China News Service, Beijing, August 2 (Reporter Wang Yu) The F1 calendar has quietly entered August. The young Zhou Guanyu, carrying the Chinese people's pursuit and expectations for extreme speed, has been running on the track for half a season.

　　From a blockbuster in the first game to the danger of a car accident, from multiple withdrawals to setting the best record, after the experience of the game, "newcomer" Zhou Guanyu adapts to the fierce competition, explores the rhythm of progress, and is full of expectations for the upcoming second half of the season .

Two points, a surprise

　　In his season debut, he ranked 10th in the Bahrain Grand Prix and 8th in the Canadian Grand Prix. He gained 5 valid points and ranked 17th among 21 players. In the first half of the 2022 season, Zhou Guanyu handed over such a share. Transcript.

　　As a freshman in the first year, Zhou Guanyu tried his best to be his best self in the "hand-to-hand combat" with the world champions; as a Chinese driver, he controlled the steering wheel and constantly refreshed himself on the historical list of only one person. The best record ever created.

　　The voice of doubt has followed Zhou Guanyu's footsteps when he stepped into the F1 arena.

Shielding the outside world, he accelerated again and again to fulfill the team's expectations of him - entering qualifying Q2 and scoring points in the race, Zhou Guanyu won the team's recognition and support.

　　"He (Zhou Guanyu) does a great job in the car, but also outside the car. He always brings extra motivation and has a positive attitude, which is a good boost for us. All in all , I think he is the perfect choice for the team's second driver," said Team Principal Vassell.

On March 20, local time, Sakir, Bahrain, the 2022 F1 Bahrain Grand Prix race, the first Chinese driver in F1 to participate in the race, Zhou Guanyu, represented the Alfa Romeo team, and finally ranked 10th. He won the first race of his F1 career. to 1 point.

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　　When Zhou Guanyu's idol and former world champion Alonso started his F1 racing career in 2001, he did not score a point in the first year; Mick Schumacher, who once competed with Zhou Guanyu in F2 and entered F1 a year earlier, until this year The British Grand Prix only got his first career points.

From a horizontal perspective, Zhou Guanyu's performance can be called a "surprise".

　　Looking back on the past half season, Zhou Guanyu also concluded that he has learned a lot and has more room for improvement.

"I've learned a lot so far this season, it's been hard work and enjoyable, and there's still a lot of room for improvement."

A car accident, showing toughness

　　I wanted to take advantage of the strong momentum of the Canadian station to return to the standings and achieve a new breakthrough in the next British station, but during the starting stage of the race, Zhou Guanyu had a serious collision with Russell, Kakuda Yuyi, Albon and Ocon, and was arrested. When he was forced to retire, he also disrupted the rhythm of his progress.

　　At that time, Zhou Guanyu's car was hit by Russell at the back and flew up, and then buckled for a long time. In this state, it slid from the track all the way to the fence on the side of the field... A sudden series of car crashes made Zhou Guan Yuhe F1 received more attention from outside the field, which also made the first season of the former more tortuous.

Zhou Guanyu's racing car rolled over.

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　　This serious accident brought Zhou Guanyu's performance at Silverstone to an abrupt end, but at the moment of life and death, Zhou Guanyu's composure reflected the quality of an excellent racer and won everyone's respect.

　　Team leader Vassell was surprised by Zhou Guanyu's composure after the accident, "For sure, when you think about the accident, what you see is that after such a huge collision, he returned to the garage like a Nothing happened and it was incredible to focus on the next game."

　　As the "victim" of this accident, Zhou Guanyu did not condemn the opponent who put him in danger after getting out of trouble.

His calmness and generosity are admirable.

On June 20, Beijing time, Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu ranked 8th in the F1 Canadian Grand Prix, setting a new F1 career best result.

Five withdrawals, bluntly helpless

　　"As long as I get a good car, I can bring back points for the team."

　　On the 7th lap of the Miami Grand Prix, the car went directly back to the maintenance channel due to a mechanical failure; the Spanish Grand Prix suffered another car failure on the 29th lap and retired; the French Grand Prix had another car failure in the final stage of the race... Facing repeated retirements, it was impossible to The loss of passing the finish line made Zhou Guanyu feel helpless.

　　"I was ordered to stop and cool down the car. That's what happened. It's really unfortunate and quite disappointing, after all, it's two grands prix and I'm fighting for points with my opponent, but I don't. Can cross the finish line."

　　"He was able to improve step by step, although we (the car) did have some problems in terms of reliability." Team leader Vassell also believed that the car failure affected Zhou Guanyu's performance, "So far, he has done a good job. "

Zhou Guanyu in the game.

　　In the fast-paced F1 arena, a car with excellent performance can undoubtedly make the driver win on the starting line.

Because of this, it should not let the frequent failure of the car become a burden to slow down the driver's progress.

And Zhou Guanyu's experience also made him undergo severe tempering in psychology and technology.

　　Zhou Guanyu also said when reviewing the first half of the season that he seems to have experienced everything that an F1 driver will experience in ten years.

"I had a lot of problems that forced me to retire. It was the first time I had an accident of this magnitude. I believe I would have done better if I hadn't had so many retirements."

　　With regrets, gains and fighting spirit, Zhou Guanyu ushered in the first F1 summer break in his career.

After precipitation and summary, it is even more expected that he can return with a stronger attitude and strive for better results.

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