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Ferrari names Giovinazzi and returning Guanyu as F1 ’25 reserve
Zhou Guanyu will make his return to Scuderia Ferrari as its reserve for 2025 F1 season alongside Antonio Giovinazzi. Having been part of the Ferrari driver academy between 2015 and 2018, Guanyu will make his return to the Italian manufacturer fold for 2025 F1 season as one of its reserve drivers. The Chinese driver was…
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Ferrari completes Barcelona TPC hampered by Hamilton’s crash
Ferrari is done with the three-day TPC run at Barcelona with involvement of four drivers, as Lewis Hamilton gets more track time. After the one day run at Fiorano, Ferrari had three full days at Barcelona to continue with its Testing Previous Cars run and also provide Hamilton with more track time to not just…
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Ferrari, Toyota relay on Le Mans 24 Hours’ win and podium finish
Ferrari and Toyota reflect on a hard fought FIA WEC Le Mans 24 Hours win and podium – respectively – as the Italian manufacturer does a back-to-back. Ferrari – A year after winning the Centenary edition, Ferrari secured another victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2024, the world’s most famous and prestigious endurance…
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Vasseur pulling down hype on future chances for Bearman
Frederic Vasseur has put a hold on the hype of pushing Oliver Bearman to a Ferrari F1 seat just yet, even though he has praise for him. Having handed a surprise debut to Ferrari reserve Bearman in F1 Saudi Arabian GP and seeing a solid return from the youngster, the push for the Brit to…
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McLaren, Ferrari undertake testing between F1 races
McLaren and Ferrari undertook private F1 tests with selected drivers at Imola and Fiorano – respectively – in between Saudi Arabia and Australia. With the first two F1 rounds done in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, most of the teams have traveled back home to prepare for the next leg in Australasia. But in between the…
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Ferrari retains same line-up for 2024 WEC season
Ferrari AF Corse has retained its line-up for 2024 FIA WEC season in the Hypercar class with the same trio in #50 and #51 cars. The Ferrari – AF Corse team is set to participate in the FIA WEC 2024, fielding the 499Ps with the same drivers who played key roles in the previous world…
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Ferrari names its drivers for Hypercar season, Giovinazzi part of it
Ferrari reveals its line-up for the 2023 WEC season in the Hypercar category as Antonio Giovinazzi joins the set-up. Ferrari officially announces its crews for taking on the 2023 season in the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship in the 499P that was officially presented at the Finali Mondiali in Imola. The drivers…
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Ferrari drivers show their gratitude towards Binotto for his work
Ferrari F1 drivers have shown their gratitude towards Mattia Binotto for his work who is to leave the team after the year 2022. The departure of Binotto from Ferrari didn’t come as a surprise to many after reports circulated of him leaving the team amid average results by its own standards. The Italian manufacturer pinned…
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Giovinazzi gets two FP1 outings with Haas in Monza and COTA
Antonio Giovianzzi has been handed two FP1 outings by Haas at F1 Italian GP and the US GP, replacing each drivers at the two races. In a surprise move, Haas has handed FP1 outings to Ferrari reserve Giovinazzi in their car for the two races in the second half of the 2022 F1 season. The…
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F1 TV shares ‘All Access’ mini-documentary of Raikkonen from 2021 finale
F1 TV shared an ‘All Access’ mini-documentary of the final race weekend of Kimi Raikkonen in 2021 finale in Abu Dhabi. While there is a wait for what Netflix does with Drive to Survive series of 2021 and how they present the departure of Alfa Romeo’s Raikkonen, F1 TV has shared its own mini-documentary of…
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Binotto puts down Todt/Ferrari links; confirms Giovinazzi/Schumacher roles
Mattia Binotto has put down the speculations regarding Jean Todt re-joining Ferrari as he adds on Antonio Giovinazzi and Mick Schumacher being F1 reserves. With Todt now the former President of the FIA, there had been speculation about the Frenchman rejoining the Ferrari in a consultancy capacity or another role that might be in the…
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Raikkonen, Giovinazzi & Russell speak on reason for DNF in Abu Dhabi
Kimi Raikkonen, Antonio Giovionazzi and George Russell reflect on their F1 Abu Dhabi GP DNFs as the Finn recalls it ended better than Sauber days. For three drivers, the Abu Dhabi GP saw them moving on to new pastures. Alfa Romeo’s Raikkonen was entering retirement for good after a stellar career which included a World…
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Vasseur discussed with Giovinazzi about disappointment of losing F1 seat
Frederic Vasseur and Antonio Giovinazzi already cleared out any of the differences after his drop from F1 team as the Italian adds more on future. Last month, it was announced that Giovinazzi was to be replaced in 2022 by Alfa Romeo. It wasn’t that big a surprise to the F1 fraternity but what sadly followed…
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Giovinazzi switches to Formula E with Dragon Penske alongside Camara
Antonio Giovinazzi has moved to Formula E for the 2021/22 season at Dragon Penske Autosport alongside Sergio Sette Camara. Having lost his F1 seat with Alfa Romeo Sauber to Guanyu Zhou for the 2022 season, Giovinazzi wasted no time to announce his move to Formula E with Dragon Penske Autosport alongside Camara, who stays on…
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Zhou secures second Alfa Romeo seat for his F1 debut in 2022
Guanyu Zhou will graduate from FIA Formula 2 to F1 in 2022 after securing the second Alfa Romeo Sauber seat alongside Valtteri Bottas. It was a see-saw ride regarding the second Alfa Romeo Sauber seat. The discussions with Andretti were serious at one point and the chances for Zhou to be signed up started to…
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Giovinazzi agrees not easy to drive without set future; Bottas for early test
Antonio Giovinazzi admits it isn’t easy to drive without knowing F1 future as Frederic Vasseur seems close to an announcement, while Valtteri Bottas eyes Abu Dhabi test. Giovinazzi believes that it’s not easy to continue to race with doubts over his F1 Future. The Italian driver is the only driver with no confirmation on his…
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Russell, Raikkonen also had collision with Ricciardo; Giovinazzi frustrated
George Russell, Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Raikkonen also had a collision as the two talk of F1 Mexico GP along with frustrated Antonio Giovinazzi. While the fight continued on at the front, around the Top 10, there were three drivers who had mixed fortunes and as it turned out they garnered just four points between…
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Alonso reflects on fights with Raikkonen, Giovinazzi; FIA adds on decisions
Fernando Alonso was again chirpy after the happenings in F1 US GP when he ran in with the Alfa Romeo pair, as FIA Race Director Michael Masi adds his view. Once again Alpine’s Alonso in the thick of things with the involvement of the stewards as seen all-through the 2021 F1 season. Having started from…
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Alfa Romeo left disappointed to not score after team orders didn’t work
Alfa Romeo were left a bit disappointed after Antonio Giovinazzi did not concede to team orders to let go Kimi Raikkonen in F1 Turkish GP. Not long after the F1 Turkish GP, an interesting story emerged regarding the Alfa Romeo team and the ignoring of team orders by Giovinazzi. While running 12th and 13th, Raikkonen…
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Giovinazzi rues contact, no radio as Raikkonen thought more was possible
Antonio Giovinazzi had to rely on old school method of communication in F1 Russian GP after losing radio, as Kimi Raikkonen thought more was possible. Amid the discussions surrounding his future, Alfa Romeo’s Giovinazzi had a troubled F1 Russian GP where he lost contact with his team on Lap 1 itself and had to complete…
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F1 Russian GP, Friday: Penalty; Ferrari PU; Giovinazzi crash & more
The Friday in F1 Russian GP had Mercedes in the top spot at ease with Red Bull taking the gamble, while incidents also taking up space. Mercedes certainly set the pace on Friday of F1 Russian GP, as Valtteri Bottas led teammate Lewis Hamilton in both the sessions. It was crucial considering the wet prediction…
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Vasseur talks second Alfa seat amid multiple links; Giovinazzi adds on
Antonio Giovinazzi has no new news to share as Frederic Vasseur speaks on the second Alfa Romeo F1 seat, while Mattia Binotto adds on. With Kimi Raikkonen retiring and being replaced at Alfa Romeo by Valtteri Bottas, it also now looks like the time is up for Antonio Giovinazzi, who has spent three years with…
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Raikkonen reflects on retirement, career, future & more; F1 rivals add on
Kimi Raikkonen reflects on his retirement decision, how was his career, what could be the future, as F1 rivals share their opinion on the Finn. 2022 will see an iconic name not on the grid; Kimi Raikkonen. Of course, Kimi went AWOL to Rally for 2 years 2010 and ’11 but it is hard to…
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Vettel says there was no intention from Raikkonen, just misunderstanding
Sebastian Vettel put down F1 Austrian GP incident with Kimi Raikkonen as misunderstanding, as Antonio Giovinazzi and Esteban Ocon have another terrible run. Aston Martin’s Vettel did not have an ideal end to a difficult F1 Austrian GP, as he ended up in a collision with Alfa Romeo’s Raikkonen, who was chasing Williams’ George Russell…
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Vasseur praises step up from Giovinazzi and Alfa Romeo’s progress
Frederic Vasseur praises the step up from Antonio Giovinazzi in F1 race management, along with the overall progress from Alfa Romeo. With Stellantis and Sauber looking to renew their partnership along with the Ferrari’s support, Vasseur is happy with the progress made by the F1 team from 2020 to 2021. He is also pleased with…
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Giovinazzi hit on Ricciardo unsettled him post red flag re-start in Baku
Antonio Giovinazzi hit on Daniel Ricciardo on F1 Azerbaijan GP re-start, unsettled the Australian, as the duo talk about their respective grand prix. The F1 Azerbaijan GP was a wild race. And during the hectic action of the two laps mini-GP that gave the victory to Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, the world feed missed a…
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Giovinazzi used Grosjean’s trick to pass Ocon on Lap 1 in Monaco GP
Antonio Giovinazzi reveals the trick he saw Romain Grosjean use in F1 Monaco GP to get by Esteban Ocon on Lap 1. Giovinazzi is gaining momentum slowly in his career. After his debut in 2017 as a replacement for Pascal Werhlein, the Italian spent two seasons as test driver at Haas and Alfa Romeo, when…
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Alfa Romeo admits operational issue in Giovinazzi’s disaster pit stop
Alfa Romeo explained the operational issue with the pit stop and also a steering issue with Antonio Giovinazzi in F1 Spanish GP. Already at the start, Alfa Romeo were on the backfoot, with a disaster pit stop under the safety car for Giovinazzi in F1 Spanish GP. The team brought him early to change tyres,…
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Vasseur hopes Alfa sticks with Sauber, no 2022 driver decision for now
Sauber boss Frederic Vasseur is hopeful his team can maintain its partnership with Alfa Romeo, adding on their drivers for 2022. Alfa Romeo has new leadership in 2021, with a CEO who may be uninterested in supporting an expensive F1 team for the sake of marketing. As such, questions have been raised as to whether…
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Raikkonen got caught in Giovinazzi’s slipstream while changing switch
Kimi Raikkonen got caught in the slipstream of teammate Antonio Giovinazzi while changing steering switch in F1 Portuguese GP crash. It was a short-lived run for Alfa Romeo’s Raikkonen, who crashed out early from F1 Portuguese GP after colliding with teammate Giovinazzi on the main straight. It resulted in a safety car period, as the…