Guanyu Zhou of the Alfa Romeo F1 team believes that the points earned in his debut at the 2022 F1 opening round Bahrain Grand Prix proved that he was a suitable driver for F1.
Guanyu Zhou has had some success in the Junior Formula. That includes winning the Anthoine Hubert Award as the F2’s best rookie in 2019.
Guanyu Zhou, who won five wins in three seasons in F2, stepped up from Alfa Romeo to F1 in 2022 after finishing third in the ranking, which is the best season in 2021.
However, despite the powerful show, Guanyu Zhou was the first Chinese driver on the F1 grid, especially as Alfa Romeo admitted that it opened the door to some lucrative sponsorship opportunities, so some people. I tagged it as a pay driver in my heart.
Guanyu Zhou wanted to acknowledge their thoughts and silence them. Guanyu Zhou, who made it to Q3 in the first qualifying in F1, received a checker in 10th place in Bahrain and scored points in his debut match.
“I think people had some different ideas about being in F1 after signing the deal last season,” Guanyu Zhou told reporters in Bahrain.
“But in my heart I think I’ve done everything I need to do to get into F1. I wanted to get into Q2 this season so I could close their mouths. Today from 15th place I was very relieved to be in 10th place, but it felt like 20th to 10th place. “
“I think that’s the best answer. Don’t talk too much about things that don’t go down, just focus on your work.”
The Alfa Romeo F1 team will start the 2022 season at the top of the midfield. Valtteri Bottas passed the qualifying in 6th place, recovering from a terrible start and finishing the race in 6th place.
Frederick Vasul, head of the Alfa Romeo F1 team, believes that this result, along with skill, showed the team’s “resilience” and a strong pace to start the comeback.
“Two cars brought back points in the first race is a great way to start the season,” said Frederick Vasul.
“The team has shown not only skill, but also the resilience to make a comeback from a bad start. Sticking to our plan and making a lot of progress across the field. In a way, this allows us to mount a comeback. Now that it’s done, it’s a more promising sign. This result means that our car is really competitive. “
“The coming season is long and we know our rivals will challenge us already next week, but the first day was very good and it’s a big boost for everyone on the team.”
“Especially I’m very happy with both Valtteri and Zhou. Having such a result in the first race with the team is the best way to start our relationship. We build on this night We continue to develop cars and aim to continue fighting at this level. ”
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