周冠宇成為中國首位F1車手

Racing young gun Zhou Guanyu has made motor racing history after being named China's first Formula One driver. Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN announced on Tuesday the 22-year-old will join their team for the 2022 season, with the opening race scheduled for the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain on March 20. Zhou's teammate at Alfa Romeo will be Finnish racing veteran Valtteri Bottas, 32.

11月16日，阿爾法•羅密歐F1車隊官宣，中國車手周冠宇成為下賽季為車隊效力的正式車手。22歲的周冠宇因此創(chuàng)造歷史，成為中國首位F1正式車手。2022賽季的F1大獎賽首場比賽定于3月20日在巴林薩基爾賽道舉行，與周冠宇搭檔的是來自芬蘭的32歲車手瓦爾特利•博塔斯。

"Becoming an F1 driver has always been my dream, and I'm really excited to finally fulfill that dream," Zhou told China Daily in an exclusive interview. "I'm looking forward to the opening race of the next F1 season. And I will learn from my teammate, Valtteri Bottas, who is a very experienced driver."

周冠宇在接受《中國日報》獨家采訪時說："成為F1車手一直是我的夢想，如今夢想成真，內心非常激動。我很期待F1新賽季的首場比賽。在新賽季也向我的隊友、很有經驗的博塔斯多多學習。"