Chinese commentators react to Zhou overtake and point finish in F1

[@gaming10701]

At some parts it sounds like a bunch of friends commentating on the race... The passion is unbridled! Sport really does transcend all sorts of borders

[@gengyiqin3872]

Yeah they’ve always been like this for the past ten twenty years. They might not be the most professional or accurate commentators but their passion and love is undeniable, which create a great atmosphere for the viewers

[@tsumugikotobuki0131]

Finnish commentators when Kimi got pole at Monza 2018.

[@justinajlc]

I prefer English commentating on most other sports, EPL, NBA etc. etc. But F1, I prefer these guys over the English commentators. You are exactly right in saying it sounds like friends commentating on the race, which is a lot more chilled and fun, I just feel like there's way too much shouting going on with the English commentating...

[@eatpeach2355]

@@gundamzerostrike If by actual you mean commentators like "lights out and away we go" I think there were but gets fewer. Not many people watching F1 in China now so less investment less real commentators.

[@alanzhao6931]

@@gundamzerostrike you can choose the types of commentators actually. Some prefer retired drivers, while a lot of people really have little idea about F1, they prefer to learn a bit of F1 knowledge and a lot of F1 jokes.

[@patrickcesalestajodywibowo741]

From the commentator voice, we can conclude that: - The two commentators were happy 'cause Zhou's scoring first points in F1 - The commentator's room is pretty small

[@brandonhuang9251]

actually, this commentation is from great sport channel, located in shanghai. We Chinese people love to watch their streaming coz it's quite halarious. The commentator's room is quite large around 200 meter square

[@Dpixtion]

@@brandonhuang9251 For a large room there’s a lot of echo and reverb, and clipping of the audio.

[@totalhydration5240]

@@Dpixtion they need to get better gaming headsets

[@inspectorseb2887]

@@totalhydration5240 better gaming chair as well

[@Dpixtion]

@@totalhydration5240 lol..!!!

[@pressstart1490]

Reminds me of the French commentators almost in tears watching Pierre Gasly winning the Italian GP.

[@nhl4710]

Accélère Accélère 😍

[@_mickmccarthy]

The video of the Finnish commentators losing it when Kimi got pole in Monza in 2018 is also well worth a watch!

[@stefevr]

@@RakusaSi great actor is a bit overselling it

[@camf111]

@@RakusaSi I watch Canal+ every single year each race believe me when I say Julien loves every single driver and is always hyped and has genuine passion maybe the Ocon one was a bit fake but Max one was real

[@ronirontynen8513]

@@_mickmccarthy i love that

[@progun1corn]

The funniest thing is that just a lap before, when Max retired, the commentator said he thought Honda's engine has problem, if Perez retired Zhou will get point, of course not cursing Perez just saying IF that happens, just after that Perez really retired so they were so exciting.

[@pihermoso11]

i thought honda was done with redbull.. and that redbull made their own engines this year???

[@gmdascensia]

@@pihermoso11 it's called Red Bull Powertrain but saying Honda is shorter lmao

[@gmdascensia]

Anyway it seems it's not an engine problem but fuel pump This not only happened to RBs, but McLaren on Parc Ferme after quali also changed the fuel pump, Alfa and Haas also have the same issue on testing, and there's a document that saying any team should checked their fuel pump before the race started

[@thlis6582]

@@gmdascensia yeah... It's a fuel pump issue... "We've put an E5 fuel pump in the car for an E10 fuel and we got no juice at the end of the race" Lmao

[@constipatedparker5879]

@@pihermoso11 It's still a Honda engine but they weren't allowed to use Honda logo. Though the HRC logo can still be seen on the car.

[@dylanf1]

HAHA this is amazing, the passion is real and its amazing to see zhou do so well on his debut!

[@rveizn]

Hey mate im your fans lmao

[@redguy756]

Nah y'all are just fucking biased

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

*in

[@dylembo2912]

@@redguy756 maybe youre just racist

[@kingken130]

similar when Albon got his podium with Thai commentators

[@kevinwu951]

I'm a fan from China and the commentators in this video (from Five-Star Sports) always bring us so much joy and laughter. They are not the most professional in terms of racing, but the atmosphere they offer is the best, and they often have the magic ability to jinx with their words. I'm so glad this clip got uploaded to KZbin! Yesterday was truly a historical day for us Chinese fans!

[@egga3675]

Toxic milk haha

[@kevinwu951]

@@egga3675 exactly

[@timeluster]

They sound like fun commentators! Congratulations for you and Zhou!

[@pflaffik]

Yeah the Wooohhh-ing and little commenting told me these guys werent F1 experts. How about bringing in some Chinese girl idols, as i recall Duan YiXuan aka DDD was the Chinese commentator of one semifinals of Eurovision Song Contest, nice concept, DDD is so beautiful, just wow. Everything is better when you add pretty Chinese girls, i vote Xu YangYuZhuo as co-commentator for F1.

[@HamSupZhai]

The unprofessional commentators are the best kind though.

[@victoriacastro6229]

The pure joy... the beauty of sports can truly unite us all.

[@900108Chale]

*Yup! It does wonders!!!* We “unify” by kicking Russian INDIVIDUAL athletes out of F1 and ANY other sport they can compete at, IRRESPECTIVE of their social/political views or even their place of residence. Then we move on to ban artists, musicians, scientists, academicians and students. Yet we call ourselves “anti-racists”. _What a yoke we hypocrite humans are._

[@victoriacastro6229]

@@900108Chale Associations like FIFA and the IIHF banned all Russian members from competing even when they had nothing to do with the war. Nothing will solve it at this point.

[@TheNamesArif]

@@900108Chale tbh, I think mazepin leaving made things a lot better. Haas in top5? that's amazing

[@quo5845]

truly unite us all? Meanwhile in Russia: no freedom, no peace, no f1, hate from the whole world. Perfect

[@gmdascensia]

@@quo5845 FIA still allowed them to race, the reason Mazepin got sacked is because his sponsor, UralKali is gone Pretty sure if it was Kvyat it would be a different story

[@nathanhon1784]

As a Chinese, I love this enthusiasm 😂 Here’s what they said: A: Now let’s see his position as he (Hamilton) comes out the- B: Eh? Zhou Gwanyu’s there!! A: Okay this will be a good training opportunity for him- (Zhou goes on the outside) B: OMG ZHOU GWANYU A: He’s going for it! BEAUTIFUL! (Everyone overlaps each other in excitement) A: And here we go, last lap now B: Let’s see what Perez does, his defence is key, whether he can defend now is the que- (Perez engine dies) Everyone: OWAAOWOWOAOA ZHOU GWANYU HAS POINTS!!!!! B: He’s coming for it! A: WTF just happened!? A: And Zhou is about to cross the line~ Everyone: Wooooooooo~~

[@alexbernadina3082]

Or just turn on the subtitles ;-)

[@claudiogonzalez9926]

And then at the end "Amazing! Both alpine drivers scored; Zhou earned a point"

[@nathanhon1784]

@@alexbernadina3082 Oh I didn’t know there were subtitles now, thanks! I put in a bit of creative liberty in my subtitles lol

[@Zhouguanyu-km2xy]

你是中国人？你平时也看五星毒奶吗

[@cay7809]

@@claudiogonzalez9926 alfa romeo, alpine in 22 was alonso and ocon

[@progun1corn]

There are several TV channels in China broadcast F1, the channel in this clip is called "Five Star Sports". The commentator has been comment F1 for like 20 years, he is the most funny and motivating commentator here and we all like him

[@egga3675]

Toxic milk

[@fskyyang5169]

greatest Bing！

[@alex-025x]

I didn’t understand a single word but I really liked it

[@poolfans]

在哪里直播

[@progun1corn]

@@poolfans 五星公众号

[@Akniy]

I've seen translated clips before of these chinese commentators and they are quite funny

[@vitorzinho10]

Can you please leave the link? 😁

[@Karan-kst]

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[@Fred_the_1996]

Way more passion than most: e.g. 2014, 15 and 2020: And Lewis Hamilton wins the every single fucking grand prix

[@marioelburro1492]

@@Fred_the_1996 before i was onto f1, i remember waking into restaurants or my uncles house streaming f1 and me and my dad would say " omg that Hamilton guy keeps on winning "

[@benc.3128]

@@marioelburro1492 yeah, the issue is that the merc was so fast for so long, and Hamilton didn’t have a teammate to challenge him since 2016 becuase bottas has the racecraft of a blind toddler

[@thechevydriver703]

Really sceptic of Zhou before the start of the season. I really thought a lot of guys deserved his place a lot more than him. He proved me wrong yesterday. I'm sure he'll get rougher times during this season but if he can perform like yesterday on a more regular basis he will not be a bust

[@j.p.8595]

everyone who's followed him since F2 knows that he more than deserves that place in F1. Hopefully he continues to be at the top of his game!

[@benc.3128]

Didn’t Tsunoda have a good debut though? Guy dropped off a cliff after that, then came back a bit at the end. We can’t be sure, it’ll be interesting to see how Zhou does next weekend, (by the way, two races in a row is fcking amazing)

[@aczech12]

@@benc.3128 Zhou is much more humble and passionate about F1, he will surpass Tsunoda by miles with time.

[@whippetcanister4278]

@@j.p.8595 anyone following him since f2 knows he certainly does not.. so many other people deserved that drive... I know formula 1 is money money money with a little bit of optics and that’s completely fine but let’s not act like this isn’t what it is.

[@eliasgill2453]

@@whippetcanister4278 Piastri was the one who deserved a seat in F1

[@seanmccormack3735]

0:17 guy got so excited he turned into Mario for a split second

[@boomyoulookingforthis1362]

I hope Zhou is successful in his F1 career, and becomes well remembered.

[@jclau77]

He’ll have to get through Tsunoda to do that

[@SultanNizi3000GT]

@@jclau77 Welp Japan vs China

[@imza5535]

@@jclau77 Ah Yes because Japan = China. good thing i didnt miss any of my Geography classes

[@menglei2527]

Hopefully Zhou can reach the height of Checo one day

[@kiisseli1337]

Are there any really successful Asian drivers?

[@Grant62]

Say what you want about Zhou and China itself, but damn I felt excited too when he scored points.

[@benc.3128]

Honestly I was a bit disappointed that Schumacher didn’t pick up points, especially with Kmag finishing p5 Good to see a rookie get in the points though

[@GenAvAviation]

@@benc.3128 bit late but mick’s race was kind of ruined when he was spun by ocon on lap 1, he never recovered from that

[@n-m-r-k872]

Zhou appears to be a nice and humble young man. I like him. And he did very well in his first race! We are at the beginning of the season, but i hope, Alfa Sauber can assert itself. As a fan of this team, it was not easy all this years!

[@kicapanmanis1060]

I don't understand the language they are speaking but I can understand their emotions. That is the magic of sports.

[@potatoken9262]

love from China🇨🇳

[@shmet]

They sound like that 1 kid in the lobby with a bad mic 😂 Amazing to hear the passion!

[@seb99342]

Their reaction at 0:27 was like Barcelona beat Paris Saint Germain in Champions League in 2017

[@xxoptic__nutxx6877]

I love seeing these videos of the corresponding nation’s commentators so energetic and emotional watching the driver(s) from their country succeed. As an American, I just wish we could get a fellow american into the sport but hey, Haas are off to a solid start so can’t complain.

[@kurisu9319]

These commentators have been commentating on F1 races in China for over 20 years and I love it!

[@FS84727]

I’m so happy that China has a driver especially one with potential to be a solid driver

[@saxgarcon734]

I’d like to echo a certain Australian man when I say: ‘not bad for a pay driver’

[@adityatyagi464]

Lol nice

[@Gary_Harlow]

It was "Not bad for a number 2 driver" not pay driver

[@adityatyagi464]

@@Gary_Harlow Bet you are fun at parties

[@saxgarcon734]

@@Gary_Harlow I know, it's just a play on the phrase. The joke is that I am referencing a remark made by Mark Webber, though I am changing the context of the remark so that, rather than referring to Zhou as a 'second driver', I am instead referring to him as a 'pay driver'. Hopefully you understand the joke now.

[@afoxwithahat7846]

He probably would be Bing Chillinged out of existence if he did bad in F1

[@variamente6855]

"哇!漂亮" that sounds exactly like friends when u score a sick goal

[@tuanmadridista4707]

I am Vietnamese. I feel happy for Zhou and the commentators, it's really an indescribable feeling.

[@tt-ln4mc]

I like how you can't understand what they're saying, but at the same time you can understand exactly what they are saying

[@Kibouo]

0:17 super Mario in the commentary box as well

[@joshuacai32631]

⭐😂

[@marleyrios1573]

It's a me Mario.

[@frankiedabber6668]

0:26 Chinese commentators: “Speaking causally about Hamiton vs Perez” Perez: “Loses power meaning Zhuo is gonna get a point” Chinese commentators: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAA!!!!!!

[@frozenburrito9313]

Damn, I have moved to the US for about 10 years, but one of the commentators here is one I listened to when I was 8-12 yo. Glad to know they are still commenting formula 1

[@NostalJuegos]

Zhou did an amazing debut, i didn't see that comming. Bottas also did a fantastic race. Alpha Romeo and Haas are really strong this season, i can see the Ferrari engine's power.

[@tequilasunrise9667]

Ferrari engine is definitely the best engine on the grid for now

[@zhongxingjin846]

I'm living in Shanghai, and these commentators are part of my childhood memory.

[@martinschmiedt3075]

Reminds me of the Hungarian commentators when our boy Zsolt Baumgartner got his first (and unfortunately last) points at the USGP 2004 due to similar circumstances with Fisichella's Sauber.

[@benwpianocovers628]

every commentator: "oh no, perez spins round, his engine is dead!" chinese commentators: "ooooooo aaaaaaa wooooo ohmygod aaaaaaa ooooo"

[@ecardona53]

I wish more motorsport commentators would just put professionalism aside for once and be more like these guys. They literally sound like us as fans when we watch racing and I love it.

[@ratuldeoun7228]

I love how F1 brings all fans from all over the world together to enjoy the races. Such a great community!

[@theodentherenewed4785]

I love the enthusiasm, it's contagious. I don't understand a word in Chinese, as many people here don't, but we can all feel the emotions conveyed by the commentators. It's heart-warming to hear pure excitement and joy.

[@Shaggy12321]

I love how all commentators are like this for their countries driver, Spain with Alonso, Holland with Max, Australia with Danni Ric, Italy with Ferrari etc... yet the least biased of them all being the British commentators always get called the most biased? Funny that

[@xxepic_gamer69xx36]

Gotta love the passion of these commentators, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Chinese, etc. these people portray it so well

[@progun1corn]

I was watching this live, they were so exicited!

[@vicentewu3903]

我也看的直播，属实难蚌😂

[@harleyb7880]

Their reaction when Perez spun is too funny😂😂😂

[@CIinbox]

I was cursing so hard when that happened live. But hearing their reaction, I can't help but smile.

[@benc.3128]

Yeah, it’s like those old call of duty lobbies when someone hit a trickshot or something

[@nickduan4949]

As a Chinese Red Bull fan, this race was so bitter-sweet.

[@nicolagiuseppe]

Imagine if Zhou wins a GP

[@gasolineandwine]

I watch the Sky Sports F1 broadcast because I enjoy the commentators, their voices, their delivery and style, but there's something so refreshing about a brand of commentary that isn't so polished and professional and more about reacting live to what's going on in a more unfiltered way. Shoutouts to Zhou and wish him the very best this year

[@TheTony024]

Bro, F1 is gonna be looking at the cheddar cheddar with a Chinese Driver. Its gonna be scenes for Zhou in his first Chinese GP. If China gets thats second race F1 wants, its big time to dip into that economy twice. This is as revolutionary as when Yao Ming entered the NBA. Bring so many fresh eyes and fans to the sport. F1 could grow exponentially if Zhou becomes a podium level driver. Him battling with Hamilton for a few laps is like his welcome to F1 type moment. Zhou Guanyu is here, this is big time for the sport.

[@hughjass2745]

Zhou did an excellent job for his debut race, definitely a talent to watch out for.

[@callum110597]

A huge well done, to Zhou. He was lucky with those double Red Bull retirements. And Lewis had cold tyres.

[@julianrakowskijevdh4373]

I don’t speak Chinese but you can hear them so excited for him

[@Pekkari6969]

Seriously considering replacing F1 TV with this. The passion is reaaal😍

[@oscarshen6855]

Reminds me of French commentators reacted to Gasly winning the Italian GP.

[@elwalker9034]

Can't help but feel our english commentators are holding back, just a bit. I anticipate seeing whether he can keep up the high level, or if he has a dip like Tsunoda experienced last season. (Which is fine as a rookie) Zhou seems like a good guy.

[@captaingreen6160]

They want to sound "professional" 🙄

[@beniesc1504]

Reminds me when Zsolt Baumgartner scores the first and only Hungarian point in F1 in 2004 and the hungarian commentators went crazy xDD

[@-TJ-]

They scream more like hyped up e-sports players than F1 commentators.

[@egga3675]

Yes this sports channel is known for their yelling.

[@kostaftp]

I got goosebumps. And I am from Spain. F1 is amazing.

[@leofc8888]

Zhou finished his first F1 race by following his idol Alonso. Dream came true.

[@santiagopuigquagliaroli6769]

This commentators sound like a group of friends were watching the F1 in a twitch stream.

[@schigeraXD]

The webcam quality microphones really add to it 😂

[@Gp2ever]

This is why motorsports is beatiful its dont care if you're chinese , american , british , dutch whatever the joy and happiness trasends everyone ... this is why I love this sports

[@Tuberuser187]

So nice to hear people genuinely happy, I hope Zhou will collect many more points!

[@habbekratzz]

love it. What a great addition to F1 :) Scored points on his rookie GP

[@larssonk22]

sounds more like fan reactions than professional commentators lol 😂

[@leofc8888]

They are not professional as F1 commentators. But this is their style for so many years.

[@AlexPavelka]

I wish I spoke Chinese, because these commentators seem like so much fun I'd watch them every time!

[@lzyyy-sf1zw]

These commentators have magic

[@KenanJHS]

Idk what they’re saying but I love them😂😂😂

[@lil2405]

absolutely Zhou has shown his talent in F1.congratulations to Guanyu

[@BiggestNightmareJim]

This is what brings us together in the world. Let's hope this global crisis will not force us apart. Happy to see Zhou do well!

[@balkyone1378]

LOVE IT :D We need more

[@TheRikuideFurame]

Your first race and you overtake one of the all time greats. What a start for him and Alfa.

[@inspiredglue2056]

This just warms my heart, I love that fans in China have someone to represent them now, and the passion is incredible

[@Abel_Unstable]

Zhou Drives pretty well. Im looking forward for the next race. Its gonna be good.

[@ganbatte702]

That's why I love watching great sports' commentary! They're like friends around you who love watching F1 as much as you do!

[@_sushilicker_]

If I was fluent in Chinese I’d probably try to watch this, this sounds amazing ☺️ lovers of the sport.

[@fkez0510]

Fans when Foreign commentators support their countrymen: Omg look at their passion its amazing Fans when British commentators support their countrymen: Omg British bias ffs get them out no one cares

[@stephencampbell9384]

Teared up watching this. Don't understand a word.......but I understand :D Passion transcends language. SO please do see Zhou do well, great to have China aboard. Now if Tsunoda San can just be more Sato than Ide, we can get some oriental rivalry on the go :D

[@NoName-hs5hx]

you can open captions

[@alexbernadina3082]

click on the subtitles button...

[@AgathaLowe]

Oh jezz now I m not the only one who still remembers ide "the Smoke grenade" XD

[@menglei2527]

We would love to see more Asians racing in f1! So proud of them!

[@stephencampbell9384]

@@menglei2527 And F1 would be all the better for it :D

[@dyn2425]

This is lovely, seeing someone from your nation score the first point on the very first race they have in F1

[@oneflamey3234]

Jesus, if i wanted to have a dope ass commentator team I would hire these guys, they seem so enthusiastic about their job

[@versthappening603]

if this is how they react when zhou gets into the points then imagine their reaction if he won a race

[@turtleturbocharged1232]

Gonna go apeshit

[@KneYka]

Shanghainese commentators, to be exact. I guess everyone would cheer for their local boy!

[@pflaffik]

Yes but he lived in Sheffield England since he was 12, the Brits should cheer more too.

[@sulphurous2656]

@@pflaffik He's a foreigner though

[@CarloPlaya]

Better microphones would be good, but maybe that adds to it 😆

[@seanr6107]

this is better it just like watching together with discord friend

[@alanzhao6931]

This might be done on purpose. I watched since first Chinese GP, and after 20 years, it's the same...

[@kieranshum9395]

I love how sports unite countries to watch cars go in a circle with so much differences

[@MudhaffarAdhwa]

Bro I'd be happy too if a driver from my country scored points on his debut. Sadly my country's only driver didn't do too well in F1

[@darcedis7622]

Crofty and Martin take notes they need to be this exited every race

[@TheLexa053]

Reminds me of those MLG screaming sound effects like: ,,MOOM, GET THE CAMERA!!!"

[@JulesHatton]

Love it, sounds like a bunch of noisy uncles that are drinking Baijiu 😂😂

[@GianCarloCarmagnani]

Zhou.... was a really nice surprise .... he has a strong potential.......

[@Gochsener]

I mean its the first time that a chinese driver has scored points, so I would be excited too

[@Mattia_99]

0:17 I love that "WOO-HOO!"

[@parathoxicz1720]

It really sounds like a few friends at the home bar 😂

[@Rappini_]

0:17 that WOOHOO! 😭

[@Jono.]

They’re having a blast I love this LOL

[@happycanayjian1582]

I have no idea what they’re saying but they sound like they’re having the time of their lives. That was awesome! 😂👍🏼

[@HakarDoski]

Zhou did great, he overtook Hamilton in his first F1 race and scored points. hopefully he keeps it up till the end

[@Zachnotfickle]

…he over took a guy with cold tires and it was stated that bring tires up to temp is hard… new rule less tire warmers this year…

[@aaronyogurt8723]

@@Zachnotfickle still zhou overtook hamilton...

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

@@Zachnotfickle Imagine being a 7 time world champion at the top of his game and still can't fight a rookie with cold tires

[@Zachnotfickle]

I don’t think you all understand a lot of what unveiled yesterday but ok

[@seb99342]

@@aaronyogurt8723 yeah but Guanyu Zhou had to box

[@emmanueleng1160]

As someone who speaks both English and Chinese. The Chinese commentators sound like a bunch of bros reacting to F1 in their living room. The Sky English version sound like bunch of retirees having an exicting chat over afternoon tea.

[@samanthakung2704]

五星体育F1解说国内第一，兵哥解说天花板！！！

[@stepladder3257]

The best part of being a local commentator is that they don’t have the burden of being unbiased

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

Bri ish commentators:And Perez spun out at turn 1!Podium for Hamilton!! Meanwhile in China... **E A R R A P E**

[@kevinpeng487]

This is F1 race. Anything can happen until the end.

[@samu2292]

Wonderful, happy for the kid and happy for chinese fans

[@robbiechen3707]

It's the commentary from 'Five Star Sports', the local sports TV channel in Shanghai, Zhou's hometown.

[@hangxuanxie3663]

These guys' words are really "ANTI-Ominous" in past seasons. They celebrated for Hamilton's "8th" title at the second last lap back in Dubai 2021 and things happened. Several of them held strong beliefs towards Ferrari's revival in the past two years and we all saw the result!

[@vrant_19]

Just pure passion 🤩🤩

[@nono-mu9rw]

not everyone can say that they overtook the goat in their first race 👀

[@rayamuro3827]

Upload that Ham-Vers crash in Monza last year!! Classic that one!

[@jeffery7281]

“ 冲 啊 ” 🤣

[@kobegaytant7314]

sounds like a discord call

[@LingLiu2014]

As a Chinese myself this is awesome!

[@KitKitChanIsaac]

Imagine if Zhou wins a race The commentators are gonna go full earrape

[@george._mavDB]

emotion is a language that needs no translation. It is universally understood