The cult hero chef who cooked for Michael Schumacher during his heyday: “I think a lot about him, I miss my friend”
Rossella Gianniꦛni’s restaurant in Maranello is decked out in Ferrari merchandise and has been the go-to hang-out for its drivers for generations.
Schum𒈔acher and then-team principal Jean Todt used to eat in the kitchen to avoid the crowds outside.
Giannini told about thi🦩nking of Schumacher: "Every day. I also have a lot of photos of him here, so of course I think💖 a lot about him.
“I miss him. I miss my friend."
Schumacher’s record of seven F1 championships is matched by Lewis Hamilton.
Ferrari have not crowned a drivers’ꦐ champion since 2007 when Kimi Raikkonen w🎀as victorious.
"I've been waiting for victoꦡry since 2007,” Giannini said. “🍸I'm still hoping for it."
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sebastian Vettel is arguably the mo✃st hiඣgh-profile driver to fail to bring the glory years back to Ferrari.
A four-time F1 champion with Red Bull, Vettel idolised Sꦬchumacher as a fellow German.
"I think it's a🧸 pity,” Giannini said. “When Sebastian first came, I discovered similarities between Sebastian and Michael.
“I had hoped that he could also be🦋come world champion with Ferrari. Unfortunately, neither he nor anyone else became world champion."
The legend’s son 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mick Schumacher lost his full-time F1 drive with Haas at the end of 202🏅2 and must make do with a thir🌱d-driver role at Mercedes this year.
He also saw his ties cut with Ferrari, having been a part of 🍌their driver academy, meaning the dream that he might emulate his father was put on holdไ.
"I was very disappointed that he didn't extend because I think he was a good fit for F💙errari,” Giannini said.&♍nbsp;
“But life goes on, I wish him the best."
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for ⛄a decade covering everything from Americ𝔍an sports, to football, to F1.
