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 | Gianni Morbidelli is not the youngest Formula 1 driver, nor is he the best-known of the young generation, but he is making a good impression. |
| Growing up surrounded by competition activity Gianni decided to begin kart racing when he was 13 and he was soon recruited by the factory teams and scored over 50 karting victories. |
| In the same way as being branded a rich kid, when Gianni became a Ferrari driver, critics suggested that he was only in F1 because of his connection to the famed team. |
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| Hot from his 1989 Italian F3 title Gianni Morbidelli was drafted in by Scuderia Italia to race in Phoenix alongside Andrea De Cesaris. |
| Ferrari itself were in turmoil too in 1991, Gianni literally being thrown in at the deep end at the very wet Australian GP after Ferrari team manager Claudio Lombardi fired Alain Prost for calling his 643 a truck. |
| Gianni did well to score a half point in the rain-shortened race but it didn't provide him with the second Ferrari seat for 1992. |
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