Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu are eager to drive their team’s 2024 car, which will be substantially different to the C43.
Zhou Guanyu articles archive
No penalties for Leclerc, Bottas and Zhou for exceeding lap time limit
Formula 1
Posted onCharles Leclerc, Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will receive no penalties for exceeding the maximum lap time limit in qualifying.
Zhou gets third season alongside Bottas, Pourchaire named reserve driver
Formula 1
Posted onZhou Guanyu will remain alongside Valtteri Bottas at the team currently known as Alfa Romeo in 2024. Theo Pourchaire will be their reserve driver.
Dutch Grand Prix red-flagged after Zhou crashes in heavy rain
2023 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onThe Dutch Grand Prix has been red flagged with 64 out of 72 laps complete, due to heavy rain.
2023 mid-season F1 driver rankings part 2: 16-13
2023 F1 season
Posted onPart two of our mid-season driver rankings features drivers who have not been as impressive as the majority of their peers.
Zhou’s improving form is asking more questions of Bottas
2023 F1 team mate battles
Posted onZhou Guanyu has picked up where he left off last year, giving his experienced and race-winning team mate a close run.
F1 drivers largely oppose calls for changes to Spa circuit after “unlucky” fatal crash
2023 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onFormula 1 drivers are largely against changing the layout of the Spa-Francorchamps circuit following a fatal crash earlier this month.
Alfa Romeo baffled by fault which caused Zhou’s poor start before crash
2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
Posted onAlfa Romeo say they do not understand why Zhou Guanyu’s car fell into a failsafe mode at the start in Hungary before he caused a turn one crash.
“Thank God nothing happened” in high-speed near-miss with Zhou, says Ocon
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onEsteban Ocon says he and Zhou Guanyu were fortunate to avoid a major crash when the two came close to colliding in qualifying.
Bring back Eau Rouge chicane after driver deaths at Spa – Zhou
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onAlfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu has called for a return to a chicane introduced at Spa’s Eau Rouge in 1994 after the death of Formula Regional driver Dilano van ‘T Hoff.
Zhou’s confidence high after “greatest race since I arrived in this paddock”
2023 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onZhou Guanyu says he heads into the Canadian Grand Prix on a wave of confidence after taking ninth in the last round.
Zhou “pretended” I forced him off claims Tsunoda after “ridiculous” penalty
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onYuki Tsunoda says he was given an “unfair” penalty in the Spanish Grand Prix because rival Guanyu Zhou pretended he had been forced off the track.
Zhou expects Alfa Romeo’s Imola upgrade will be worth “a few tenths”
2023 F1 season
Posted onAlfa Romeo are “struggling” for pace in corners and straights but have an upgrade package planned for this weekend’s race.
First three races show Zhou now “at the same level” as Bottas – Alfa Romeo
2023 F1 season
Posted onZhou Guanyu has raised his performances to the level of his race-winning team mate in his second F1 season, says Alfa Romeo’s head of trackside engineering.
Zhou hoping for “very good step forward” from Alfa Romeo’s Melbourne upgrades
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Zhou hopes for boost from Alfa Romeo upgrade • Piastri expects “crazy” home debut • Midfield teams fighting for ninth and tenth says Steiner
Alfa Romeo’s fastest lap bid with Zhou was targeted at Alpine
2023 Bahrain Grand Prix
Posted onAlfa Romeo pitted Zhou Guanyu at the end of the Bahrain Grand Prix in a bid to set the fastest lap and deprive rivals Alpine of the bonus point.
Zhou feels “more ready” for second F1 season after first trip home in two years
2023 F1 season
Posted onZhou Guanyu says he is “more ready than ever” going into the 2023 F1 season after being able to visit China for the first time in two years.
2022 F1 driver rankings #16: Zhou Guanyu
2022 F1 driver rankings
Posted onF1’s only rookie of 2022, Zhou Guanyu earned himself a second season with his disciplined driving – despite being frustrated by an unreliable Alfa Romeo.
Bottas is team’s top scorer but Zhou makes case for a second season
2022 F1 team mate battles: Bottas vs Zhou
Posted onZhou Guanyu was out-scored by team mate Valtteri Bottas but his form over the season showed why Alfa Romeo kept him on for another year.
Exclusive: Zhou on closing the gap to Bottas and coming back stronger in 2023
2022 F1 season
Posted onA promising debut season ensured China’s first Formula 1 driver will return in 2023. Zhou Guanyu told RaceFans how he’s adjusted to life in the top flight.