The replacement of Antonio Giovinazzi with Guanyu Zhou was no secret. However, the Italian was not too happy with his team. Now the feeling is likely to continue as Alfa Romeo arrived unprepared for the Qatar GP.
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The Losail route has proven difficult as the curbs along the route severely damaged the cars’ bargeboards. Since there were only a few floors left, the team had to send the floors from Raikkonen and Giovinazzi back to Hinwil for repairs after the weekend. But now they are rushing over so that the components arrive in time for the last race of the season.
Formula 1 F1 – Qatar Grand Prix – Losail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar – November 19, 2021 Alfa Romeo’s Antonio Giovinazzi in action during the REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed practice
The team manager explained the team’s thought process. “You don’t build new parts so late in the season.” He revealed what sounds like a big problem for the team. “It takes 20 days to create a new floor.”
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As a result, Fred Vasseur admits the duo will have to contest Sunday’s race with damaged floorboards. With Kimi and Gio facing the last three races of their F1 careers, this news shouldn’t be too good for them. Additionally, the team is in big trouble as the pandemic slows freight traffic.
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Although the resignation of Kimi Raikkonen and the change of “Valtteri Bottas” were perfectly timed, many were not satisfied with the Giovinazzi team opening the door; including his teammate.
The Finn believed Gio deserved better. “Of course it’s a shame on him. He’s a very nice guy, we’ve known both of them for a while, since the Ferrari days. But you know, sometimes it goes like that. Hopefully he found something good and hopefully one day he will have another chance in Formula 1.
Nevertheless, Raikkonen knows that it is a difficult wish to come true. “But there aren’t that many cars and there are sure to be a lot of people trying to get into Formula One, so let’s hope so.”
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Antonio Giovinazzi shared his anger that he lost his seat for money. He seemed pretty beaten by the situation and said: “Of course something could be better, something was good, I’m happy with myself, that’s all I can do. Every time you have asked me about my future, I have always said that it is out of my hands and that it is. “
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Regardless, the news of a damaged car has now dashed hopes of finishing the season competitively and on a high level. At the moment we’re keeping our fingers crossed for the team because maybe luck will favor the duo.
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