The Alpine pilot will ride on a street circuit set up on Avenida del Libertador and a section of Avenida Sarmiento, in the Palermo neighborhood. It will be the first time in years that a top-flight car has toured the city and also a personal milestone for the Pilarense, who will become the first Argentinian to drive a Formula 1 under these conditions in
Buenos Aires.
The event map
The activity will start early: from 8.30 am, public access will be enabled in different sectors, with free spaces and areas with giant screens located at the following strategic points: ▪️ Libertador and
Casares (Japanese Garden/Plaza Alemania) ▪️ Libertador and Cavia (Plaza Alemania) ▪️ Figueroa Alcorta y Sarmiento (Planetarium)
▪️ Figueroa Alcorta and Salguero (Plaza Perú)
▪️ Sarmiento and Colombia (Plaza Seeber)
▪️ Bullrich and Cerviño ▪️ Figueroa Alcorta and
Dorrego
The schedule includes four trips to the Colapinto track. The first will be at 12:45 p.m., when you get on the Lotus E20 with a Renault V8 engine, a 2012 car adapted to the current Alpine colors. Then, at 14.30, you will have a special moment driving the historic "Silver Arrow “, the Mercedes-Benz W196 with which Juan Manuel Fangio made history in Formula 1
.
The third appearance will be at 15:15 again with the Lotus E20, while the closing will come at 15:55 with a ride aboard a mini convertible to greet the public.
The circuit will include the Libertador stretch between Sinclair and Casares, with a connection to Ugarteche and the Sarmiento sectors, on a route designed to bring the Formula 1 experience closer to fans.
The areas closed to traffic for the event
In addition to the on-track action, the event will feature live DJs, interviews and a musical show that will include the presentation of the City Symphony Orchestra starting at 11. With tickets sold out in the paid sectors, a crowd is expected in Palermo to experience a unique day, with Colapinto as the main protagonist before the resumption of the official Formula 1 calendar
.
Full schedule of the Franco Colapinto Road Show
8:30: Opening of authorized accesses (two stages in Plaza Seeber and Plaza Sicilia with giant screens and DJs)
11:00: Presentation of the city's symphony orchestra 12:45:
First start (Lotus E20) 14:30: Second start (“Silver Arrow”) 15:15: Third start (Lotus E20
