Guanyu Zhou's bid to race in Formula 1 is a "once in a generation project" and China's only chance to have a driver at the pinnacle of motorsport in the future says Alpine academy boss Mia Sharizman. Zhou was enrolled into Renault's driver academy in 2019 and has enjoyed several F1 test outings with the French outfit while racing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship for the past two seasons. The 21-year-old secured his maiden win in the series last year, concluding his 2020 campaign sixth overall. This year, Zhou will undertake a third season in F2, again with the UNI-Virtuosi outfit, and Alpine remains committed to its "once in a generation" plan of putting a Chinese...
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