By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-18 17:17:06 | Updated at 2024-11-23 07:49:17
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The driver reportedly at the centre of a Formula One love triangle is believed to be dating a woman previously linked with ex-Paris Saint-Germain star Mauro Icardi, according to reports in Argentina.
Franco Colapinto has stepped up this season for Williams in the place of the deposed Logan Sargeant and is believed to be on his way to securing Sergio Perez's seat at Red Bull ahead of next year.
But the Argentine driver hit the headlines last month for his off-grid exploits after he was reportedly linked with the former girlfriend of another driver - Ferrari reserve star Oliver Bearman.
Bearman's ex-girlfriend Estelle Ogilvy was alleged to have rekindled her relationship with Colapinto, who she is said to have previously dated, in the wake of a recent split with the 19-year-old Briton.
However, 21-year-old Colapinto is now said to be dating another woman - his compatriot Maria Eugenia 'La China' Suarez.
Williams driver Franco Colapinto was initially thought to be one side of an F1 love triangle
The 21-year-old reportedly rekindled his relationship with Estelle Ogilvy, the former partner of future Haas driver Oliver Bearman
But the Argentine was spotted last weekend in Madrid with actress and singer Maria Eugenia 'La China' Suarez
The actress-singer-model and the Williams driver were spotted by Argentine journalist Magali Sica, with Sica's footage later shared with LAM (America TV).
As per the clip, the 32-year-old arrived at Los 33 restaurant in Madrid on Sunday evening at around 10pm, and was shortly followed into the venue by Colapinto.
The pair are believed to have dined in a private room before leaving over four hours later at 2.28am.
Sica's Instagram profile elaborated, as per the Sun: 'The situation began when we go out to party at a place in Salamanca, which is further away from Justice, which is where this restaurant is.
'They were hugging and holding hands, although I didn't get to record that part. They left through the front door as if nothing had happened.'
Neither Colapinto nor Suarez have commented on the links, but the pair were later reportedly spotted by another social media user walking the streets of Madrid over the weekend.
Suarez is thought to have previously dated Icardi during a torrid patch in his on-off relationship with wife Wanda Nara in 2021.
Suarez and Colapinto were first spotted by a journalist dining together in Madrid (left) before taking in the Spanish capital in a fan-made TikTok (right)
Suarez is 11 years older than the talented young driver and has three children - Rugina, Magnolia and Amancio
Suarez has acted in a range of Latin American film and television projects and has over 6.5m followers on Instagram
Nara accused Suarez of 'homewrecking' her relationship with the Galatasaray star, but while she appeared to acknowledge dating Icardi on Instagram, she stressed that she had not been the other woman.
'What occurred is a situation I didn't start, I didn't encourage, and I didn't provoke,' Suarez shared on Instagram Stories at the time.
'There’s a much bigger and deeper story behind what’s happening today which many woman are going to identify with.
'I’ve got mixed up with men whose words I always believed, that they were separated or separating and there were no conflicts.'
For her part, Ogilvy is believed to be single, a fact which appeared to be confirmed by one of her friends on TikTok last month.
Three years ago Suarez was called out by Wanda Nara, the wife of former PSG star Mauro Icardi
Ogilvy previously dated Bearman at the start of his fledgling Formula One career, travelling to a number of different race weekends with him
The aspiring lawyer is however now thought to be single after splitting with the Briton this year
The 25-year-old aspiring lawyer previously drew media attention for sharing clips behind the scenes of race weekends attended with Bearman, who is gearing up to join Haas next season.
When not attending to his love life, Colapinto will no doubt be preparing for this weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The Williams driver has won an impressive five points in just six races with the underdog constructor, winning plaudits across the grid after stepping into Sargeant's shoes mid-season - and leaving fans wondering if it will be enough for Colapinto to secure a permanent berth next year.
Williams' vacant seat, however, is set to be occupied by Carlos Sainz, who is due to make his Ferrari swansong next month ahead of the arrival of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton.
