Alfa Romeo announced in November that it would race with an all-new driver pairing in 2022 after signing Formula 2 graduate Guanyu Zhou to partner Valtteri Bottas, who joins from Mercedes.
It will be the first time since the start of the team’s existing engine deal and agreement with Ferrari in 2018 that it has not fielded one of the Italian marque’s young drivers in F1.
Current Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc made his debut with the team – then known as Sauber – in 2018. The seat was taken by Giovinazzi from 2019 following Leclerc’s promotion to Ferrari’s senior squad.
Alfa Romeo team boss Vasseur confirmed back in July that he would have free choice over the line-up for 2022 after securing flexibility in talks with Ferrari over a new customer power unit deal.
But Vasseur made clear at the end of the season that Alfa Romeo remained open to running a Ferrari young driver in the future, depending on the situation and circumstances.
“It’s not because we decided to go…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Autosport.com – Formula 1 – Stories…