From 2004 to 2024, the 20th anniversary of the F1 Chinese Grand Prix will be held at the Shanghai International Circuit from April 19 to 21 this year. On January 9, the 20th anniversary kick-off ceremony was held at the Shanghai Race, and China's first F1 driver, Zhou Guanyu, was also interviewed by the media.
Zhou Guanyu made his home debut
China's speed is worth looking forward to
This year, Zhou Guanyu from Shanghai will play at home for the first time, bringing a wonderful performance to fans at home. In the past two years in F1, Zhou Guanyu's achievements are obvious to all: he won the best rookie award, ranked fifth in qualifying, set a new career best, broke into the top eight in the main race, and successfully completed the contract extension with the team for the 2024 season.
As a contracted driver of Jiushi Sports, he continues to surpass himself on the track, while also insisting on promoting motorsports, using his own way to let the world see a more diverse, rich and confident image of a new generation of Chinese athletes, and show the world Chinese speed. In April this year, Chinese fans were finally able to live up to their long-awaited wish to cheer on Chinese drivers at the Shanghai International Circuit.
Zhou Guanyu appeared. Photo courtesy of Jiushi Sports
For the upcoming home debut, Zhou Guanyu is full of expectations. He fondly recalls that when the first F1 Chinese Grand Prix was held in 2004, he was a five-year-old child, "sitting in that corner of Turn 1." ”
However, Zhou Guanyu admitted that he was still relatively unfamiliar with driving a car race on the field. "It's relatively unfamiliar, and it takes more time to study than other tracks. The whole track requires a lot of rhythm from the drivers, because it is a track with various combinations of hairpin corners (turning back), low-speed corners, and high-speed corners. In addition, it is very easy to make mistakes on many shoulders in the exit corners, which requires enough confidence in the car and in themselves to push the car to the limit. ”
The sprint race was held for the first time
There is a wide selection of ticketing products
This year, the F1 Chinese Grand Prix will introduce sprint racing for the first time. This means that, in addition to the regular free practice Xi, spectators will be able to enjoy intense battles every day of the three days of the event. In order to meet the needs of the audience for more diverse viewing of the race, in addition to the three-day ticket and the single-day ticket for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, a series of special value-added ticketing products such as the "F1 China 20th Anniversary" commemorative package and the three-day ticket for the grandstand of the "China Week" have also been launched.
In order to meet the high enthusiasm of the audience, the ticket sales of the event officially opened at 20:00 on January 9. Spectators can purchase tickets online through the official ticketing channel "Jiushi Sports APP", sharing the speed and passion of the 20th anniversary of F1 China.
Tickets for F1 Shanghai are already on sale. Jiushi Sports Diagram
In the past competitions, Zhou Guanyu has won points and has also had a very good performance in the sprint race. Many fans have previously expressed their hope that Zhou Guanyu can perform well in Shanghai, score points, and even stand on the podium.
For Zhou Guanyu, he still maintained a calm attitude, he said: "The home game really made up for the regrets of participating in the previous two years, and I was a little full of expectations. I definitely want to score, but it's going to be the most stressful race for me. I hope I approach this game with a calm mind and bring out the best in it. ”
The first music carnival
The Car Culture Festival is held at the same time
In order to further enrich the content of the event and increase the spectator experience, the 2024 F1 Lenovo China Grand Prix will also hold a supporting music carnival for the first time, and F1 ticket holders can get a limited number of tickets through a second reservation. Music, food and interactive experiences are plentiful, allowing fans to fully experience the diverse integration of trendy music and racing culture while watching the race, and enjoy an audio-visual feast.
At the same time, the 2024 Shanghai Auto Culture Festival will be held in Jiading, Shanghai, from April 19 to the end of May, with the theme of "'Shanghai' Hai' and 'Jia' Speed". The F1 race party will fully integrate the advantageous resources of the cultural, sports and tourism industry, join hands with the Automobile Culture Festival, spread the automobile culture through the linkage of the competition and exhibition, promote the surrounding consumption, promote the spillover effect of the event platform, and let Shanghai in April gather global attention.
Yang Yibin, chairman of Jiushi Sports Industry Development (Group) Co., Ltd., introduced the 2024 event. Jiushi Sports Diagram
Get in love with the city and get in love with it. Including the 2024 F1 Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix, 175 international and domestic sporting events will be staged in Shanghai this year. At the end of this month, Shanghai will host its first international competition of 2024, with the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships taking place from January 30 to February 4 at the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Oriental Sports Center. At that time, top figure skaters from Asia, the Americas, Africa and Oceania will gather in Shanghai City to perform the "Sea Crown".
The ultimate goal of holding events to promote the high-quality development of the city is to meet the people's pursuit of a better life. With a more open and inclusive global vision and professional and rigorous hosting capabilities, Shanghai will also bring surging momentum to the development of the city's new economy, boost the city's social vitality, enhance the city's soft power, and deepen the city's organic renewal. To build a world-class capital of international sports events, Shanghai is on its way.
The header picture shows Zhou Guanyu being interviewed. Jiushi Sports Diagram