Alfa Romeo Racing chief Frédéric Vasseur says the team cleared the air with Antonio Giovinazzi in the wake of the Italian driver defying a team order in the Turkish Grand Prix. Giovinazzi, who is fighting to retain his seat with Alfa for 2022, was running just outside the points in the closing stages of the race at Istanbul Park when he was asked to swap positions with his faster teammate, Kimi Raikkonen. But the Italian ignored the call from the Alfa pitwall, which led to Giovinazzi and Raikkonen crossing the chequered flag P11 and P12. Immediately after the race, Alfa's head of trackside engineering, Xevi Pujolar, said that Giovinazzi's attitude had not been "ideal" for the...
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