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Ferrari sign Giovinazzi as 2017 Reserve Driver

Scuderia Ferrari has announced that 2016 GP2 Series runner-up Antonio Giovinazzi will be their reserve driver in 2017, backing up Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen. The Italian ran Pierre Gasly close to the GP2 title last season despite being a rookie, with Ferrari also handing him the opportunity to run in their simulator in September as they looked over the twenty-three-year-old. As well as being their reserve, Giovinazzi is also going to be given simulator work to perform in 2017, and is likely to be first choice in any in-season testing when a young driver is required. “We are not taking Giovinazzi to emulate the example of Max Verstappen, who is quite unique,” Ferrari President...
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