Antonio Giovinazzo, is excited about the new teammate, their Kim Räikköseen.Kimi Raikkonen and Antonio Giovinazzo are to each other the familiar already had two from last year, when Raikkonen run a Ferrari race driver and Giovinazzo test drive. AOP

sauber’s racing driver for Kimi Raikkonen alongside the enlisted Antonio Giovinazzo , 25, back in march, the F1 starting grid for the first time since April of 2017 driven the Chinese GP.

Giovinazzo subbed sauber’s race driver of the last season has served Pascal wehrlein to through 2017 in the first two races, but after work F1 has consisted mainly of tests and the simulator task.

on This basis, it is not surprising, what Giovinazzo, waiting for Tuesday, the beginning of the new year most of all.

– waiting for next year to race, he said sauber’s publication in the video.

the 21 races of the F1 calendar is in giovinazzo, to some extent, familiar, finished in either like he’s 2016 second, the F2-class. That year was memorable also for the track, with driving he expects from the upcoming F1-season, but most of all: the Belgian Spa.

– Now is the first time, after a period of time there F1 car. When the grip, pace and power is a lot, I look forward to Spa drive.

the Italian driver leaves the employer in a way very objectives for the upcoming season. Sauber-the boss has spoken, even the manufacturers world championship fourth place. This season Sauber finished in eighth place and last year a whole bunch last.

Alfa Romeo – cooperation has, however, made Sauberista earlier, more interesting jobs, and team manager Fred Vasseur according to the Hinwilin-the factory employs almost 100 people more than in the summer of 2017, when he jumped into the swiss team driver.

I’m happy when I worked Sauber. Motivation in the garage is high. All want to do well, Giovinazzo said now.

your Own flavor to make that Raikkonen, 17 years ago, just sauber in F1-level, debuted a veteran.

– When Kimi driving alongside, it provides even more motivation to the whole team. All are working hard, including me. I believe that we can do a good job together, Giovinazzo said.

– Kim alongside working means a lot to me. I can learn a lot from him, he is the world champion. He has a lot of experience, over 15 years in F1. As a person, he is very calm. He will certainly help me if I need help. Kimi is certainly the best possible teammate for me my career started.

Video: IL from the beginning of December in Porvoo Kimi Raikkonen picked up, when this was represented in Finland, the last time a Ferrari race driver. JANNE PALOMÄKI