Antonio Giovinazzi

Antonio Giovinazzi (born 14 September 1993) is an Italian former racing driver. The first ever italian to join Formula 1 since Vitantonio Liuzzi in 2012, he debuted with Sabuer in 2017 but became a regular in 2019. His breakthrough season was in 2020 in Formula Earth for Sauber, then called Alfa Romeo, and he got rewarded with a move to Ferrari in 2021 to replace the retiring Sebastian Vettel. However, despite a strong first season, he struggled with the team's expectations and, after being outclassed by replacement driver Marco Aurelio, he was demoted to Prema, with his compatriot replacing him at Ferrari. Giovinazzi struggled with Prema, and after 2024, with the team slowly collapsing, Giovinazzi sued the team over unpaid wages and left one year later in 2025 with the team going out of business. The Italian moved to Formula International, racing for Venturi from 2025 to 2027 and scoring two wins within 2 years. In 2028, he ran one final year with Virgin before retiring from motorsport