The hope for Italian motoring of still having a driver on the grid in the 2022 season is all linked to what will be the future in Alfa Romeo. Antonio Giovinazzi. The guy from Martina Franca is in the balance and the team from Hinwil currently seems to be oriented towards other profiles. To further complicate the negotiations regarding the future teammate of Valtteri Bottas – hired by Biscione starting from 2022 with a multi-year contract – there is then the negotiation for the sale of the team to the Andretti Autosport group. Giovinazzi was also the protagonist of a controversial team order – not respected by the driver – in Turkey. In fact, the Italian had opposed the team’s request to hand over the position to teammate Kimi Raikkonen.
However, the uncertain future of the number 99 is the main driver in Austin. “It is certainly not easy – Giovinazzi admitted at the press conference – if you ask this question to all pilots, they will tell you that it’s not easy. You want to know what you will do next year, whether you will be here or not. So it’s not ideal, but the situation now is this time for me and I will try my best even with this pressure on me“. The complicated negotiation that the FDA school pilot is experiencing is not new in his career, quite the contrary. “The months of September and October have always been like this for me – recognized the Alfa driver – I always had some problems with what I was going to do next season. It is happening again this year. The problem is not in my hands, so it is not my decision. What I can do is just bring the results, be quick, and then see what he decides [l’Alfa Romeo]”.
Polite but firm instead the ‘no comment’ on the issue team order. “I think it’s a problem that sometimes happens. It has happened before, but I don’t like, to be honest, commenting on these things here. I want to discuss this only with the team. But it’s not the first time and the important thing is that we’re okay now “he concluded.
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