Zhou Guanyu has returned to Ferrari in a reserve driver position after shedding his race seat at Sauber.
The primary Chinese language driver to compete in Components 1 was beforehand a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy. Zhou joined the crew in 2015, aged 15, and spent 4 years on the programme.
Zhou then joined Renault’s younger driver scheme, which was later rebranded as Alpine. He made his F1 debut with Alfa Romeo (now Sauber) in 2022 and raced there for 3 seasons earlier than being dropped on the finish of final yr. He scored Sauber’s solely factors final season within the Qatar Grand Prix.
“Again to the place it began,” stated Zhou in a post on social media. “Thanks Ferrari for believing in me and [I] can’t wait to start out this new chapter collectively.”
He joins Ferrari’s long-standing reserve driver Antonio Giovinazzi, additionally a former Alfa Romeo F1 driver, who now races for Ferrari within the World Endurance Championship. Giovinazzi made his final look in an F1 race weekend at the USA Grand Prix in 2022, when he crashed throughout a apply session look for Haas.
Zhou replaces Oliver Bearman in Ferrari’s reserve driver roster, as he’ll make his full-time F1 debut with Haas this yr. Bearman made his F1 debut as an alternative to Carlos Sainz Jnr within the second spherical of final season.
The information means Zhou could also be known as on if Ferrari wants a alternative for both of its common drivers, Charles Leclerc and new arrival Lewis Hamilton. The latter has by no means missed a race since his grand prix debut at the start of 2007.
Zhou’s former Sauber crew mate Valtteri Bottas has additionally moved right into a reserve driver position this yr, with Mercedes.
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