Is Guanyu Zhou More than Just a ‘Pay Driver’?
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- čas přidán 25. 11. 2021
- What are your thoughts on Zhou coming to F1 with Alfa Romeo, and what is his potential in the future?
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Zhou is really doing good this season, he has already got a point and was close to getting even more. And he hasn't even crashed yet!
Coming back to this video and said what I’ve always said as soon as they announced him, yes he’s more than a pay driver and he just proved it yesterday at his debut race 👏🏻. Hopefully he keeps up the performance and scores a couple more points this season.
2 months later, he got his first q3 appearance. I must say he very much deserves his seat, he is doing extraordinary compared to what was expected, ESPECIALLY for a deputant
Piastri is too good. Alpine wouldn't give him to Sauber.
Yeah and Alpine does not trust him as much as a race winner and El Plan
@@therealjayce I think if Ocon wouldn't be French, we would see Piastri in Alpine in 2022
@@PossibIsNothing no ocon is pretty soild for alpine
@@PossibIsNothing Nah he won a race
Complety agree, also I firmly believe that at the end of Alonso's contract piastry will replace him
Zhou is actually the best choice for Alpha.
Next year they will have Bottas to help the engineer build the best car they can.
Zhou will bring the money to support more of the team.
For such a new reg for 2022 making a good car first year is very likely to be very important.
We like to see pilots as only the best of the best but on this one picking Zhou is the best for all the team i think.
Whether we like it or not, Alfa needed money badly. Zhou has come in with an instant 30m PLUS Vasseur said this week that they have been flooded with sponsorship opportunities so this money is going to help keep the team afloat AND more importantly keep people in jobs. We may not like it but it's how it goes.
I think it would be a dream story for Guanyu, if he can be the Chinese version of Checo
Gio is a very talented driver there's no doubt, he nearly won GP2 title on his rookie season, he pushed Gasly, the eventual champ, to his limit. That's why he was snapped up by Ferrari as a bright prospect. However, we were all baffled by his struggle to get grips with F1 environment, even after 3 seasons. But he's a very likeable guy like Albon so he'll be alright for his next chapter.
Perez although debuted as a pay driver showed incredible potential right from his very first race in F1 I remember he finished within points without pitting. Yes it was Bridgestone tyre years but nevertheless only few drivers managed to last that long, and one of those who did was Sergio.
Perez has remained on the "potential" level for too long now. For starters he's a lousy qualifier who holds the record of most races without ever being on pole (215) and also holds the record of most starts needed before winning the first race (190). Considering that most races are won from the first row one can say with a reasonable level of certainty that the former record explains the latter record.
As for Gio. He *is* a very likeable guy. Unfortunately he doesn't score as consistently at 27 as his veteran team mate does at 42. Last year I predicted he would be bound for Ferrari... as their next Italian test driver. There are tons of talented drivers in GP2/F2 who look really promising both whose careers in F1 simply never take off. Gio is just another one in the line. Fortunately for Gio he is still young enough to have a career in other forms of racing. Fact is he'd probably be better off.
this is one of the toughest lineups I've ever seen in F1. There's no open seat, almost no one that could leave at anytime. At least in the top 5 teams, that's the strongest lineup they could have
@@McLarenMercedes eh he got plenty of podiums, that's better than a whole lot of other former F1 drivers. Not everyone will manage to be championship contending status. Being able to have a seat for so long through merit is already really good
It was Pirelli tires. Just saying
@@kondriedo2488 guys putting Perez in the early 2000s lmao
he just proved himself
That's why I think there should be more teams in f1. 20 seats is not enough for the amount of talents there are in f2 and f3
We need at least 2 more teams
@@TheEmolano or 3 seats per team
I am pretty curious to see how Zhou performs. Next year the cars are going to be different too, so comparing him against Bottas should give us a pretty good idea about where he stands.
I'm not sure that Botas is the best choice for a benchmark
why people dont believe in drugovich? zhou has spent 3 seasons too, finished 7/6/3 while drugovich finished 9/8/1
such similar levels and zhou done pretty well in his rookie season
I don't think we should jump to conclusions about Zhou before he even starts his F1 career, but so far Zhou hasn't convinced me one bit that he earned his seat on merit.
@@cinderela1882 get out!
@@commanderlewisskipperton8721 They won't, CZcams is full of bots even if you report them, nothing happens.
He has done better than some drivers who got am f1 seat... mazarin fe. Not much to compare to though.
@@rhyswilliams4893 It's not like Mazepin earned his seat on merit either
@@77Raffi77 a lot of drivers got their seats due to having huge backers. The 30m Zhou brings with him is a crazy amount. That's nearly a 3rd of their budget for a year which is insane. For a team not picking up much money from WCC finishing position that's impossible to turn down..
Im sorry but it is really bothering me
Its guanyu zhou not huanyu zhou he’s not Spanish lol
I’m just happy because another Asian driver to be in F1. He’s good driver and should have the chance to do it. Make it what you see for his underperforming F3 season and F2 2 season, he’s better driver than before and more mature. Even tho Piastri & Pourchaire more talented than him, doesn’t mean Zhou needs to be dissed as level with Mahaveer.
I'm really surprised it's taken this long to have a Chinese F1 driver. Surprised it hadn't happened years ago. Makes perfect financial sense
@@robsmall6466 because there’s not much upcoming Chinese drivers to come much.
@@AriTHFeeder Ma Qinghua came close with HRT and Caterham. Looks like he might of struggled but I guess we will never know
@@robsmall6466 fair enough. But rather have Zhou as the first Chinese Driver than Ma. Because obv he’s far off talent from Zhou. But glad this is the way.
@@AriTHFeeder Let's see how he goes next year. It's always interesting to see new drivers in F1
Zhou is rapid 😱 love his work.
Zhou Guanyu will be better than gio was, im sorry but thats just my honest opinion.
I think as he has similar stats in F2 to Latifi and Mazepin, I suspect his performance will be somewhat in that region as well.
Not a super talent who will defeat Bottas on a regular basis, but someone who can comfortably drive around and score some decent points if the car is good enough.
It is only shame that we have now one more of these kind of guys now, but no seat for the one who won F3 and probably will win F2 as a rookie.
Its the same, nothing special, while possible stars in Piastri and De Vries lost the opportunity
looking at his real performance in f2, his long distance pace is good and tyre management is superb in that paddock, lap time is good, but race start is average if not terrible. 2019 can tell us he’s way better than mazepin in a new car mazepin seems to find some pace in 2020. sadly piastri isn’t given a seat but seems that piastri will be alpine’s hope after they lost the late huber. So come on alpine, please give piastri his seat
@@zjwang9793 I wouldn't worry so much about Piastri. Clearly they're keeping him until Alonso retires. He is young also, he'll get his chance. He's actually in a much better spot than other junior drivers whose seats aren't even guaranteed like ilott and schwartzman.
@@TheMschelsea91 you're right, he can at least stay in the paddock as reserved driver than end up in fe, indy, wec or dtm, the current system does need some reform, though i don't what that reform should be like.
Unfortunately alfa is gonna be dead last next season. Bottas got ripped off
I understand Gio can't beat him, but Kimi is one of the best drivers of all time.
but he is not in his prime anymore, not even Schumacher was at his prime in his 40's
He’s about 2300 years old though
Zhou is fine, it’s the fact that it’s him over Piastri that is the problem. why would you want Latifi 2.0 in f1 when you have someone with a junior career on par with Leclerc and Russell
It's always a balance between money and talent for the teams. Oscar was the best but Zhou brought the balance for the team financially and a decent driver with potential.
Oi don't say a word about my goat
Maybe because Alpine wanna keep him. Guanyu Zhou got both talent and money, Alfa is backmarker it will be good use, maybe develop car or other thing to make team competitive
@@jimliashsr7196 Maybe he will turn out to be another CHECO.
Read something about Alpine not letting another team take him - could be the reason?
Zhou=ilott>latifi>mazepin. Lemme explain in 2020 zhou was a lot more unlucky than ilott such as his feature race win destroyed by car failure and was inherited by ilott. Ilott made much more mistakes in 2020 like spinning in silverstone and hitting daruvala in bahrain. If u count up the points zhou and ilott lost due to poor luck both would have been the same. Latifi took 4.5 years including the gp2 years to be p2 in f2 while zhou took 3. And even so the guy who beat latifi is nothing compared the guy who is beating zhou, thats y i think zhou is better than latifi, and is pretty much same as ilott, but richer. So imo if people r saying ilott deserves a seat then so should zhou.
I wouldn't say De Vries is nothing compared to Piastri, De Vries had an incredibly successful junior career as well, not to mention he is a Formula E WORLD CHAMPION. He managed to come 4th in F2 in 2018 with two extra retirements compared to Lando who finished second, so Latifi did well to finish second, still agree that Zhou is better, his recent win of the F3 asia series, and performance this year in a Uni-Virtuosi car which may not even be a top 3 car on the grid, with the carlins and hitechs looking better, to be second is a MASSIVE achievement and he well could be winning the championship if he was in a better car.
Waiting for jehan daruvala to get a f1 seat
Me to
Its never ever going to happen mate he is absolutely horseshit
@@zankos6782 yeah you're atcally right
Very unlikely
@@quasar303 still good enough fo FE though
To me this is a sign from Alpine that they are never fielding Zhou themselves but are lining up Piastri (to then end up giving Alonso’s retiring seat to Gasly instead or something like that because just Alpine junior things ✨)
Who sais Gasly was going to Alpine?
Gasly is more likely to end up in Mercedes or maybe even McLaren IMO than Alpine, I don't think he could ever pair up with Ocon as apparently they don't really get along.
@@liukin95 I can really see Gasly and Russel in Mercedes if De Vries don't get a seat for 2023r.
I don't think Gasly should go to alpine knowing that him and Esteban don't get along
who said alonso is retiring? he is still beating occon
@Aldas do you know the song names for the background music you typically use for videos? There’s this one and another one that are quite catchy.
There's so many people saying he's a pay driver, nothing more nothing less, and that he doesn't deserve his seat. Come on people, give him a chance! Of course the money part is probably what made Alfa look in his direction, but I think he is a competent driver. He's going to have a huge learning curve, and Valtteri likely will thrash him in the head to head stats, but Guanyu should be given a shot to showcase his race craft in F1. Give Guanyu a chance!!! And if other drivers miss out because they don't bring financial backing, than tough cheese. At the risk of going off on a tangent, you can't make it in racing on just ability alone in modern racing, particularly when just starting out. All aspiring drivers of the future should ensure that alongside developing their racing skills, they need to secure healthy enough financial backing to help them along their careers from karting to junior series to the big leagues. Both them, and their parents/coaches/whoever is guiding young kids into karting need to be aware of this quickly.
To be honest I think anyone trying to actively make it into top tier motorsport know full well they need financial backing and connections. I'm really surprised how many people don't seem to get this. It's not a new thing. It's been there since the beginning and is even prevalent in many other sports
Tbh everyone who put skill, hard work and results deserve a shot
i agree 101% with you Aldas
Zhou is gonna have a huge challenge in his rookie year, because Bottas is a guy who can match Hamilton on his good days. If he beats or at least be close to Bottas in the standings, we can say that he's earned his seat. But I find that very unlikely.
Bottas will make him look like hes in a different team
@@mrbungle3310 Like MV33 has been doing since Danny Ric left.
@@mrbungle3310 exactly lmao
@@divyanshtiwari3547
Max Verstappen is in a different league compared with Ricciardo now!
Yeah there is no way Bottas gets less points than Zhou
This is what I said, I said I think Piastri could end up like Tsunoda and everyone says he is like Russell or Charles and I say they had F1 experience when they joined. Charles was a test driver for Haas and Russell was a test driver for Mercedes and one race for Racing Point.
Exactly, people are so impatient these days. Piastri is only 20, and Alpine doesn't want to let him go, his time will come.
Thing is, Tsunoda was good in F2. Piastri is amazing.
@@chalkfourtyfive But Piastri is just like Tsunoda because he has NO F1 experience. Charles and Russell already had experience in F1 machinery in a current F1 car (of their respective seasons). It's too much of a risk for Alpine, like its good he's gonna be a test driver next season as by them he'll be able to get F1 experience.
It's my thought too. Alpine aren't stupid and know that with Zhou, they would have had a potential race winner, whereas Piastri they have a potential Champion. There's a reason he became Reserve for Alpine, they clearly are preparing him for when Alonso inevitably retires. Shit for all we know, Alonso himself could end up being his mentor to take his seat. Zhou going to Alfa freed the path for Piastri into Alpine and if they nail the 2022 regs, Piastri might be jumping into a Championship contending car, whereas Zhou will probably be in the midfield.
1:52 it is basically what happened to him, others excuse drivers like bottas underperforming against drivers like hamilton because "they are just not on the same level" and claim that it would be fine.
kimi by no means was suddently slow just because of his age, look at drivers like alonso or again, hamilton... age does not matter that much in f1, athletes like tom brady for example can stay in great form despite their age.
ilott got robbed as well, as did guys like magnussen, grosjean and others like ocon back in the days of his force india / racing point days.
giovinazzi as well as kimi couldn't do much, despite their experience and talent.
i'm convinced they could have fought the top easily with a halfway decent car.
zhou isn't bad, but stating f1 is still "the peak of motorsport" then it may be like this because of the cars, not the calibre of the drivers and even if people want to disagree, you know it's true.
i get that guys like you, that are doing f1 content like this background stuff because it makes it easier for you to create content, but as a fan since the early 2000 years, who since then enjoyed racing of talented drivers instead of guys paying money to be on the grid.
i'll leave you with a small and spontanious thought here, turn it any possible way you want, f1 is not about real, fair and peak competition anymore - just imagine ayrton senna back in his early years would have been as talented as he obviously was, but would have never gotten a chance in f1 because he lacked outraging amount of money...
it's just my opinion and it's ok if you disagree with my point of view, but i probably wont watch f1 actively from next year on, because this kinda stuff ruins my memories of the old days, when driving skills and hard working teams still got rewarded.
I'm new to all this and watching older content about a large chunk of teams from the days before the 90's i can't help but agree.
It's so obvious that money is the only real driver here.
Hopefully budget caps help
If you compare him to Pisatri he comes in 2nd best oscar outclassed him all year BUT he dose have huge money backing him that struggling teams need
after 2023 season, zhou is doing pretty good, making into Q3 couple time, have a highest starting at P5 in an alfa and keeping the pace close to bottas so I think he is a and gonna be a better driver through out years in the fultur.
Of course he’s more than a pay driver. I think he got a lot more hate than he really should. Yes, Piastri does deserve that seat more and at least one of the Ferrari juniors does too. However, from what I’ve seen, Guanyu is not trash. Its taken a few more years than some would have liked, but he’s finally found his mojo in 2021. F3 Asia champion and runner-up in F2 at the moment. Plus, having another Asian driver backs up F1’s claim to being an “international sport”.
People need to remember that every racing driver comes form some degree of sponsorship, even fan favourites. Mick has 1&1, Carlos has Estrella Galicia beer and Checo pretty much has the biggest Mexican companies behind him. Guanyu will have a great mentor in Bottas and with a fresh driver lineup, I hope Alfa will be on to better things moving forward.
Everyone seems to be forgetting he is also a former Ferrari Academy driver. This makes so much sense for Alfa Romeo ( be very disappointed if car sales didn't increase massively in China after this ) and Ferrari ( same RE car sales for them as connected through engine supply )
@@robsmall6466 How much does Alfa Romeo sell in China? They don’t sell terribly well even in their home continent, can they mix it up with the Chinese companies and German cars who basically own the premium car scene over there?
@@magnustan841 Well...... this has surely got to help. Alfa Romeo are still seen as a luxury brand ( granted some products aren't great in the past ). Asia loves it's SUV's and saloons ( or so I've read ) and Alfa currently makes some well reviewed examples. Stellantis have already got a Chinese partnership with Chrysler and I would think it would help Maserati as well
Hes not trash but hes far worse from piastri,at least long term...Piastri if hes better than zhou in his first year...cant imagine in his 3rd
@@mrbungle3310 Oscar’s time will come. Someone who has achieved what he has doesn’t fly under the radar.
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I wonder what alfas plan is with Pourchaire now after signing Zhou.
95% 2023
The 5% is if poirchaire doesnt have enuf super licence
Well how wrong you have all been proven. Zhou has managed to get a seat based on just talent.
5am night owl from Canada, thank you for making my night a little more interesting.
I mean, f1 started out as a rich boy's sport, didn't change after all.
5 in the morning aldas upload for everyone in the states 😎
Let’s be honest here , almost half the grid could be considered a pay driver :
Stroll
Latifi
Mazepin
Schumacher
Latifi
And depending on your interpretation of pay driver we can also include
Alonso
Norris
Kimi
Giovinazzi
Tsunoda
You missed perez
He's one of the classic paydrivers
Alonso?
@@damor7337 Alonso's return is financially the best thing that could've ever happened to Alpine. His fame and sponsors more than make up for what they're paying him.
Norris should be in the same group of Stroll, Latifi and Mazepin
Latifi is such a pay driver he was included twice on your list
Honestly, the people who haven't seen him race yet shouldn't be judging him already
Give him a go because he's going to be here irrespective
at the end of the year maybe u can make a video about the rookies this year and how they did compared with each other and the grid in general
Now he and bottas can compete for the unluckiest driver of the year in 2022
What happened to Ferraris Alfa Seat? Doubt they would want Bottas or Zhou (even though he used to be in their academy) so have they given it up?
Seb was a reserve driver for a while too, Piastri will have his moment soon
5 minutes ago me thinking it’s 2am what’s happening
Me: lives in America
I think what happened is that alfa signed him for a season, took his money and next year they will sign Pourchaire
how has it been a week already
Wait a minute speaking of f2 champions not having a chance at f1, was going on with nick de vries lol
From pay driver to mediocre regular driver. Such an inspirational rags to riches story 💖💖💖
Yes. Exactly.
I guess we'll find out next year but I doubt it. I reckon they should have kept Gio for his experience and one more year against a different teamate. Or put Piastri in the car instead of someone who looks very much like just a pay driver who will be remembered only for being the first Chinese driver rather than for being a good driver..
coming back from the race yesterday, i can most definitely tell u that ur wrong
It’s not money it’s the fact he is Chinese and Chinese market is huge this is a huge opportunity even for Orlen who could bet more, they decided that better for them to have a Chinese opening to their market
As Italian, im disappointed not seeing any video on Giovinazzi. He could have done as good as Leclerc with the right support. Kimi is just more supported by the team. If Kimi was in the same team as Charles Leclerc, he couldnt shined as i did
Nah, he had support and he's been underperforming for years now whereas Leclerc shone in every situation-suaber '18, Ferrari '19, shitty Ferrari '20, and now Ferrari '21.
LOOOOOOL your italian pride is blinding u, its a shame gio couldn't get a grip of the f1 cars when he is such a talented driver but to compare him to leclerc who has done nothing but impress in every situation given, even beating vettel in his debut year in ferrari, in his SECOND SEASON in f1, whilst gio struggling to beat a very out-of-prime kimi for three years is simply stupid. all the best for gio hes a great guy and a good driver but he doesn't compare to the real prodigies of f1 today. forza ferrari
Yo where is the " bye guys " at the end :(
Marcus Ericsson's version of that post: "F1 is emotion, money, cars, risk speed. But when talent rules it can be ruthless..."
I think he is talented, but Oscar is a stone!
Oscar Piastri I get that he should deserve that seat, He would replace Alonso no matter what happens as the fact he is the Alpine Reserve Driver he will learn a lot to be a challenger for the title
Also many pay drivers have shown results such Micheal S and Checo so it’s not out of the question
i have to say zhou is not the first Chinese F1 driver
but he is the first one that is not reserve or test driver in F1
Hey aldas, so the g in guanyu Zhou is pronounced like Guam. So a hard G
Putting Latifi in the same bucket as Mazepin is pretty brutal. He has proven throughout this season he has pace and has improved his qualifying dramatically this year.
question, why do you pronounce the G in Guanyu like an H?
zhou is younger than the others
Such well done video. I love the objectivity in the video and listening to your points was refreshing. There's literally not a single point I disagree on the matter, Aldas. People are quick to say such unthoughtful opinions
Juan you show... Love your pronounciation 😂😂😂
Also, alfa is a backup team for Ferrari, having huge talents for alfa isn't important since Ferrari would just snatch him when the time is right. Might as well get Zhou who is good for short term.
Lets not forget Zhou has more open wheel experience and has experience of both 10" and 18" tyres which might end up being the most useful thing in 2022
Aldi keeps saying Juan in stead of Guan
RIP Sir Frank Williams....
Oscar is the better driver, hands down. But Zhou is a good interim for 2022 and maybe even 2023, as Alfa Romeo/Sauber are definitely going to promote Theo Pourchaire at some point in the coming years. Have Zhou, and his money, help to build a package that can give a talent like Pourchaire the potential to fight in the future.
On a side note, Piastri being an Alpine reserve might not be the worst option. To learn from a man like Fernando Alonso is an opportunity that can only improve his integration into Formula 1. Plus, there's no doubt that Alpine are going to have him replace Alonso when the latter chooses to retire, so it let's him understand the procedures of the team before having to deal with the additional pressures of competing as well. He can always race in other series in 2022 ( a la Albon in DTM) on the side to keep his racecraft from going stale.
China is a large market; I won't be surprise if an American driver signed to a contender in the near future also; US and China market is huge for Formula One...
super idol
5:48 IS THAT KING NICHOLAS GOATIFI ON THE TOP STEP OF THE PODIUM?
It's a huge huge shame piastri is not on the grid next season. Imagine talented drivers like Leclerc and Russell not being in F1.
How did you not put Pourchaire in the Alfa triangle? He's Sauber Academy driver after all and looks like the most talented of all options w/ Piastri. Since Piastri didn't had any link to Vasseur or AR, Pourchaire looked legit having way more chances for the seat... Pourchaire even told on a french podcast not so long ago that considering the career plan Vasseur told him, he saw his chances 50-50
Pourchaire is probably gonna show up next year or next to next year
@@pixelboujee def hope that he's gonna get the opportunity
Honestly I want F1 to take a look at potentially allowing 3 cars per team. It would give a lot of these drivers who don't have the financial backing to make their way into F1.
Maybe, but that’s one more car the team would have to build
Short answer: No
Long answer: No but longer
I would hope so, the field is fairly stacked with talent next year, hopefully Haas can actually compete as well but that's another subject
hey why is callum illot not in the triangle??
He alr in indycar
A very decent junior Career , will be interesting to say the least next year
Ugh I'm having my Chinese exam soon
Using your test though; would anybody pick up tsunoda right now if he was dropped , prob not
For the algorithm
He is not bad but still there is so many better drivers so undeserved
thing is with pay drivers... they tend to get more time to develop and are given more leniency due to the money they bring.. lookin at you sir lancalot... to effectively grow into a good driver even if they are mediocre to start. Without the money, they get kicked back really quick. So even if Zhou takes two or three seasons to hit his stride.. he will at least be given that chance.
Italian jesus? Fuck i understood that
Short answer: no; there is better, more talented young drivers simply faster than him, and they unfortunately usually get wasted as opportunities. Take de Vries, imo the saddest example of this
In my eyes- he deserves a seat in f1, but he doesn’t deserve it over piastri
That Goatifi bashing in this viddy 😔
Hi aldas I think you got the dates worng for f2
Do we learn the length of Zhou contract with Alfa?
1+1 I think
@@TsunamiMT ok so he does have only 1 year to prove himself since next year he risk losing the set to most probably Pourchaire
Juanyu Zhou is now in Formula Juan, Juan? Will Juanyu win round Juan of the 2022 Formula Juan season? Isn’t it pronounced Gwan-Yu? 😂
Imagine with all their plans they still fall behind freaking Williams in 2022 lmao
De vries deserved it more than latifi
Schwartzman deserved it more than mazepin
Piastri deserved it more than zhou
I mean we've had people with similar seasons in junior categories make their way into F1 like Latifi, Mazepin and Stroll so I don't wonder why people are so on the fence about him being in the sport. You've seen it before, you'll see it again.
Stroll went from italian F4 to F1 in a year, Latifi and Maz spent a Bush of seasons in F2 so I don't think we can put stroll in their category
@@hectorligerosantos1609 he competed in Italian F4 in 2014, he then partook in 2 seasons of F3 European Championship in 2015 and 2016, though he did win the 2016 one, yeah he didn't get through F2 but you know where I'm going
Stats don't reflect it. Who knows, tho? He might be the "Jeremy Lin" of F1
Jeremy Lin be like : I was born in California, but my family is not even well-off
Does Zhou deserve a seat in F1? Sure. Over Piastri and the other talent in the top of the F2 grid from the past few years? No. At this rate half the grid of F1 are middle-of-the range pay drivers or back-marker pay drivers while all the clear talent coming up in the last 3 or 4 years are shunned.
Tbh, i just wished he will learns much more stuff from bottas than gio from kimi
Interesting think to poi t out is the points deficit gio has to kimi whick is mostly because the alfa in 2019 was ok so kimi got a lot of points there but in 2020 2021 its always hovering around 3 rd worst car so goi cant show what he has really learned especially if the strategy ruins his race
Gio was not good enough in 2019 to even come close to Kimi's points tally in a car that was decent. And even if you just take 2020-2021 Kimi still outscores Gio
Hi Aldas great video but next time when you pronounce Guan pronouce it with the G, do not pronouce it as Juan
I'll make sure to remember that thank you
Thank you! That was bothering me too 😂 also my Chinese partner is super excited to have a driver to support when she watches F1 races with me. If this can get a casual viewer like her hyped then I can quite easily imagine a few more tens of millions just like her as next year rolls around
Had Lewis said what Antonio said F1 fans would have destroyed him.
I don’t really care about how drivers being in F1. I’m rather enjoys the race cars itself other than being gossip about the drivers
we are same .. just enjoy the race
Hopefully he is more like Lance Stroll then Nikita Mazepin