Alfa Romeo cleared the air with Giovinazzi over Turkey F1 crew orders

Giovinazzi changed into once given the decision to let Raikkonen pass him within the closing phases of the bustle two weeks within the past at Istanbul Park after being rapidly caught by his Alfa Romeo teammate.

However Giovinazzi did no longer transfer aside for Raikkonen as he pushed to take Esteban Ocon for the final point in P10, falling 0.8 seconds immediate on the chequered flag. Alfa Romeo head of track engineering Xevi Pujolar said after the bustle Giovinazzi had “himself made up our minds that he desired to break ahead”.

Group of workers main Vasseur mentioned the incident on Friday earlier than the United States Astronomical Prix, announcing that Giovinazzi had been too conservative in his methodology gradual on, but he did no longer rob to suppose blame.

“At one stage Kimi pushed more, and we idea that we were in a position to shield the tyres, and we asked Antonio both to push or to let him traipse,” Vasseur said.

“He changed into once presumably too conservative, but I don’t desire guilty him. However we had the discussion.

“He changed into once rather lost with the amount of the attack he has to attain, that obviously he’ll be noteworthy quicker. And he changed into once too conservative.

“We lost the parts, clearly, but I don’t desire guilty Antonio that we had the discussion. I reflect he changed into once sticking to the belief and after we had the window to push more, he took two or three laps to realize that he would possibly maybe maybe well push more. It is enjoy it’s.”

Asked if the crew had cleared the air with Giovinazzi, Vasseur responded: “Yes.”

Giovinazzi’s future with Alfa Romeo remains unclear previous the tip of the season because the crew continues to weigh up driver alternate solutions to partner Valtteri Bottas in 2022.

Guanyu Zhou changed into once understood to be main the gallop for the seat, however the possibility of an Andretti takeover of Sauber has ended in uncertainty over how the crew will proceed for the 2nd seat.

Giovinazzi said on Thursday in Austin that it changed into once “no longer ideal” to no longer know if he would possibly maybe maybe well be staying at Alfa Romeo for subsequent season, accepting there changed into once “some stress on me”.

Vasseur shied some distance from commenting on the sector surrounding the possession of the crew, but said it changed into once “no longer in a plod” to take hold of on the 2nd seat.

“We maintain just a few alternate solutions and we can put off a call soon,” he said.