Antonio Giovinazzi says he is not surprised by the performance gap to Alfa Romeo teammate Kimi Raikkonen early in the 2019 season, believing it is “normal” as he gets up to speed in Formula 1. Giovinazzi began his first full season in F1 last month after over two years without a full-time racing programme, but has struggled to match teammate Raikkonen – a driver with almost 300 grand prix starts to this name – for pace early in the year. While Raikkonen has scored points in all three races and reached Q3 twice already this season, Giovinazzi is yet to record a top-10 finish and has been knocked out in the first stage of qualifying at the last two races. “It’s not easy after two...
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