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Formula 1 has been in China for 20 years, but before Zhou Guanyu appeared, there was no F1 driver who finished in China's own domestic stadium.
Even though this race has been held many times in China's local arena, we can only be an irrelevant "spectator", how many fans can be willing to be so aggrieved?
But fortunately, from 2021, racing fans have finally waited for Zhou Guanyu, who has become China's first official F1 driver, and will lead the entire F1 race with the expectations of countless Chinese people.
The source of this article comes from the authoritative report [Qilu One Point] [Global Times] [Surging News] (the detailed source is attached at the end of the article). In order to improve the readability of the article, there may be polishing of the details, please read sensibly, for reference only!
China's first official F1 driver
Since the world's Formula One (F1 for short) entered China, many netizens have felt aggrieved.
The competition venue uses ours, but the participating drivers don't have much to do with us, and the few that can have a relationship with them are only sponsored by major manufacturers.
Therefore, when F1-related competitions are held, although domestic audiences will be happy to watch the exciting content, it is inevitable that they will feel a deep loss because there are no Chinese players participating.
But fortunately, with the introduction of racing driver Zhou Guanyu into the public eye, the hope of Chinese fans has also followed.
Because in 2021, this driver qualified for F1-related events with the best results, and even made his debut, which surprised countless fans.
In the qualifying session of the first F1 Grand Prix in Bahrain, the newly formed F1 driver Zhou Guanyu was able to finish 15th in the race with a time of 1:33, which is on par with the battle-hardened F1 giants.
By the time the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix was in the race, the rising dark horse finished in 10th place and made a name for himself in the F1 racing world.
Coupled with the fact that he performed quite well and was also the first F1 driver in China to finish the race, the expectations of countless racing fans for him were once turned into fanaticism.
When Zhou Guanyu competed in the main race of the F1 Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai on April 21, 2024, not only countless Chinese racing fans cheered for him, but even well-known celebrities such as Yao Ming, Gu Ailing and even He Youjun were also present.
So much so that when he arrived, even applause poured towards him like a tsunami.
This applause is not only a love for Zhou Guanyu, but also contains a strong expectation for Zhou Guanyu, a unique seedling.
But fortunately, Zhou Guanyu, who participated in the competition, did not live up to the expectations this time.
In terms of qualifications and skills, Zhou Guanyu is quite aware of those senior F1 players, but this does not mean that Zhou Guanyu is willing to "lead the neck and kill".
On the contrary, he still tries to let himself kill the hope of the film.
I saw that he started from the No. 16 ranking, and he thundered all the way on the field, staging a big scene of overtaking and overtaking.
Perhaps it is the spiritual bonus of the home battle, Zhou Guanyu, who did not admit defeat, staged a total of three full overtaking in the cheers of "Guanyu", and when the game ended, the dark horse racer who burst out of infinite power finished in 14th place, attracting countless spectators and shouting
"Look, he's our first official F1 driver, and he's so good that he's the first Chinese driver in F1 history to finish in China!"
And Zhou Guanyu, who has achieved all this, also has an infinite sense of pride in the face of all this, and even can't stop tears from flowing down when he is excited.
Even his mouth was muttering excitedly, saying that his childhood dream had come true.
Hearing this, many netizens may be a little confused, and they may not even be able to resonate with Zhou Guanyu's dream.
But when real netizens can understand his dream, they will be pleased with Zhou Guanyu's dream.
The dream of racing that is supported by no effort spared
As early as the age of five, Zhou Guanyu began to develop a strong interest in racing.
It was 2004, the first year of the F1 Chinese Grand Prix, but Zhou Guanyu, who was only five years old, was brought to the field by his wealthy parents.
At that time, his seat was No. 24 in the K stand, and a number will also make Zhou Guanyu's fate gear start to turn.
In this position, this five-year-old child was already fascinated by the roar of the engine, especially seeing the formula cars speeding on the schedule, which made this child look enthusiastic and excited, and even simply made up his mind that he wanted to become "them" who fought on the field.
So he opened his mouth and told his wealthy father that he wanted to be like a F1 driver.
Although his family has a lot of money, there are some things that cannot be solved by money alone.
In the face of money, whether it is the preparation of the car, or the maintenance and upgrading of the car, it is not too much of a problem, but the players themselves have become the biggest problem - not everyone can become an F1 super driver.
According to statistics, there are fewer than 200 F1 drivers in the world, even if combined, which is even rarer than the current number of astronauts who are only 600.
In this case, there are only 20 drivers who can participate in F1 races every year, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are one in 100 million.
Even though his family is willing to spend money for his son and supports his son's wishes, can his son really succeed? Although Zhou's father thinks that his son is excellent, he does not dare to think that his son can be so good.
But looking at his son's firm eyes, Zhou's father (Zhou Wenfang) was reluctant to refuse.
So when Zhou Guanyu was seven years old, Zhou's father specially invited Ma Qinghua, the first person in Chinese F1, to teach his son, and in 2008, he also spent 12 million yuan to invest in a professional racing track to let his son pursue his dream.
However, Zhou's father did not have much hope for his son to realize his dream, and even felt that when his son finished suffering, he would be able to change his mind immediately.
But Zhou Guanyu's firmness surprised Zhou Wenfang, the old father.
At the beginning of the practice, it was a go-kart suitable for him, but no matter how hard and tiring the training was, the young Zhou Guanyu still insisted on practicing, and even in the case of injuries in training several times in a row, he still insisted on contacting, and he looked like he would not give up until he reached his goal.
Looking at his son like this, what else can he say about Zhou's father, who loves him deeply? He has to throw money all the way to make his son's dream come true.
From finding a famous teacher to buying a "famous car", as long as he can make his son play better on the field, Zhou's father is willing to spend the money, and he won't even move his brows.
And Zhou Guanyu did not live up to his father's dedication.
After more than a year of perfect training, Zhou Guanyu, who can be called a dimensionality reduction blow, has passed five levels and six generals in the karting field all the way, and even won quite good results in well-known karting competitions many times.
But the momentary success did not satisfy him, and when he reached the age of the first year, he began to devote himself to full-fledged racing.
From the runner-up in the Italian Formula 4 in 2015, to the third place in the European F3 opener, to the third place in the F2 Spain round...... Zhou Guanyu passed five levels all the way and killed six generals, and "killed" other racing drivers without leaving a piece of armor.
However, when the "invincible" was about to look forward to his dream of "F1", many people began to persuade him, hoping that he could stop there.
After all, F1 is too difficult, and they are afraid that it will hit Zhou Guanyu's self-esteem.
But is Zhou Guanyu afraid? Not only is he not afraid, but he is bound to fight his way out on this road.
In order to prove his qualifications, in 2021, he won the Asian F3 Championship championship, plus multiple championships in F2, and it is these achievements that have become Zhou Guanyu's ticket to F1, a ticket for him to realize his dream.
Epilogue:
Some netizens said that Zhou Guanyu's success is based on his father's financial resources, but is this really the case? F1 qualifications have never been bought with money.
The secret of his real success lies in his hard work along the way, and of course, financial resources are equally important along the way.
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The information in this article comes from: [Qilu One Point] [Global Times] [Surging News]