Red Bull have been warned off Franco Colapinto, and told “it’🐈s too soon” to put him in their car.

Williams driver Colapinto has emerged as an option for Red Bull, should they get rid 🔯of the under-pressure Sergio Perez.

But a difficult weekend in Brazil at the F1 Sao Paulo๊ Grand Prix was a reminder of Colapinto’s inexperienc𓆏e.

“The hype around this guy has gone up a level, because he’s being linked not just to Red Bu🌱ll, but to Red Bull Racing,” said F1 Nation podcast host Tom Clarksoꦗn.

“For a young guy at just his sixth grand 🐠prix, it must be hard to focus on the job at hand.

“Everywhere you go, there are people in the paddock wanting to🐟 stop you. Christian Horn🍰er is coming to see you in the hospitality area.

“He’s not got three weeks to reset and come back in Vegas to do what♑ he does so well.”

Alex Jacques replied: “It has been a whirlwind, the reset will be important ꦯfor him to have downtime, cl▨ear his head and look at his options.

“The fact he’s got options in Formula 1 is testament to wꦍhat he has done.

“It was a really difficult task, F1 in the wet at Sao Paulo. It was always goin🐽g to be tricky, and it wasn’t the finest moment of his career.

“I think Red Bull would be too soon.”

Clarkson agreed: “Come on, way too soon!”

Jacques said: “Do🃏n’t do that to him. Don’t rush a dri🅺ver.”

Clarkson: “It’s not just Re🔯d Bull. It’s Red Bull alongside Max V🗹erstappen.”

Jacque📖s said: “No-one fancies that. That seat has taken great drivers and made them look ordinary, then they recover their careers to look great a✱gain.

“Who was on the podiu✱m [in Brazil?] Pierre Gasly.”

Williams left to rue ‘expensive’ race

A nightmare in Brazil 🍷for Williams saw them slide to ninth in the constructors’ championshi♉p.

Colapinto cr🔯ashed in qualifying, then out of the grand prix, amid terrible, wet conditions. Teammate Alex Albon did not even start the race, after a shunt during qualifyin꧟g earlier on the same day.

“It couldn’t have be♈en more expensive,” Jacques commented. “Three crashes in a day!

“It was too difficult for Franco 𒐪to learn how to manipulate the car in the rai🐷n.

“But 🔯Alex’s first run in qualifyꦯing was outstanding. P2 before he dropped it into the wall.

“He could’ve had what [Alpine’s podium duo E🌌steban Ocon and Pierre Gasly] had! It was on the table!”

Clarkson said: “So near, yet so far. But we saw Alex do what he does best - drive with con🍒fidence and with t▨he speed of other points of his career.

“People said ‘the pressure of Colapinto,𝔍 is it getting to him?’ He answered his critics.”