Alfa Romeo took a precaution: 'Too risky'

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12:54, 15 Jan 2022

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Alfa Romeo starts the season with Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou as their drivers. The racing stable also had the option of seating other drivers, but according to Frederic Vasseur this would have been irresponsible.

It took Alfa Romeo a long time to make the decision for next year. While Kimi Räikkönen announced his departure from Formula 1 in September, the team kept Antonio Giovinazzi in limbo for a long time. Finally, Alfa Romeo came out with the news that it was parting ways with Giovinazzi and opting for the talent of Zhou.

Vasseur wanted to make responsible decision

Immediately criticism came from outside, as Alfa Romeo had the option of several other talented drivers. For example, Theo Pourchaire seemed to be a good candidate. The young driver made an excellent impression in Formula 2 last season and is seen as a future star. Vasseur, however, did not think it was the right choice for him, he told the official website of Formula 1 .

"He won this season in Monaco," noted the team boss. "But the car is so complex and we have just six test days before the season – it means that it would have been, from my point of view, too risky, too challenging to do the step now. It's much better to be focused on the championship in F2."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

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