Marko Hanželic
For many, it was a minor surprise to be Alfa Romeo continued to rely on services in 2021 as well Kimi Räikkönen in by Antonio Giovinazzi. Despite forty-one spring, the Finn extended his contract for another year, and Ferrari, despite a wide selection in Formulas 2 still trusts Giovinazzi and gives him a place on the team.
Italian he sees this as a reward for good performances last season, with which he is quite satisfied: "I would say that I have improved significantly and that I felt much more comfortable in the car and in the team," says and adds: "Every young driver says he's more nervous the first year and it's all new, but now I already feel more at home in F1."
This was seen especially compared to a teammate Kimi Räikkönen. Giovinazzi defeated the former world champion in a qualifying match with 9: 8, and was best known for his great starts, in which he repeatedly improved his rankings in the first round. Despite many good things, the racer is out Taranto aware: “I still have a lot of things to improve. I want to do that next year. ”
He is thinking mainly of racing. "That was my weak point," admits Giovinazzi. Otherwise he won four points, so as much as his teammate, but he was only four times ahead of the Finn when the checkered flag fell. Raikkönen he was nine times better in the race.
Nevertheless Giovinazzi emphasizes: “As far as the racing pace is concerned, I have made a lot of progress. Of course, the fact that my teammate is Kimi, who is a master in this field, also helped me in this. I am happy with the progress, but I still have a lot of work to do to reach the level I want to reach. ”
