News Details

Giovinazzi said ‘no' to Alfa Romeo team order

Oct.13 Antonio Giovinazzi appears to have dealt a blow to his chances of keeping his seat at Alfa Romeo. Amid swirling rumours about his 2022 replacement, it appears the Ferrari-backed Italian refused to obey a team order to let teammate Kimi Raikkonen past last time out in Turkey. 'We asked to switch positions but, at that point, Antonio started to pick up his pace and decided he wanted to stay ahead,' said engineering boss Xevi Pujolar. 'For the team it was not an optimal decision,' he admitted. 'I did not understand why we could not have swapped positions, given that at the end of the race we could have restored them according to the situation that would have arisen. 'For us it is...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Did Giovinazzi disobey Alfa Romeo team orders in...

Sky F1 reporter Ted Kravitz revealed a team radio snippet suggesting that...
3y ago from PlanetF1.com

Andretti driver linked with 2022 Alfa Romeo seat

Oct.9 Formula F1 driver Michael Andretti 'has already taken over 80...
3y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Turkish GP: Practice team notes - Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN had a productive first day of practice for the...
3y ago from Pitpass.com

Alfa well-placed for 2022 reward even as 2021 risk...

Alfa Romeo knew sacrificing 2021 in order to prioritize next year’s new...
3y ago from Racer.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Colton Herta leaves IndyCar to pursue F1 with Cadillac...

The Cadillac F1 Team has announced that it has hired IndyCar star Colton...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Rinus VeeKay separates from Dale Coyne Racing

Rinus VeeKay will not race with Dale Coyne Racing next season after...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

After Peter Schmeichel slams Arsenal for ‘ugly brand...

Former Arsenal star Theo Walcott has dismissed Manchester United legend...
1h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Collymore's column: Mikel Arteta criticism, Isak and...

In his exclusive column for CaughtOffside, former Liverpool striker Stan...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

'It’s remarkable' – Collymore reacts to Mikel...

Arsenal had started their season with two victories out of two, but last...
1h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Episode 843 – Injuries

Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. In...
36m ago from Arseblog.com

Comments

Hottest News

V8 comeback on the table: FIA calls manufacturers to crisis...

Formula 1’s power unit manufacturers are set... Read More »
3h ago from F1i.com

Williams F1 axe major partnership after confirming New Era

Williams have announced a new partnership for... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

Max Verstappen Ferrari talks confirmed

It has been revealed that Max Verstappen’s team... Read More »
6h ago from GPFans.com

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.