Raikkonen "in trouble" against new team-mate Giovinazzi

Former F1 team owner and boss Gian Carlo Minardi believes Sauber's new driver Kimi Raikkonen will be "in trouble" against his new team-mate, and rookie, Antonio Giovinazzi.

Giovinazzi spent last season as a reserve driver for Ferrari - with Raikkonen partnering Sebastian Vettel, also at Scuderia.

Despite the Finn's vast experience and the Italian's little-to-none; Minardi believes the youth and freshness of Giovinazzi will cause Raikkonen some concerns in 2019.

"It's a very important signal for the whole of Italian motorsport, for young drivers, and also for the future of the Italian Grand Prix," Minardi told Minardi.it.

Giovinazzi hasn't completed a full-season in motorsport since 2016, when he finished runner-up to Red Bull's Pierre Gasly in GP2.

Raikkonen will be embarking on his first season at Sauber since 2001 when he left the Swiss team to join McLaren.