News Details

Giovinazzi sees Ferrari role a small step for Italian drivers

 XPB Images Italy, the country that gave F1 its greatest team and so many great champions, is missing not having a driver at the pinnacle of motorsport, says Ferrari hopeful Antonio Giovinazzi. The 23-year-old is doing his part to try to correct that deficit, having been nominated as the Scuderia's official reserve driver for 2017. The last Italians to contest a F1 Grand Prix are Jarno Trulli and Vitantonio Liuzzi who lined up on the grid of the 2011 Brazilian GP. "I think yeah, we miss Italian drivers," Giovinazzi explained in Barcelona last week. "But this is already one small step," he acknowledged. Last year's GP2 runner-up ran in pre-season testing in...
Full Story »
8y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Ferrari: We lost one of our greatest drivers

Ferrari paid tribute to John Surtees – Formula 1 World...
8y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Barcelona Day 8: Ferrari testing champions!

The title should read: Ferrari Testing Champions! Pity the accolade does...
8y ago from GrandPrix247.com

The great Surtees, 1964 F1 Champion with Ferrari, has...

1964 Formula One world champion John Surtees has passed away on Friday...
8y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Mika Häkkinen becomes McLaren Partner Ambassador

McLaren has announced that two-time Formula 1 World Champion Mika...
8y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Marquez assesses his Ducati future beyond 2026...

Nine-time MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will be a key figure in the rider...
16h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Scott Dixon awarded prestigious New Zealand honor

To close out 2025, one of IndyCar’s most decorated drivers was awarded...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

AFCON 2025: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang banned, coaching...

The Gabon government has suspended the men's national team, banning...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Tactics Column: Aggressive press and Hincapie tweak...

A game of two halves? Not quite. Arsenal finished 2025 with a resounding...
7h ago from Arseblog.com

Man United could make January move for Arsenal...

Manchester United could reportedly be ready to make a move for Rennes...
16h ago from CaughtOffside.com

How to watch Arsenal vs Aston Villa

Arsenal host Aston Villa at the Emirates in a huge Premier League clash at...
21h ago from SkySports.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.