Raikkonen "in trouble" against new team-mate Giovinazzi

Former F1 team owner and boss Gian Carlo Minardi believes Sauber's new driver Kimi Raikkonen will be "in trouble" against his new team-mate, and rookie, Antonio Giovinazzi.

Giovinazzi spent last season as a reserve driver for Ferrari - with Raikkonen partnering Sebastian Vettel, also at Scuderia.

Despite the Finn's vast experience and the Italian's little-to-none; Minardi believes the youth and freshness of Giovinazzi will cause Raikkonen some concerns in 2019.

"It's a very important signal for the whole of Italian motorsport, for young drivers, and also for the future of the Italian Grand Prix," Minardi told Minardi.it.

"The Finn will have to look over his shoulder carefully because I am sure he (Giovinazzi) will be able to put him in trouble."

Giovinazzi hasn't completed a full-season in motorsport since 2016, when he finished runner-up to Red Bull's Pierre Gasly in GP2.

Raikkonen will be embarking on his first season at Sauber since 2001 when he left the Swiss team to join McLaren.