Antonio Giovinazzi has explained why there is a lack of Italian F1 drivers on the grid, but remains hopeful that academies can play a crucial role. Giovinazzi is the only Italian driver on the grid and is the first since Vitantonio Liuzzi and Jarno Trulli were both last in action in 2011. There is such a deeply-ingrained passion for motorsport and Formula 1 in Italy, but the lack of Italian F1 drivers in recent times is a puzzling one. The Alfa Romeo driver, though, says the issue, like many in Formula 1, is down to money. 'The basis is very important in motorsport and that basis starts with money,' Giovinazzi told RacingNews365. 'You have to have a lot of money to get far in motorsport....
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