Antonio Giovinazzi says F1 drivers who bring significant financial backing with them 'deserve' their place on the grid, given their record in junior categories. Lance Stroll, Nicholas Latifi and Nikita Mazepin all have wealthy backers in the sport, but the Italian believes their previous success means their places on the grid are all merited. Latifi is a six-time race winner in Formula 2, for example, while Stroll entered F1 after winning the Formula 3 European Championship and Mazepin won two races on his way to P5 in F2 last season. “They have also shown in the other series that they can win,” Giovinazzi told Auto Motor und Sport when asked about the trend of drivers with significant...
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