🗣 'I was just so grateful to have my first race and score a point, I got them off my back.' Zhou Guanyu says scoring a point on his F1 debut in Bahrain this year felt “huge” after a wave of criticism and abuse following his signing by Alfa Romeo. ⬇️
Zhou became the first Chinese driver to race in F1 this year, joining Alfa Romeo alongside Valtteri Bottas to form an all-new driver line-up for the Swiss-based team.as trolls claimed he only got the nod for the seat due to his nationality and the associated sponsorship.
“That was huge because of all the stuff I was facing over the winter break,” Zhou told Motorsport.com in an end-of-season interview. “But then I was just so grateful to have my first race and score a point, I got them off my back. To talk on-track, it means a lot to me, because then these people started switching around. They can start to understand you, start to know you more.”Zhou said the reaction from people from when he was first announced at Alfa Romeo compared to his“I’m grateful,” he added. “Like after all the years I’ve been through, I’ve achieved the stuff that I wanted to do.
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