During the week leading Formula 1 to the first edition of the Qatar Grand Prix, one of the most talked about news focused on the decision of theAlfa Romeo, which announced its driver who will join Valtteri Bottas next season. For the first time in the history of the Circus, on the starting grid there will be a driver of Chinese nationality, Guanyu Zhou, who will take the place of the Italian Antonio Giovinazzi.
The 27-year-old from Martina Franca, who in turn signed with the Formula E Dragon Racing team for 2022, expressed his impressions on the future that will soon await him, doing so during the press conference to present the Qatar GP. On this occasion, moreover, the Apulian wanted to highlight some of the most memorable moments of his three years spent in F1: “First of all – he has declared – I would like to thank all the people who have supported me in these three seasons, as well as all those who have written to me after the news of my failure to reconfirm at Alfa Romeo. It sure wasn’t a good day for me, but in the end, honestly, I feel at peace with myself; in these years I have always tried to improve myself. For sure, some things could have been better than they really did, while others have been positive. In any case, I am happy with myself. I couldn’t have done more. One of my best moments dates back to Monza 2019, because it was my first home GP and it was the first after one of my most difficult races in Spa. It wasn’t an easy moment, but in the end I finished ninth in front of my family. and my friends. It was truly a special race ”.
Giovinazzi will thus compete in the last three races of the world championship scheduled in the Middle East before leaving Formula 1, doing so without losing hope of one day returning to the top flight: “Whenever the media asks me questions about my future – he added – I always replied that this is not in my hands. Now I will focus on my next step in Formula E, and I am very excited for this new chapter. At the moment I remain a Ferrari driver, and it was with them that I discussed next year. For sure my goal is to stay here waiting to understand what will happen in 2023. We are still arguing, and we will do our best. For example, in that year 2023 we will start the championship WEC hypercar. I would love to participate, even if there is no further news yet and it is still too early to talk about it. Formula E is a great category – Giovinazzi concluded – and I’m sure I’ll like it “.
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