👉 Nicolás Varrone, ganador de las 24 horas de Le Mans y piloto de General Motors, se une a la Fórmula 1. Con tan solo 23 años, este joven talento argentino escaló rápidamente en su carrera desde que comenzó a correr karts a los 7 años. Nicolás comparte su experiencia y sus esperanzas para el futuro en el mundo del automovilismo.
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00:00another Argentine to formula 1 how nice to fulfill that dream I think it was to sing with
00:07pipo fisherman we are going to pass but he is with us nicolás barrones to whom he already applauded
00:13welcome winner of elements nothing more and nothing less exactly from the 24 hours of
00:21the world
00:24we said that apart from being all cracks they are cinema gals
00:27how many years do you have? I am 23 years old and I started at 7 years old with karting
00:40with karting as they do everything the race yes yes today is always the boy's franchise
00:43at 7 years old starting karting and well there I never stopped
00:48Do you know Colapinto?
00:50Yes, yes, in fact, with him as a child we raced in the same karting team, we were very friends, we went on vacations together, the first race in Europe, in karting we have been together, yes, a great relationship of many years
01:01Very good, and Nico, how does this possibility arise that you can be a Formula 1 driver in 2026?
01:06Yes, well, actually it was all, I am for people who do not know, at the time I did all the stairs to get to Formula 1 as everyone does,
01:15in 2018 I became champion of the French Formula 1, in 2019 I raced in the English Formula 3, I won a race, I did three podiums and then, well, at that time there was not as much discussion as now, as so much of this whole thing and well, I ran out of budget, which was the most important thing to be able to continue and I had to leave that path and I went to the resistance race where I am running now as a General Motors driver hired
01:41What does a resistance race mean?
01:43For example, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 24 Hours of Daytona, where well, in 2023 I won the 24 Hours of Le Mans with General Motors, we were world champions and well, that's where I am now, and now with the disembarkation of Cadillac to what it is, Cadillac General Motors to Formula 1 and I being a pilot of them, a barbarous stir was generated, also with all the effect of Pinto flying in the networks and so on, which took us all by surprise
02:10In other words, it was barbarous
02:12And with Cadillac too, it's like they don't understand the passion that the Argentines have and all the stir that there is in the networks and well, nothing, all this generated in nothing, in a matter of hours, you see how it is
02:22These crazy Argentines who go everywhere to see their pilots and explode the social networks, right?
02:26Exactly, exactly, so well, nothing, that's where this whole thing came from and well, a lot of messages, a lot of people interested in joining the project and well, that's where all this madness was born, let's say
02:36And listen to me, the car that you are going to race, Spolenta, Los Top, you saw that with Pinto, hey, he is a phenomenon, but he races in a team that still does not give him as much as to win a race
02:46And this is a new team, surely I have a time of adaptation or whatever, if the chance is given, I mean, of what the car is, but hey, to get to Formula 1 would be crazy, right?
02:58What does it depend on?
03:00It depends, well, the main factor is money and companies, as happened with Franco too, that is, it is what today in Formula 1 and in all previous categories, that happens, if you do not have support, sponsors, companies that join the project, it does not prosper, but hey, as I tell you, today already being General Motors pilots, it is like that of all the pilots there are, being the youngest, well, there is a kind of hope, more with all this stir that has arisen
03:28Of course, it's okay, I was going to say, sell yourself, but he did it, it's like that, and you are good, the first one convinced has to be Nico, of everything you can give
03:36Yes, it is better, obviously I think that every pilot believes himself capable, and well, as I tell you, at the time I did my ladder to get there, but at the time it did not work out, I reinvented my career elsewhere, in resistance, it went very well
03:50You are a Maschwitz engineer, right?
03:52I am a Maschwitz engineer, yes
03:53And how was it the first time, what did you tell your daughter, I want to run in karting, how was that born?
03:56Well, my family has a nice story, but my parents ran, my mom and my dad, both, they met running, they ran against each other
04:09Who reached who first?
04:12Better not say
04:14Yes, let's leave it there, and well, my dad had a racing team, so I grew up in the automotive world, as a boy I already looked at the races and I loved cars and so on, until well, on my own, in the middle of 7 years
04:27Do you have a sister? How is your family?
04:29I have a sister, well, 20 years old, who is studying, I am an industrial engineer, so nothing to do with automotive, but well, she always supports me
04:37But wait, wait, there is another question, there is another important question, do you have a partner?
04:42Yes, yes
04:43Someone already appeared on WhatsApp, I say, this is like this?
04:47I already follow him, I already follow him in China, you see
04:51No, I don't say who
04:52No, no, imagine that he put me on the wrong network, but yes, I have a girlfriend, but well, nothing
04:58Do you have a girlfriend?
04:59I have a girlfriend
05:00Let's hope he is not very jealous
05:01November 27 to see how many followers you have on social networks, on Instagram
05:05And look, today I must have about 40,000 followers
05:0740,000
05:08And nothing, in two days I had 15,000 or 17,000
05:11That, since you put the tweet, since your name started to circulate, how was it?
05:15It was, I'm honest, we were with a friend, a very good friend of mine, the car and the church, that is why I send him a greeting
05:21And he tells me, you have to throw a tweet, and I say, yes, I see it, you see, but it came out like this, I don't know, everything exploded and well
05:29That's how networks are
05:30That's how it is, I had never lived it, literally I had to silence Instagram and Twitter and everything
05:35Well, but no, because you can have many opportunities
05:38No, no, no, obviously I check all the time, I check all the time and a lot of chances have come to me
05:43And well, now I have meetings later for all this phenomenon that happened, so well, nothing, it's all positive
05:50Sure, and now Nico, you play it in every race, not with as much risk as before, but the same, right?
05:56They have special nutrition, I don't know, they do yoga, you go to the gym, how do you do to be so fit?
06:03Yes, well, it is very important, obviously, to be in shape, because, well, cars today are very physically exhausting because of the speed they go
06:10They go stronger and stronger
06:12Today, what is the maximum that they will reach?
06:14And for example, in Le Mans this year, with the NDP2, we reached 330
06:19330?
06:20Yes, yes, with the NDP2 in Le Mans, yes, yes
06:23No, no, they are cars that go strong
06:25But how is the 24-hour race? Do you stop to eat something? Do you stop to sleep? Are you awake at 24 hours?
06:31Usually there are three pilots, where, well, you rotate the shifts
06:37This year, it depends on the driving time of each one, this year I have to drive nine and a half hours
06:42There are times when I drive a little less, a little more, it depends
06:45Nine and a half hours in a row?
06:47No, not in a row, you do three hours, you stop, you recover, you eat something
06:52You bathe, I always go down, I eat something to give me digestion, I bathe, I try to sleep, but I never sleep
06:59It is impossible, my head is up
07:03But well, I try to relax, and then, well, when, I don't know, at two or three o'clock, when it's my turn again, I'm back in the car
07:10But you are 24 hours without sleeping, practically
07:12Yes, I would tell you more, because you get up on Saturday at nine in the morning, the race closes at four in the afternoon
07:16And until the next day it's been like thirty-odd hours
07:19It's crazy
07:20And Nico, in these days, in these weeks, with the explosion with Lapinto, were you in contact with Franco?
07:25I sent him, well, I saw him last year, that we met at the Olimpia fairs, that we met there after a long time, that we got in touch with everything
07:34And well, after this year, obviously, when everything came out of Formula 1, obviously I sent him a message and we were in contact
07:40But well, now everything exploded for him too, right? It must be crazy
07:44Sure, sure, well, and for you too, because later you are in Andino in the news, you are going to multiply by ten
07:48Yes, of course
07:49Thank you for the gift
07:51We are going to give it away
07:53But it doesn't fit me
07:56Well, you put it on the shelf there, you see, to make it look nice
07:59He also confirmed that in the car he is going to put a sticker of Andino in the news
08:02Obviously
08:04We can show the photo, we already have the photo, because later they grow so much that it is difficult to take a photo
08:09So we took advantage of the pause, we told Nico, come here
08:13And well, we all have our own
08:16And that they follow you on social media, which is also a very good commercial tool for you
08:20It's true, follow me on social media, well, Nico Barron is one on Instagram, and well, Nico Barron on Twitter
08:25So, X, as you want to call him, but yes, you can follow me there, that well, everything is growing a lot
08:30And that the companies that sponsor and help this sport are more and more
08:34Yes, yes, because well, we have a place in the helmet, even in the car, whatever
08:37There is plenty of space
08:38So here you can put, attention companies
08:42You have the digital sponsor, you have several sponsors, it's not just what you see
08:46Look at how first we go, how agile we are, right?
08:49There is the whole team
08:50We are fast
08:52Nico, let's see, the best thing for you, that you win many championships, that you are happy
08:57And a hug for your family, because it is one in its circumstances
09:01And your mom and your dad have surely helped you a lot to get here
09:04No, I'm sure so, thank you very much
09:06The truth is that my family is the fundamental pillar, I think of all, but more in this
09:10So much traveling and so much time outside and so on
09:12It is what one always supports in difficult moments
09:15So nothing, thank them, thank you for the space
09:18And well, that this is perhaps the tip for the companies, more companies that want to join and all the people
09:24Don't worry, applause for Nico
09:26Success!
09:27That you are going to be there, representing us soon, without a doubt
09:31Thank you, very good