Giuliano Alesi, the son of ex-F1 driver Jean Alesi, said farewell to the Ferrari Driver Academy (FDA) this week with his first test of an F1 car at the Fiorano circuit. Alesi will race in Japan next season after failing to secure the funding required for another season in Formula Two, despite his father’s best efforts. READ: Giovinazzi ‘Thought There Would Be A Chance’ To Join Ferrari In 2021 In a recent interview, Jean Alesi hit out at the need to be a “billionaire” to fund a young driver’s racing career and help them make it to F1. “He will race almost every weekend [in Japan], which is not possible in Europe anymore unless you pay a lot of money,” he said in an interview...
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