Former Ferrari junior Raffaele Marciello has called it a day on his dream of racing in Formula 1.
Last year, the now 22-year-old Italian was relieved of his duties and involvement with Ferrari's development 'academy' which included working with the Sauber team as well as the Scuderia.
"He [Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene] did not deem me suitable for F1 and so it ended," Marciello said at the time.
Marciello has already hinted at his ending ambition last year but decided to stay in GP2 for 2016 however, finishing the series fourth overall with Russian Time. The young Italian has now decided to switch to GT sports cars for 2017.
"I think it's best not to be too focused on F1, perhaps missing other opportunities," he said.
"I'm still quite young and there are older drivers than me who are continuing to try, but I'm happy with my choice."
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