If Guanyu Zhou has not yet signed an F1 contract for next season, everything suggests that he will be extended by Alfa Romeo as Frédéric Vasseur seems satisfied with the performance of the only rookie of the season.
Zhou also shows his confidence and sees himself continuing alongside Valtteri Bottas in 2023. Continuing in the discipline would also offer him the incredible opportunity to compete in the Chinese Grand Prix, his home event, which is tipped to make his comeback. on the calendar next year.
“There is nothing done yet, but we are waiting for confirmation,” said Zhou, currently 17th in the league with 5 points scored.
“We have of course started to discuss it, both on the team side and on my side. They are satisfied with the work I have done so far, especially following the difficult weekend at Silverstone from which I came back in good shape. I’m happy to play in this group and I get on well with Fred and Valtteri, so it shouldn’t be a problem for next year, provided we stay focused on the current season. »
« The Chinese Grand Prix will probably be back next year. I have a feeling it will happen. It hasn’t been confirmed yet but they are making it happen, and it all looks pretty positive vis -vis the Covid restrictions, so there should be a big opportunity. »
Domenicali and F1 « monitoring the situation in China »
A few days ago, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali was asked if the discipline really considered a return to China when the country has never condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in most of us still fail to respect all human rights.
“As we have always said, the political line of sport is very fine,” said the Italian leader. «We always have to be careful. For us, the important thing is to promote other positive values. And that’s what happens. We go to countries that we believe are promoting the right things. . »
« If that didn’t happen, we would of course decide to walk away. At the moment, I think the situation in China needs to be monitored for several reasons. We have the Covid-19 situation, which remains undetermined, and I think all the major sports leagues are waiting to see what happens at this level. »
« We think we will have a clearer picture of the situation by the end of the year. There will be a big political event there at the end of October, » Domenicali continues, referring to this. at the National People’s Congress of the Communist Party of China, which takes place every five years.
« And of course, on our side, the first point to understand will be the Covid-related regulations there. Then we will see how the situation develops. I do not want to draw any conclusions at this time. As always, we are monitoring the situation in these countries and I think that so far our roadmap has always been approved by facts. »
