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Antonio Giovinazzi to drive F1 car on public roads as the winner of the 2019 Bandini Trophy

Alfa Romeo F1 driver Antonio Giovinazzi has been awarded this year's Bandini Trophy, giving him the dubious honour of driving an F1 car on Italian public roads.

The annual award is given in recognition of a significant improvement over the previous season's racing and chosen by a jury of 12, including the founder of the Minardi F1 team, Giancarlo Minardi. It was established in 1992 in memory of Italian racing driver Lorenzo Bandini, who died in a Ferrari at the 1967 Monaco Grand Prix, and has been awarded to drivers, teams and the son of Enzo Ferrari, Piero, in its 25-year history.