Overview
- Reports on Thursday said Franco Colapinto gave multiple “me gusta” to posts by model Sofía Solá, prompting wide media and user attention to their online exchange.
- Sofía Solá answered the attention with a joking TikTok that said she was “happy to be shipped” and asked for privacy, a post that then drew many comments urging action.
- Maru Botana, Sofía’s mother, told reporters she knows and likes Colapinto, confirmed she visited him in Barcelona, and said she was unaware of the Instagram likes until asked.
- Coverage notes context that Colapinto’s separation from Maia Reficco was announced weeks earlier and that Colapinto and Solá reportedly know each other from childhood in Pilar and now both live in Europe.
- No one has confirmed a romantic relationship, and commentators stress the likes are notable because F1 teams typically restrict drivers’ visible social-media actions, which raises questions about how such interactions are managed and how they affect the individuals’ privacy.