F1: Zhou Guanyu says Alfa Romeo have ‘unfinished business’ going into French Grand Prix
- Neither the Chinese driver nor his teammate Valtteri Bottas scored points in Austria, and both are hoping to get back into the top 10
- ‘We have a chance to do well, and get back to the performance levels we have shown before,’ Zhou says
While Lewis Hamilton is tearing around the Circuit Paul Ricard in his 300th Formula 1 race, Zhou Guanyu will be experiencing the French Grand Prix for the first time on Sunday.
The Alfa Romeo driver is no stranger to the track, having raced there in F3 in 2016 and F2 three years later, but this will be a first at the top level and Zhou said he could not “wait to get started”.
After disappointing results at Silverstone and the Red Bull Ring this month, the Chinese driver said there was a sense of “unfinished business” about the Alfa Romeo team going into this weekend.
Neither Zhou, who survived a nasty crash at the British Grand Prix, nor teammate Valtteri Bottas managed to score points at the Austrian Grand Prix, and both are looking to get back into the top 10.
“Once again, this weekend everything will be mostly brand new for me,” Zhou said. “We definitely did not get what we deserved in the last couple of races.
“I think we have a chance to do well here, and get back to the performance levels we have shown in Canada, scoring the points we have been missing for a few races now.”
