News Details

Zhou not bothered by ‘pay driver' jibe

Feb.10 Guanyu Zhou is confident he belongs in Formula 1. The 22-year-old rookie was not just third overall in Formula 2 last year, he will step up from being an Alpine development driver and become F1's first ever Chinese star in 2022. 'In China, it is very difficult to get to where I am now,' Zhou told the Swiss newspaper Blick. 'I had to pursue this dream with full commitment from a very young age. The risk of me not making it into Formula 1 was 80 percent. 'I always had to prove myself in Formula 4, Formula 3 and Formula 2. I had to always win races and fight for the title.' Some, though, see his links to the modern economic powerhouse of the Chinese government and backers as a clear...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

More ‘intensity' makes Verstappen's career...

Feb.7 Lewis Hamilton has all but confirmed his intention to race in 2022...
4y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

Gasly ‘ready' for ‘next step' in F1...

Feb.8 Pierre Gasly is 'ready' for the 'next step' in his Formula 1...
4y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

‘Doubts' about Ferrari ‘aerodynamics'...

Feb.8 There are signs of early trouble with Ferrari's all-new car for...
4y ago from OneStopStrategy.com

‘Let's see what happens': Potential Hamilton...

Mercedes EQ Formula E driver Nyck De Vries has maintained his ambition to...
4y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Foyt signs Dennis Hauger for 2027 IndyCar season

AJ Foyt Racing has announced that it is brining on Dennis Hauger for the...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

First WRC27 machine unveiled

Project Rally One has publicly unveiled its new WRC27 car for the first...

BBC to show the World Rally Championship on the telly

For the first time since 2001, BBC will broadcast the FIA World Rally...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal interest prompts Liverpool to accelerate plans...

Liverpool are reportedly preparing to offer Rio Ngumoha a new contract as...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Liverpool join Arsenal and Manchester City in race for...

Liverpool have reportedly joined Arsenal and Manchester City in monitoring...
4h ago from CaughtOffside.com

After Cole Palmer, Arsenal star also pulls out of...

England boss Thomas Tuchel faces a mounting injury crisis ahead of the...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Supercomputer predicts final Premier League table...

A supercomputer has predicted that Manchester City will beat Arsenal to...
10h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.