Alfa Romeo happy with Zhou; underwhelmed by Chinese sponsorship response

Alfa Romeo has been impressed by Zhou Guanyu’s performances this season but expected his arrival to spark more interest from Chinese sponsors. Zhou became the first Chinese driver to race in Formula 1 when he made his debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix, and duly scored points on his first start. A number of reliability issues have hurt his chances of further points, but he finished in the top eight in Canada and team boss Frederic Vasseur says the signs are good as he weighs up extending his driver’s contract. “The deal was very clear with Zhou that he has…

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