Antonio Giovinazzi is looking to spend a fourth season at Alfa Romeo and says his improved form this year shows that his hard work over the winter is paying off.
The Italian began his Formula 1 career with two cameo appearances for Sauber in 2017 and became the team’s full-time driver with the change of name to Alfa Romeo Racing in 2019. Since then, he has gained 19 points ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix over the weekend in Baku, where the topic of his future past came up in 2021.
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“I don’t know, we’ll see what happens. Now all I can do is do a good job, drive fast and then we’ll see what happens next year, ”he said when asked if he had any news about his future.
“I’ll be very happy to stay here next year, it’s the only team that I have [have stayed with] for season three, i know the people very well. I have a good relationship with the people inside, with Fred [Vasseur, Team Principal] So we will see what will happen, but for now I can only focus on myself and we will see what will happen. “
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The now 27-year-old runner-up in the GP2 Series (now F2) added that in his third season with Alfa Romeo in F1, he improved over the winter to “have more fun” in a car that was his Opinion is faster than before – with experienced teammate Kimi Räikkönen, who provides a solid benchmark on the other side of the garage.
“It’s my third season in Formula 1, so I have more experience. You know, I think this year we have a faster car, a faster engine so that we can have more fun and if you feel better in the car you can be at the limit and push more, ”he said.
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“My goal for this season was to improve myself in the second season. I can still improve a lot.
“Having Kimi by my side is a big help because he’s an experienced driver, a fast driver. So it’s good to have him, to learn from him, and I’m happy that all this work, as I mentioned, is paying off, ”he concluded.
Giovinazzi won the 2016 GP2 feature and sprint races in Baku and finished 12th out of 17th on the grid in his only Grand Prix appearance in Azerbaijan in 2019. He scored his first point of the 2021 season at the last race in Monaco.
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