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Antonio Giovinazzi: "Certainly not the race I was hoping to do" in Russia
- Tom Mason
It was a difficult weekend for Alfa Romeo as both drivers ended up outside the top ten. Kimi Raikkonen came through in P13, while his teammate Antonio Giovinazzi ended up in 15th as the team struggled in Russia.
Following the racing in Russia, the team sit 8th in the constructors' standings on 35 points, 17 behind Racing point, the team above them.
"It was certainly not the race I was hoping to do, "Giovinazzi said.
"I was stuck in the middle of Ricciardo and Grosjean on the first lap: I didn't know if Daniel was aware that I had Romain outside, but in the end, we ended up as a sandwich.
"I tried to get myself out of that situation to avoid contact, but it wasn't enough and we touched ".