For the Formula 1 fans who follow Ferrari and Vettel, there was a strange pattern in the last few races i.e. Sebastian Vettel struck behind Alfa Romeo cars for most part of the races. Italian Antonio Giovinazzi says it feels “strange” when he has been battling with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel during a race.
Giovinazzi is also the third driver for Ferrari, so to be battling with the works car on several occasions in 2020 has been quite “emotional”, especially when it’s Vettel who he’s fighting.
“First of all, it’s nice to fight with a Ferrari, because it doesn’t happen often,” he told Motorsport-Total.com. I remember the Eifel Grand Prix, where he was breathing down my neck during 80 percent of the race and was ready to attack me.”
“After all, he is a four-time World Champion with a lot of experience. It was difficult to keep him behind, and at the same time it was nice to finish ahead of him. These are wonderful emotions.”
Giovinazzi added that he knows Vettel well on a personal level and has great respect for the 53-time race winner, making any battles they have in the race extra special.
“It is strange. It doesn’t happen in every race, but when it does, it’s nice, also because I know Seb well and I had the chance to work with him when I worked a lot on the car’s development on the simulator in 2017 and 2018. I also value him very much as a person. When you fight with a champion, you have the chance to learn something from the cockpit as well.”
Since Giovinazzi third driver for Ferrari, he surely would have got the chance to try out SF1000 in the simulator, he is well placed to compare the SF1000 and the C39 performances.
“Yes, I tried it, but believe me, it is difficult to make comparisons because the two simulators are very different. It is difficult to say whether it is better here or worse there. I prefer not to make comparisons.”
