Antonio Giovinazzi says the “bitter pill” regarding his Alfa Romeo exit was it came after what he considered to be his best season in F1. The Italian driver was dumped by his team after his third campaign with them alongside Kimi Raikkonen, who had already decided to retire as the sport’s most experienced racer in terms of grands prix contested. The void left by Raikkonen’s seniority was filled by the recruitment of Valtteri Bottas after his release from Mercedes, while Alfa Romeo opted to replace Giovinazzi with rookie Guanyu Zhou who brings with him substantial sponsorship backing from China. Giovinazzi hit out via social media at the “ruthless” nature of Formula 1, believing...
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