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Zhou dreams of becoming China's first F1 driver

Zhou Guanyu had a whirlwind week at his home Chinese Grand Prix but it was merely a taste of what the Shanghai teenager faces if he achieves the dream of becoming his country’s first Formula 1  driver. With nearly 1.4 billion people, China is the world’s most populous country but 15 years on from its first Formula One race it is still waiting for a driver to fill one of the 20 slots on the starting grid. Zhou is seen as the country’s most promising prospect to date, however. In January he joined the Renault F1 team as a development driver and academy member after winning two races in the hotly-contested European Formula Three championship last year. This year the former Ferrari...
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