On March 20, local time, Saskil, Bahrain, the main race of the 2022 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix, Zhou Guanyu, the first Chinese driver to participate in the main race in Formula 1, played on behalf of the Alfa Romeo Team, and finally ranked 10th, and won 1 point in the first game of his F1 career. Image source: ICphoto
Beijing, March 21 (Xinhua) -- In the Bahrain Grand Prix of the F1 new season, which ended in the early morning of Beijing time on the 21st, Zhou Guanyu, who staged the debut of the Chinese driver's F1 main race, finally finished the race with the 10th place and scored points for his debut. After the game, Zhou Guanyu said that at this moment, he could not express his feelings in words, "I just want to say that I did it!" ”
In the qualifying match the previous day, Zhou Guanyu successfully advanced to Q2 and finally ranked 15th. In the main race, Zhou Guanyu staged many overtaking dramas, and finally ranked 10th, getting his first point in F1.
"It was incredible! It's hard to express my feelings in words now because my dream since I was a kid was to become an F1 driver. My F1 debut can qualify for Q2 and get my first World Championship points, which for me is not only to show my best self in my dream job, but also a big affirmation of myself. ”
Zhou Guanyu admits that since he joined the Alfa Romeo team last year, there have been too many voices.
"For me, I feel like I should be in the whole family of F1. Today I did it, showing all my levels, so I am very happy, very excited, very proud, for my hometown. ”
The second leg of the F1 season will be transferred to Saudi Arabia, and the qualifying round will start in the early morning of Beijing time on the 27th, and the main race will be held in the early morning of the 28th. (End)