Zhou Guanyu opens up on ‘relief’ of scoring Kick Sauber’s first points of 2024 in Qatar after ‘draining season’

Sauber have been present process a raft of modifications each internally and externally forward of the complete Audi takeover in 2026 – amongst others, former Ferrari Staff Principal Mattia Binotto joined the staff.

With the first concentrate on the brand new laws underneath Audi, they’ve struggled to carry efficient improvement this season, which Zhou mentioned has led to him “lacking this correct racing, wheel-to-wheel feeling for some time.”

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Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg and Components 2’s Gabriel Bortoleto will change Zhou and Bottas for 2025, which means that the present Sauber pair at present is not going to be on the grid subsequent season.

The Chinese language racer addressed his potential profession strikes, explaining: “No one remembers your first race. Everyone remembers your final race so I wished to take pleasure in as a lot as I might the remaining races for the staff, and put myself in the easiest way doable leaving the grid for subsequent 12 months and ready for a comeback.

“I’ll take each alternative to return again for a seat. I’m certain when the prospect is right here I’ll do a a lot better job. Let’s see what the longer term brings, however attempt to benefit from the second and present the paddock what I can do.”