At yesterday's regular pre-race driver press conference at the F1 Grand Prix in Saudi Arabia, Alfa Romeo Team's Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu, who made his F1 debut a week ago and became one of the top ten in the regular race and won points, was undoubtedly the focus.
"The result of the bahrain race really gave me confidence and can be said to have more confidence in my car. Let me know how far I can push the car, which is exactly what is missing in qualifying. Maybe both cars on our team have the ability to make it to Q3. Of course, being able to get into Q2 in the first qualifying game was a good first step. Zhou Guanyu first talked about the harvest of the first F1 race of his career.
Looking ahead to the second leg of the weekend, Zhou Guanyu said, "Saudi Arabia has a completely different track layout, a lot of high-speed corners and long straights, and we may have to be more realistic about where we are compared to other teams. In Bahrain, the team is doing well, it could be better here, it could be struggling and we need to figure it out. But in any case, it's good that from Barcelona onwards, I trusted my car more and more, and after Bahrain, I was even more confident in the car. ”
For a newcomer, the Saudi Arabia station that gallops through the streets is much more difficult than the Bahrain station a week ago.
Zhou Guanyu also believes that this is the biggest challenge, "First of all, the grasp of F1 racing in the street race, because from the last stop bahrain to Jeddah, it is still a big track difference. In addition, from a track with more low-speed corners and turnaround corners, there are many high-speed corners here, especially in the first and second counting periods. Then I need to figure out how to push the limits of my car to the best, or better. ”
Despite this, Zhou Guanyu is full of confidence in himself and the car, "All in all, I am looking forward to this weekend's race, and I also like to meet the arrival of various new challenges. ”