F1 2022 Guide – Rookie Guanyu Zhou

The story begins in Shanghai, in 2005 for the young Zhou Guangyu who attends the second edition of the Chinese Grand Prix, in his hometown. With stars in his eyes, the six-year-old boy waves a large flag bearing the image of Fernando Alonso, to salute the victory of the Spaniard. A photo which obviously largely resurfaced at the time of its officialization in Formula 1, last October. By joining the grid, Zhou realizes his childhood dream and his life's goal: becoming the first Chinese driver to start a Formula 1 Grand Prix. An obsession that pushed him to leave the Middle Kingdom at the age of twelve, to settle in England, surrounded by his family. “My accession to Formula 1 is a huge breakthrough in the history of Chinese motorsport