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Antonio Giovinazzi was a main contender to replace Mick Schumacher at Haas for the 2023 Formula 1 season, according to boss Guenther Steiner. Following a two-year spell at Haas, 2020 F2 champion Schumacher lost his race seat at the end of the '22 campaign to be replaced by Nico Hulkenberg. However during the season, both Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen were forced to hand over their cars to Giovinazzi in FP1 sessions - outside of the mandatory rookie running to give the Ferrari tester experience in the new machines. This led to speculation that Giovinazzi could be set to replace Schumacher, but this cooled after he crashed early on during a runout in the United States. Steiner says that Haas are comfortable that they have got the right driver in Hulkenberg. Steiner on Giovinazzi vs Hulkenberg "He was in the beginning on the list of driver s," Steiner explained to media, ...

F1 might have welcomed increasingly young drivers in the 2010s, but the trend in recent times seems to have veered towards experience over youth. The likes of Lando Norris and Lance Stroll made their debuts at ages 19 and 18 respectively, while Max Verstappen remains the youngest driver to have started a race after lining up as a 17-year-old rookie back in 2015. More recently, though, 'veteran' drivers have found their way back onto the grid, seemingly being given the nod over younger names. Kevin Magnussen made a surprise comeback at the start of 2022 to replace Nikita Mazepin at Haas, one year after being dropped by the American squad. His teammate in 2023 will be Nico Hulkenberg, who steps in to Mick Schumacher's seat three years on from his last full-time season in Formula 1. Elsewhere, Nyck de Vries joins AlphaTauri. Having won the Formula 2 championship back in 2019, the Dutchman was initially unable to secure an F1 opportunity and instead joined the all...