Official: Alfa Romeo confirms Giovinazzi exit

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Alfa Romeo has officially announced that Antonio Giovinazzi will leave the team at the end of the current season after three seasons at the team.

When he lined up for the team on the Melbourne grid in 2019, Giovinazzi became the first Italian driver to compete in a full F1 season in eight years.

He's completed a total of 59 races, including two for Sauber in 2017 when he made his debut in place of an injured Pascal Wehrlein.

He will now have three more outings in Formula 1 before ending his tenure with the team.

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"Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN wishes Antonio, a great team-mate and a fantastic person, the best for his future endeavours as he embarks on a new chapter of his career," the team said in a press release on Tuesday morning

“Saying goodbye to a driver is never easy, especially so in the case of Antonio, who has been part of the team for so long," added Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN.

"As we part ways, we will cherish the memories of the good times and learn lessons from the bad ones, knowing these moments all made us grow together as a team.

"We wish Antonio the best for his future after the 2021 season: before then, we still have three races to achieve some good results together and finish the year strongly.”

The press statement described Giovinazzi as s "popular driver with team personnel and fans alike" and added that he had been "an incredible professional throughout his experience with the team."

The driver recorded a best result of fifth in the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix and memorably led the flood-lit Singapore GP in his debut season.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.