Sauber's Antonio Giovinazzi will benefit from Raikkonen

Sauber's Antonio Giovinazzi believes that he will benefit from the support of teammate Kimi Raikkonen in his first full season of F1.

Sauber has gone for a blend of youth and experience for next season, pairing its newbie with the sport's most seasoned driver, Kimi Raikkonen.

"Charles (Leclerc) said he talked to Vettel from time to time and Kimi a little," Giovinazzi told Sky Italia at Thursday evening's Autosprint awards event in Milan.

"But on the day of testing, I talked with him a lot, like never before.

"He is very motivated by this new experience, so as a world champion who is winning again he will help me to develop and will not deny me any help," said the young driver. 

Giovinazzi will hope to learn as much as possible from Raikkonen who will be the oldest driver on the grid at the age of 39.