LEGENDS: Giancarlo Fisichella on winning for Italy + Antonelli’s potential
About this episode
Giancarlo Fisichella discusses his F1 career and the future of Italian racing with Kimi Antonelli.
For 20 years, Italy waited for a driver to join Giancarlo Fisichella as a Formula 1 Grand Prix-winner. Now, Kimi Antonelli is flying Il Tricolore on the top step of the podium once again. Fisi tells Tom Clarkson about the pressures of carrying Italy’s hopes in F1 and what Kimi needs to do to end the nation’s even longer wait for a World Champion. Fisi looks back on his own F1 career - the ‘hard’ moments he had supporting Fernando Alonso in his teammate’s title-winning seasons, how they relaxed before the race and how close he came to moving to another team in the mid 2000s. Giancarlo remembers living his dream and joining Ferrari during the 2009 season. Does he think Kimi Antonelli could ever do the same? This episode is sponsored by: Vanta: Get started today at vanta.com/GRID Homeserve: Join the millions of customers who trust HomeServe. For 50% less your first year, go to homeserve.com/grid Shopify: You put in the work. Time to get paid like it. Free trial at shopify.com/beyondthegrid
People in this episode
Host: Tom Clarkson
Guest: Giancarlo Fisichella
Topics covered
- Formula 1
- Italian drivers
- racing history
- Kimi Antonelli
- Giancarlo Fisichella
- team dynamics
- sponsorship
Keywords
- Giancarlo Fisichella
- Kimi Antonelli
- Formula 1
- Ferrari
- Fernando Alonso
- Italian racing
- Grand Prix
Sponsors
Vanta, HomeServe, Shopify
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ferrari
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