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'Raikkonen was my idol, now we're teammates!'

Antonio Giovinazzi says he will be racing alongside his "idol" in 2019 after being paired with Kimi Raikkonen at Sauber for next season. The Italian Ferrari junior driver will make is full-time F1 debut, having raced twice for the Swiss squad at the start of 2017. Raikkonen is Ferrari's most recent world champion, having pipped Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso to the crown in 2007. Giovinazzi says the Finn's achievements in scarlet left an impression on him and he is revelling in the chance to team up with the veteran next year. "I remember that he won the title with Ferrari," Giovinazzi told Motorsport. "I was a little boy back then, I never thought I...
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