Crazy F1 replacement bench
“Suddenly you’re no longer the center of attention”
A total of two runner-up world championship titles, 513 GP starts and 1956 world championship points. Formula 1's "substitute bench" is not yet full, but is already stronger than ever before. With Zhou Guanyu, Ferrari has already brought in its sixth substitute with F1 racing experience alongside Antonio Giovinazzi. What Alexander Wurz advises the noble reserve drivers like Valtteri Botas.
"You have two types of test and reserve drivers: the young ones you want to develop and the high-end replacements who have gained experience with podium finishes and victories," explains Alex Wurz, who himself finished third as a reserve at Silverstone 1997 (Benetton) and Imola 2005 (McLaren), "some teams say: I'll take the best driver available and pay a lot of money for it."
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