The outburst of journalist Juan Fossaroli, who celebrated Alex Albon’s accident when he found out that it was not Franco Colapinto and had to apologize

When The blue and yellow Williams collided with Oliver Bearman’s Ferrari The hearts of Argentines – Formula 1 fans – stopped for a moment. In the first instance, it was thought that it was Franco Colapinto, the 21-year-old driver from Pilar, who had hit the Briton’s car, spun and finally crashed into the retaining wall. But when it was confirmed that it was Alex Albon, the teammate, Colapinto fans caught their breath.

Among them was the journalist Juan Fossaroli. Known for being the reporter for the ESPN network who has followed Formula 1 for years and travels the world with Máxima, Fossaroli made an outburst in his role as communicator. When he realized that it was the Thai pilot who had suffered the accident, he celebrated in the air with a “let’s go”.

Of course, their celebration did not go down well, for obvious reasons. And in the second free practice in Mexico, where the Mexican Grand Prix will be held this weekend, Colapinto’s fifth race in Formula 1, Fossaroli apologized: “I apologize for the outburst,” he said, “but hey, you have to understand that Colapinto is there.”he excused himself.

What happened with Fossaroli was reminiscent of a broadcast by journalist Gonzalo Bonadeo at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In the middle of the BMX race, Bonadeo got carried away by the emotion of the moment and celebrated an accident that involved three athletes and that favored the Rioja native. Nicolás Exequiel Torres in search of a place to qualify for the final and fight for a medal.

“There’s the fall. Come on Exequiel, who continued and is fourth at the moment!”shouted the journalist, excited. But he immediately corrected himself and regretted what had happened: “Excuse me, what I just did is very ugly, but it came from my heart. I’m sorry, I apologize. What I did is very unsportsmanlike“.