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Ferrari should have signed Giovinazzi - Minardi

Jun.3 Former F1 team owner and boss Giancarlo Minardi says he would not have signed Carlos Sainz for 2021 if he was in charge at Ferrari. Sainz has been selected to replace Sebastian Vettel, but Minardi told Il Resto del Carlino newspaper: "I would have given (Antonio) Giovinazzi a chance, also to protect the feeling of Italianism at this historical time. "But I don't want to be misunderstood," said Minardi. "The choice of Sainz is the right direction. I even suggested to them a decade ago that they include him in the academy program." Some Ferrari purists, however, are worried about the growing trend at Ferrari of promoting drivers who are not already established...
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