https://www.scmp.com/rss/518094/feed One of Formula One’s leading journalists, Stewart Bell has been covering the sport since 2007 for a variety of publications including Motor Sport, GP Racing, GQ, Men’s Health, and AP en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Zhou Guanyu says it will be a “sensational moment” when he takes to the F1 grid at next month’s Chinese Grand Prix, 20 years after he first watched the inaugural event from the grandstands as a child. Zhou was born and raised in Shanghai, and was taken to the first-ever Grand Prix in China in 2004 when he was just five, where he caught the racing bug and began to idolise Fernando Alonso who was then on the rise to two World Championships with Renault. He went to each edition until he began... https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3256657/f1-chinese-grand-prix-after-watching-years-fan-boy-zhou-guanyu-hopes-finally-make-his-debut-shanghai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/motorsport/article/3256657/f1-chinese-grand-prix-after-watching-years-fan-boy-zhou-guanyu-hopes-finally-make-his-debut-shanghai?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 26 Mar 2024 02:00:21 +0000 Zhou Guanyu said he was open to switching Formula One teams next year in search of a multi-year contract, rather than staying with Sauber on a short-term deal. The 2024 season may only be two races old, but F1’s game of musical chairs is already in full swing, and Zhou is one of 13 of the 20 drivers out of contract at the end of the year. But, while his Sauber team is set to glam-up to become Audi’s works outfit from 2026, it’s likely the squad will opt for another transition season before the... https://www.scmp.com/sport/formula-one-f1/article/3256369/formula-one-chinas-zhou-guanyu-open-leaving-stake-f1-team-search-stability-sauber-readies-audi?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/formula-one-f1/article/3256369/formula-one-chinas-zhou-guanyu-open-leaving-stake-f1-team-search-stability-sauber-readies-audi?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:30:12 +0000