at Williams free for next year with 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz making the move from Ferrari for 2025.

Colapinto is hopeful his audition this year proves he “deserves” to be on the grid in the f🐭uture.

“They showed so much confid♔ence and trust in putting me in a seat,” Colapinto said. “It was a very difficult bet, and a bet that many people didn't understand.

“B💞ut I hope to be showing what I'm capable of and that I deserve a seat in F1. The idea and the opportunity that James gave me are helping𝔍 me to show that.

“I am j🌳ust doing a lot of work to try to learn quick. I have very little mileage in a Formula 1 car, it's only two races and one Free Practice 1 and a few laps in Abu Dhabi last year.

“But I think with the little mileage I've got, to be in the points in my second 🔥race is something really positive and very good. So, we have to keep going, 🧜but it's a good start.”

Williams have moved ahead of Alpine for eighth in the constructors’ championship with seven rounds rꦫemaining in 2024.