Since Alfa Romeo is part of the larger Ferrari family in terms of corporate structure and technical commitment, it means that Alfa F1 operations are using Ferrari technology and some ex-Ferrari employees to cheer Alfa Romeo on in this year’s race You effectively become a cheerleader for Ferrari’s F1 B team.
Kimi Raikkonen was on pole position and briefly led the Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari last year. The 2007 World Champion is now leading Alfa’s attack on the driving front. Giovinazzi was also drafted by Ferrari after working as a simulator driver for Scuderia last season. Therefore, he had to evaluate important changes to the car settings for Ferrari on the race weekends.
“In Italy we have two fantastic brands in Ferrari and Alfa Romeo and there is a lot of support for me too,” Giovinazzi recently told F1 Racing. “I can’t wait for Monza because it’s going to be crazy for me as an Italian driver driving there in F1.”
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF90, leads Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo Racing C38
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Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo Racing
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It’s up to you to help Giovinazzi and his team reach ever greater heights as part of a mini-Alfa Tifosi outside of the approach to Monzas Parabolica. Alfa Romeo currently ranks seventh in the F1 Constructors’ Championship and is involved in a close battle for fifth place with Toro Rosso, Renault, Racing Point and Haas. Just 17 points separate these five teams, which means that a good result at Monza could make a big difference to Alfa’s fate in 2019.
Raikkonen himself is in eighth place in the drivers’ standings. Only McLaren’s Carlos Sainz scored more points among the 14 drivers who drive outside the three big F1 teams (Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull). Raikkonen has crossed the finish line in a scoring position in each of the last five races (Alfa has requested a double disqualification from the top 10 in Germany) so he will likely be a top 10 contender at Monza if he does and Alfa enjoy a smooth weekend.
Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo Racing and Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari before the driver parade
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Giovinazzi has made it more difficult in his first full season in F1 (he drove two races for Sauber with an injured Pascal Wehrlein in 2017) and has only scored one point so far, subject to a successful appeal against his own German GP exclusion. But the Italian is certainly capable of being a top 10 threat in his home race if he keeps his heads together.
Giovinazzi has spent the first part of this season watching seasoned teammate Raikkonen closely and even adjusting his own technique after watching videos of Kimi’s driving aboard. Giovinazzi has the feeling that he “grows up a lot” with every race.
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Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo Racing C38
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