China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo Team has renewed its contract with Orlen for the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship. and the team announced that they will continue as official drivers along with Finn Valtteri Bottas.

Guanyu, 23, is in his first season as an official Alfa Romeo racer. this the only rookie on the grid this season to score a point in his first gameIt finished tenth at the Bahrain Grand Prix and was added again in Canada (eighth) and Italy (tenth).

The first Chinese driver in Formula 1 history, therefore, Seventeenth in the World Cup overall standings with six points.

“During a successful start-up campaign, Zhou showed levels of maturity and racing prowess that belied his young age and contributed to the development of the team,” Alfa Romeo said.

“I am happy and grateful that Alfa Romeo F1 Team gave Orlen the opportunity to be part of the team for another season,” said the Asian driver, confident the team gave him. “amazing support” and allowed it to adapt to the most difficult category of motorsport.stressed the “hard work” done so faralthough he was sure he had “a lot to learn and develop”.

Team manager Frederic Vasseur, From the first day he started working with the team, he was impressed by the way they work. “We knew it was fast, but it was one of the best surprises of our season to adapt to Formula 1 in such a short time.”

“He’s a great guy, everyone on the team admires his personality and his demeanor. He has the humility to ask questions and learn from both the engineers and Valtteri, and has the intelligence to apply all the knowledge he gets.” Improve race after race. He’ll have that experience to build on next season and I’m sure he will take another step forward as our team continues to grow.“, added.