Zhou Guanyu will spend a 3rd season in F1 after Alfa Romeo confirmed he’ll stay Valtteri Bottas’ team-mate in 2024; watch all classes from the Singapore GP reside on Sky Sports activities F1 beginning this Friday, with the race on Sunday at 1pm
Final Up to date: 14/09/23 10:05am
Alfa Romeo have introduced Zhou Guanyu will retain his seat with the workforce subsequent 12 months alongside Valtteri Bottas.
Zhou, who’s sixteenth within the drivers’ championship, joined the grid in 2022 and can spend a 3rd season on the workforce. He’s the one Chinese language driver to compete in F1.
Bottas is simply two factors forward of Zhou within the standings going into this weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix – reside on Sky Sports activities F1.
Present Formulation 2 championship chief Theo Pourchaire was linked to taking Zhou’s seat however would be the workforce’s reserve driver subsequent season.
Alfa Romeo will finish their title sponsorship with Sauber on the finish of this 12 months, with the workforce set to revert to the title of Sauber from 2024.
Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas will spend a 3rd season collectively at Alfa Romeo
“Signing once more with the workforce is all the time an incredible feeling, particularly after we understand how issues are shaping up. I’m proud to be a part of Alfa Romeo F1 Group Stake and grateful for his or her belief,” stated Zhou.
“I’ve been working extraordinarily arduous since day one and there’s an unbelievable stage of motivation to maintain doing so day-after-day ahead. My relationship with Valtteri is absolutely good, and we’re working carefully collectively and with the workforce to push everybody ahead.
“I’m additionally very excited concerning the alternative to lastly race with my workforce in China, in entrance of my dwelling crowd. It will likely be an incredible second and I am proud to have the ability to share it with all those that have supported me.”
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Sky F1’s Ted Kravitz meets Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu in London as they go to the gymnasium, speak trend and eat meals!
Bottas added: “I’ve a sense now we have an thrilling journey forward of us, so I’m completely satisfied and grateful to have the ability to sit up for 2024 figuring out how the workforce is shaping up.
“There’s a good ambiance inside our squad, I get together with Zhou and we each push one another arduous to enhance. There may be a powerful quantity of labor occurring behind the scenes, in Hinwil and past, and now that the line-up is ready for subsequent 12 months, we are able to focus absolutely on enhancing, beginning this weekend in Singapore already.
“Each step ahead we make is a step ahead for this 12 months and subsequent, so we’re motivated to offer all the things now we have each time we’re trackside or on the manufacturing unit.”
Sky Sports activities F1’s reside Singapore GP schedule
Friday September 15
10am: Singapore GP Observe One (session begins at 10.30pm)
1.45pm: Singapore GP Observe Two (session begins at 2pm)
3.30pm: The F1 Present
Saturday September 16
10.15am: Singapore GP Observe Three (session begins at 10.30am)
1pm: Singapore GP Qualifying build-up
2pm: Singapore GP Qualifying
3.45pm: Ted’s Qualifying Pocket book
Sunday September 17
11.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Singapore GP build-up
1pm: THE SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
3pm: Chequered Flag: Singapore GP response
4pm: Ted’s Pocket book
Subsequent up for the F1 circus are the beautiful streets of Singapore beneath the lights. All classes from the Singapore GP will likely be reside on Sky Sports activities F1 from September 15-17. Stream F1 on Sky Sports with NOW. Cancel anytime