"It's a game for you, fantastic, well done, week!"
Zhou Guanyu drove the No. 24 car, which pays tribute to NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, and crossed the finish line of Bahrain station in 10th place, the voice of praise came from the radio of the Alfa Romeo team.
"Yes, come on! It's incredible! Thank you so much, guys! Thanks to everyone... This means a lot to me... I was so happy! Zhou Guanyu also responded excitedly on the radio.
The first F1 game in his life won 1 point, which was probably something that Zhou Guanyu himself did not expect.
Just before the start of his first F1 season, Zhou Guanyu was still very cautious about "taking points". "It's hard to say now because the car is brand new, and you don't know how competitive your car is, how fast your opponents are, and you can only have a clearer understanding until the first race," he said at the time. ”
Of course, Zhou Guanyu is also full of confidence, "As long as the integration of people and cars can be achieved in the end, I think that getting points can definitely be achieved, but how long it will take, I can't be sure." ”
After passing the practice and qualifying races on Friday and Saturday, in fact, Zhou Guanyu's feelings for himself and the car are getting better and better. Just before the start of the main race, he had already revealed his small "ambition", "The grasp of qualifying may not be as good as the long distance of the main race." So today's game, I'm probably more confident. ”
Such confidence was also brought to zhou Guanyu's first F1 match. Like an "old driver", according to the performance comparison of the vehicle, he is very calm in the race to overtake when he can overtake, and when he can't overtake or can't keep, he will never be hard.
It was this steadiness and confidence that helped him seize the opportunity of the Red Bull duo to retire together in the last moment, creating a historic moment in the sport of F1.
After the game, Zhou Guanyu, who realized his dream in this way, also cried with joy.
"It was incredible! For myself, it's hard to express my inner feelings in words right now. Just to say, I did it! Because I think my dream since I was a child is to become an F1 driver. Zhou Guanyu said, "My F1 debut can go from qualifying to Q2 to get my first point in the main race, which is not only in my dream job, showing my best, but also a great affirmation of myself." ”
"Because this winter, including last year when I officially announced, there were too many voices." Zhou Guanyu finally responded to all the doubts with his perfect performance in his debut, "For me, I feel that I should be in the big family of F1. And today I was able to show all my skills, so I was very happy myself, and then I was very excited and proud. Also for my excitement and pride in my hometown. ”