Paris: Guanyu Zhou will be China’s first formula driver after Alfa Romeo announced on Tuesday the 22-year-old will be driving for the team.
Zhou has made the waves in this season’s formula this season and will work with Valtteri Bottas, which will move from Mercedes.
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https://t.co/6auFDFFQB- Alfa Romeo Orlen Racing (@alfaromeoracing) 1637054140000 “Being the first Chinese driver in Formula 1 is a breakthrough history of China Motorsport, “Zhou said.
“I know a lot of hope will rest on me and, as usual, I will assume this as a motivation to get better and achieve more.” The latest signing of our Italian driver Antonio Giovinazzi will go at the end of the Championship 2021 in December.
Alfa Romeo described their new signing as a “pioneer who will write an important page of the country’s motorsport history”.
Zhou has had a F1 taste as a test driver for Alpine and has long been mentioned as making steps up from F2.
“I dreamed of a young age of climbing as high as I could in the sport I like and now the dream has a reality,” Alfa Romeo quoted Zhou, who was educated in England, said.
“It is an honor for me to start my formula 1 racing career with an iconic team, a team that has introduced so many young talents to Formula 1 in the past.
Now the dream is a reality.”