Ted Kravitz shares the amazing song Franco Colapinto fans were singing after overtaking Lewis Hamilton

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The Sao Paulo Grand Prix didn’t go to plan for either Williams driver Franco Colapinto or Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton.

Only Max Verstappen, the Alpine team and RB will be coming away from Interlagos with a smile on their faces after one of the most dramatic days in recent Formula 1 history.

A delayed qualifying meant an early start to the Sao Paulo Grand Prix and nearly every driver was struggling in horrific conditions that saw five red flags waved during Sunday morning’s session.

Franco Colapinto was responsible for the first red flag when his Williams found the barrier at turn three in Q1.

The team at least managed to fix his car which couldn’t be said for his teammate Alex Albon who missed out on a top-10 start as a result.

Lewis Hamilton was also eliminated in Q1 although he at least managed to keep his Mercedes in one piece.

During the race, Hamilton and Colapinto ended up battling and not for the first time in the Argentine’s short F1 career, he came out on top.

Colapinto admitted after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix that racing against Hamilton was a dream come true, but unfortunately, the race formally known as the Brazilian Grand Prix soon turned into a nightmare for him and Williams.

David Croft was commentating on the race for Sky Sports F1, while Ted Kravitz was patrolling the pit lane.

Croft described the battle happening between the seven-time world champion and five-time F1 race participant before Kravitz shared what his army of fans were singing in the stands.

How Sao Paulo Grand Prix crowd reacted to Franco Colapinto overtaking Lewis Hamilton

Hamilton was one of many drivers who ended up making several mistakes during the race in Sao Paulo.

At one point he ran wide, briefly bringing out double-waved yellows and Croft said: “Hamilton’s has rejoined with Franco Colapinto at full pelt right behind him here.

“You’ve got Lewis Hamilton, vastly experienced, seven world championships and Franco Colapinto on the hunt.

“He might just go down the inside here and the Argentine in the Williams is going to try just that.

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“Wheel-to-wheel with Lewis Hamilton, through the Senna Esses, Hamilton trying to get the inside line through the second part, but Colapinto sticks with that, the Brazilian crowd loving this, their favourite Lewis Hamilton has been challenged by their new favourite Franco Colapinto and Argentina win!”

After the battle_, Kravitz added: “Well, the crowd right next to you in the commentary box [were singing] Ole, ole, ole, ole, Franco, Franco! Said the Argentine crowd.

“They’re absolutely loving it down there.”

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Although Colapinto found a way past Hamilton, his race would soon come to an end.

The safety car was brought out with the weather getting worse and worse before eventually the red flag was waved for the sixth time that day.

Unfortunately, Colapinto didn’t reach that stage of the race as he was the reason the red flag came out, changing his tyres and then losing it going around the final corner and heading to the start line.

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Colapinto doesn’t have a race seat for next year and his performance in Brazil wasn’t good enough to force Red Bull or Sauber – the two teams with open seats – to pay Williams a fee for his services.

Karun Chandhok has warned Colapinto against a move to Red Bull just yet, suggesting it might be too much pressure on his shoulders at such a young age.

All the rookies struggled at one point with the weather in Sao Paulo, although Oscar Piastri gave Liam Lawson a helping hand in spinning, and Colapinto may be better off continuing his learning rather than taking a step into what could potentially be a race-winning car.