Zhou Guanyu to stay with Alfa Romeo for 2023 F1 season

The
23-year-old
made
history
when
he
became
the
first
full-time
Formula
One
driver
from
China
this
season
and
scored
a
point
on
his
debut
in
Bahrain.

Zhou
has
gone
on
to
pick
up
a
further
five
points
in
his
maiden
campaign
and
he
will
remain
Valtteri
Bottas’ team-mate
next
year.

“I
am
looking
forward
to
continuing
working
with
Zhou,”
Alfa
Romeo
boss
Fred
Vasseur
said
on
Tuesday.

“From
day
one
with
the
team,
at
the
Abu
Dhabi
test
last
year,
he
has
impressed
me
with
his
approach
to
work
and
this
is
always
a
very
positive
trait.
We
knew
he
was
quick,
but
the
way
he
adapted
to
Formula
One
in
such
a
short
time
has
been
one
of
the
best
surprises
of
our
season.

“He
is
a
very
nice
guy,
everyone
in
the
team
likes
both
his
personality
and
attitude.
He
has
had
the
humility
to
ask
questions
and
learn,
from
the
engineers
as
well
as
Valtteri,
and
the
intelligence
to
apply
all
the
information
he
got
to
improve
race
after
race.

“He
will
have
this
experience
to
draw
on
next
season,
and
I
am
sure
he
will
make
another
step
forward
as
we
continue
to
grow
our
team.”

Alfa
Romeo
F1
Team
ORLEN
and
Zhou
Guanyu:
the
journey
continues!
The
Shanghai
tiger
keeps
on
roaring…#KeepMakingHistory
#TeamZHOU
pic.twitter.com/7rlOLnt4d9

—
Alfa
Romeo
F1
Team
ORLEN
(@alfaromeoorlen)

September
27,
2022

Zhou
expressed
his
gratitude
for
the
faith
Alfa
Romeo
have
put
in
him.

He
said:
“I
am
happy
and
grateful
to
Alfa
Romeo
F1
Team
for
the
opportunity
to
be
part
of
the
team
for
another
season.

“Making
it
to
Formula
One
was
a
dream
come
true
and
the
feeling
of
competing
for
the
first
time
in
a
race
will
live
with
me
forever:
the
team
has
been
incredibly
supportive,
welcoming
me
from
day
one
and
helping
me
adapt
to
the
most
complex
series
in
motorsport.

“There
is
more
that
I
want
to
achieve
in
this
sport
and
with
the
team,
and
the
hard
work
we
have
put
together
since
the
start
of
the
year
is
just
the
first
step
towards
where
we
want
to
be
next
season.

“There
is
still
a
lot
to
learn,
a
lot
to
develop
but
I
am
confident
in
our
work:
I
am
looking
forward
to
the
next
chapter
of
our
story
together.”