Who is Zhou Guanyu?

For the first time ever, China will have their very own driver on the Formula 1 grid. But what are we to expect of Zhou Guanyu? I attempt to find out...
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[@wtflorian4119]

As someone who doesn't know a thing about Zhou, i was really waiting for this.

[@david_pittard]

Me too

[@samsiebert_1219]

Same

[@countmorbid3187]

That says it all basically ...

[@karelpgbr]

Yeah

[@Potatocarguy]

Same lol

[@TommoMcCluskey]

Yorkshire accent on point brother.

[@F1_Gianni_96]

Hey you here?

[@smorgasbord26]

If he moved to South Yorkshire then the poor guy had to learn 2 new languages 😂

[@konstantinFPS]

Using your marketing skills perfectly 😂

[@BraLin99]

Hey, I’M from Yorkshire 😀

[@kaanSakyol]

Wasn't that bad tbh

[@alexfirefly1956]

“Paddock chatter” is a nice euphemism for “Dan Ticktum was pissed that Mick drove an amazing second half of the season”

[@jonathanwallace5221]

Thought exactly the same mate 😂

[@p0werfu11]

"amazing"

[@Sp4mMe]

Yes, unnecessary bit. Some dumb takes just need to die instead of being kept alive.

[@Paul-yh4su]

@@Sp4mMe To be fair, it isn't hard to find cynical folks re Mick and 2018. To be equally fair, he has done more than well enough since that any quirky circumstances in one season hardly matter now. Its not as if Dan has proven himself to be an unavoidable talent, either.

[@DiscoStringHit]

Nah it's pretty common knowledge that engine selection is political in F2 and F3, and especially at Prema.

[@tilio9380]

aaaaaand he scored his first point earlier than Mick. Talk about irony lol.

[@RenoF1]

You should do a video on the career of Robert Doornbos, he never did any karting and had a very unique introduction to racing.

[@matthewsells1715]

Very interesting life after his career

[@RenoF1]

@@matthewsells1715 that too 😅😅

[@romeocharliegolf]

>checking Wikipedia His career is certainly...interesting.

[@dacoconutnut9503]

Then left F1 to project sex toys

[@woodenhoe]

From Tennis to F1 to... yeah

[@Adithya13303]

I have no issues with Zhou getting a seat. Although I'm extremely pissed about Zhou getting a seat over Piastri who's doing a Russel/Leclerc with his consiquetive F3 and F2 championships.

[@jamesteoh7120]

alpine probably didn’t wanna let him go, that’s why they released Zhou from his contract

[@jamesteoh7120]

no way Ferrari would allow piastri (who’s driving a different engine) to learn the ins and out of Ferrari engine with the stake so high

[@visible5650]

I'm so exited about GuanYu, but I agree with you Piastri is so talented. But systemic issue is, this is not a sport that select the best talent. Best talent for sure, but not the best

[@matrixpakisfan]

Looking at tsunoda i hope piastri loses the championship so he can get the experience. Sure he may not go to the pressure washer that is readbull/alphatauri but still

[@evandrochaves9596]

I kinda think too they tried Piastri first, but the situation didn't allow it, so they went for Zhou who isn't a bad driver at all, in my opinion he might do kinda well in F1 if things go right, and also has the money

[@Jahmesss]

If Alonso is set to retire in a couple years time, Alpine will be wanting to keep Piastri to fill the seat in the future. I doubt he’ll just sit around doing nothing until then but his time in f1 will come.

[@skylem5373]

Fernando will switch to Indy soon enough , if he did 2 years ago, he probably would be champion this year because McLaren SP team is absolutely great.

[@keithstoner9065]

where is he gonna go before getting picked up in f1 though? if he wins f2 this year then he can't stay in f2. He needs to keep racing somehow

[@robertgeorge1840]

@@keithstoner9065 he'll tag along with the alpine team, do some sim work and maybe some FP sessions. Just like what albon is doing with RB right now.

[@cryozure6800]

@@keithstoner9065 Might drop into DTM or another open wheel racing series, Alpine know who they’ve got on their hands so they wouldn’t get rid of him.

[@SlapBassDarius]

@@skylem5373 Alpine will try to provide a car for Alonso in Indy

[@Somebody-qo9ob]

I'm going to miss Italian Jesus. He was definitely improving, but i guess not fast enough

[@ThomasPrettyman01]

Everyone asks Who is Guanyu Zhou, no one asks HOW is Guanyu Zhou.

[@michalkubicek401]

I think he's chilling after geting seat in F1 (maybe he's bing chilling if you know what I mean)

[@deathmachineyt3254]

Don't really care how he's feeling

[@Bigheadguyfromsmolmovie]

@@michalkubicek401 zhou after getting a f1 seat: +420 social credits

[@dylanhill9202]

I'd imagine he's pretty happy right now

[@stephwyu]

I’ll do you one better. Why is Guanyu Zhou?

[@Jaxymann]

For those angry about Piastri being supposedly cheated out of a seat, relax: he'll be Alpine's reserve driver in a 2022 season where reservists get guaranteed FP1 sessions, and he's only 20, so there's plenty of time for him to wait it out for a 2023 seat.

[@edoardoprevelato6577]

He'll most likely replace Fernando

[@realtissaye]

@@edoardoprevelato6577 exactly. people keep get pissed off at the fact that he’s doing better than Zhou, but they ignore literally everything else that goes into selecting a driver.

[@catinusz.4741]

People often dont realize you being in x team academy means you are basically locked in with x team. And there is no way alpine is releasing piastri.

[@josemojeda1527]

Unless you sneak your way out like Sainz did with Red Bull or get the boot like Zhou and Ferrari. But yeah, Piastri had much less chances of reaching F1 right away than someone like Yuki Tsunoda did, mainly because Alpine doesn't have a client F1 team.

[@_RM99]

Also no one seems to realize that the 2nd Alfa seat is just a placeholder for when Pourchaire is ready, Alfa putting in Piastri for a year would be a waste, when they can just get a bag of money instead while their own prodigy gets ready for the jump

[@mcgoo721]

Ive enjoyed watching him drive so far. Very smooth.

[@kitanomegumi1402]

@Yoda he's doing pretty well considering this is his rookie season; plus the gap between him and Bottas is not too big, with Bottas being a very experienced driver and Zhou being new to F1

[@ritwikjs]

i get the whole "new formula will be a great equaliser" but zhou is likely to face a very uphill battle. Bottas is a great driver, and alfa's strategy and overall performance these last 5 years has been pretty dogshit.

[@xavier4519]

on the other hand he'll probably learn a lot from bottas and the latter will help improve strategies

[@ritwikjs]

@@xavier4519 one can only hope. I always root for the rookies to do well

[@Rainaman-]

Remember that Gio was F3 champ and GP2 vice champ and almost won on in his rookie year against Gasly? Well look how far it got him in f1 with AR. This kid will have rude awakening, just like Mazepin who is crying now.

[@Tommmmmmmmmmmm]

Bottas will kill Zhou. Especially in quali

[@Rainaman-]

@@Tommmmmmmmmmmm in Quali it will be slaughter

[@imhere4gold]

7 months later hes doing well.. at least better than most expectations. Im on the bandwagon for sure

[@casperguo7177]

That AR car is just hot garbage at the moment. They seem to be going backwards rather than forward. Especially impressed how he is able to have a back-and-forth with Bottas in quali

[@pirozcontractor6006]

@@casperguo7177 Yh much like Haas it's underdeveloped but the main thing hindering the car is its shitty, Mechachrome-esque reliability. And it's probably fair to say that none of Zhou's DNF's so far have been his fault at all due to just that.

[@josezandy2802]

Here after he qualified 15th and finished p10

[@apathynoises6456]

The online kerfuffle basically boils down to this: Does Guanyu Zhou deserve a F1 seat in a vacuum purely based on talent? I think most people would say yes. He's looked really good on many occasions. Does he deserve it over Giovinazzi? I think still a lot of people would agree. As much as I like Gio he's nothing special and hasn't really improved that much with plenty of time. But does he also deserve it over the likes of Piastri, Ilott, De Vries, Schwartzman and other similar young drivers that can't get a seat? I don't think many people would say yes to this.

[@alessiorossato5839]

Saber ruined Gio's races with bad strategies

[@kotsosmanolis879]

He is not that talented, Piastri really deserves it, he is an F2 rookie and has won the championship. Also Nyck is Formula E WDC, Shwartzman was leading F2 for half the year and Ilott did the absolute same (even same team) but has more experience with Alfa Romeo. Giovinazzi wasnt that bad. I think its not deserved, but I shouldnt talk because there is Mazespin in F1 and they didnt take Lord Mahaveer. And also: WHO CARES?

[@dbabu51]

Gio is only really good at quali. His race pace is horrible

[@hl8216]

you know who lost to mazepin in f2 last year while mazepin's teammate was 10th he was driving the same car as Illot(2nd)? yup. you guessed it

[@dbabu51]

@@hl8216 you know mazepin has a tractor this year and is actually not that bad? Yes

[@glockh4rt602]

4 months later, he scores points on debut.

[@cuibin1636]

He did, starting 15th on his debut in Bahrain and finishing 10th and scoring points ！

[@JonManProductions]

The boi got points in his first race in F1... that into itself alongside a Bottas and a actually good Alfa Romeo (and by extension Haas and their daddy Ferrari powertrains) means I think he's going to do pretty well for his rookie season.

[@haroldflower8008]

buh buh buh chinese and piastri !!!11

[@bboystretch7788]

Well Guan did bring home the bacon in Bahrain for what is his first F1 race.

[@cantrait7311]

Got a point today, so happy for him he’s such a nice guy , breath of fresh air. Go Alfa Romeo!

[@fredrikrugby]

I'm just casually coming back after his first GP to read the comments again

[@martinweaver9373]

A lot of people don't seem to understand that Alpine wasn't going to drop Piastri from their academy so he can drive for AR and AR wasn't going to take Piastri for a year and endure the growing pains of the rookie driver so Alpine could snag him back in 2023. I've been making that Zhou/Latifi comparison as well so I wouldn't say he doesn't belong. He had a decent FP1 session this year. As for Piastri, Alpine would be completely foolish if they don't give him a seat in 2023. The problem (a good problem) is that I think Piastri overshot his expected growth curb and caught Alpine off guard. I feel like they were aiming for Piastri to be in F2 for 2 years and didn't really expect him to win it as a rookie.

[@roddy6924]

As an Alfa fan, I think he did quite well in Bahrain. I'm impressed.

[@FerrarisMasterplan]

Top 10 in his debut!

[@stevenjoseph6048]

Impressive outing from him. Looks like one of the best pay drivers we've seen in years.

[@menaceusilent]

@@stevenjoseph6048 It's like Perez

[@martinthedrainedsedlak]

@@stevenjoseph6048 hopefully he will keep this up

[@ralffe3465]

I always knew about Zhou in F2 since he joined but it was near the end of 2020 where I started to support him, while he isn't a Piastri or Russell, he's more of a Latifi than a Mazepin when seeing him as a pay driver. I'm staying with the same opinion as Latifi, I will not judge him until half of his first season is up, which was Latifi's whole season. Because while Zhou won't win championships, he might be a good reliable driver with a stable backing.

[@Rendiermans]

4:40 - i mean, the man managed to get 5 podiums in 4 rounds. That's fuckin impressive.

[@martinwebb3017]

Martin Brundle managed to score two podiums in the same race - the 1991 430 km of Monza. (Not too sure you can do it a single seater though...)

[@asdfreii]

While there are flaws in Zhou’s ability, he’s stepping in to a team with a perfect team mate to help him grow and develop, unlike Latifi and the Haas boys

[@sebastianballestas2055]

Facts

[@rarabadbad5683]

Thats what they said about vandoorne, Alonso destroyed him and his F1 career, used him as a shoe to make himself look good.

[@gercobosch2870]

@@rarabadbad5683 Alonso is not the same as VB, Alonso is at least in my regard the better driver yes but he was quite egotistical around that time, that only dimmed down this season. While VB is a completely shattered man and not a lot of hope after his days at Mercedes. So VB will be a better teacher than Alonso was.

[@sapphireblue3258]

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[@imibuks-replit]

@@rarabadbad5683 yeah vandoorne was really good in junior formulas.

[@AnimaDweller]

Zhou actually seems like a good driver and its debatable if he deserves a seat in F1 or not, also its awesome that China can have a driver. I think people arent even pissed because of Gio getting the boot, he had his shot and it wasn't like he beat Kimi fair and square. People are mad because Piastri is going to win F2 and he's not getting a shot.

[@conor987]

The thing is f1 is about making money, Zhou does while the other doesnt

[@joshuagabrielcatindig7607]

What's not awesome is that the red goons get bragging rights...no offense to Zhou here.

[@AvenFallen]

Sauber (or Alfa) have their own talent - Theo Pourchaire. And I bet that they will bring him into F1 for 2023, currently, it is too early for F1, Pourchaire can do another year in F2 without any problems. And if they have a seat to fill, why should they get Piastri? They would develop a driver for a different program. So they went for Zhou, who at least brings money. So basically, grabbing some money until Pourchaire can get the seat. When it comes to Piastri or Alpine in general - the Renault Sports Academy was always a dead end... It is probably the worst academy when it comes to chances in F1.

[@rexsong4835]

Yep. Renault is the only work team with no sister team. If you want to drive the Renault you need to take either the French driver's seat or Alonso's seat. Neither seems particularly possible.

[@AvenFallen]

@@rexsong4835 Exactly. And so far, Renault/Alpine only went for established drivers. Personally, I think Alpine should look at Williams to strike deal with them for Renault-Engines (Williams-Renault has some history, after all, and the Renault-Engine is not that bad) so that they have at least one spot for one of their drivers in F1 outside of Alpine.

[@YoungMulaBaby808]

@@AvenFallen well that’s not happening because Williams have close ties with Mercedes. They’d have a better chance with Haas as Ferrari already have Sauber and Haas might need a financial boost

[@AvenFallen]

@@YoungMulaBaby808 I would say this is even more unlikely, because the complete existence of Haas is based on their close ties with Ferrari. They get as much as possible from Ferrari and they even got a new facility next to them and some staff (likely because of the Budget Cap). Haas is the Team where I would say it is the least likely for them to change their Engine partner.

[@nieko3038]

Wish Zhou the best. He got a great welcome on socials (not) Funny to see Ho Pin Tung. Always enjoy his comments on Dutch tv.

[@Fiasco3]

So basically if you give this guy a decent car he's going to drive the doors off it. And from a PR stand-point he's gold because he'll attract a big loyal asian fan-base. Doesn't sound like much of a gamble there.

[@ropster75]

Solid F1 driver 👍

[@Klow_FN]

Yeah Gasly but not Zhou

[@rewp234]

At the end of the day Alfa Romeo needed the cash and Zhou can bring both that and some decent enough racecraft. Even considering he is worse than Piastri that was never an option cuz Piastri can't pay the bills.

[@metrofilmer8894]

True. Plus Alpine has shown that they really don’t want to loose Oscar so there’s a good chance that after space opens up, piastri will get the seat. He’ll definitely get at least one FP run under the new rules with alpine in 2022

[@Xiphactinus]

Piastri and Ilott would be a good lineup at Haas presuming Schumacher makes the jump up to somewhere else.

[@nikolababadzhanov3554]

@@Xiphactinus I don't see Mickster going to another team but Ferrari. But the way Carlos has been driving, I don't see it happening anytime soon. Charles is glued to this seat to 2024 but to me, Carlos has been the secret weapon for Ferrari this past season. So 2020 Mickster stays in Haas. It really depends how 2022 will turn out. Alfa seats are booked with Bottas and probably Theo coming in 2023/4. The possibility of Hamilton and Alonso leaving after 2022 is not to be dismissed so it will be a domino effect. Just remember what happened just when Danny Ric left RB and how many switcheroos happened.

[@seaweed6492]

That max steering input joke cracked me up Anyway、Thank you for always putting well researched and fun video josh

[@Arthurzeiro]

To those thiking of mocking King Latifi and to those who say F1 Jesus Giovinazzi deserved to remain in Alfa: Lafiti has scored 7 points this season and Gio 1.

[@DGARedRaven]

Fair point. And also, Latifi is up against George Russell and has shown himself to be competent when it counts. Whereas Gio had two years to beat a Kimi Raikkönen who, while I love that man, is no longer on top of his game - and threw away the only good quali results he had.

[@nexhatkeshi7437]

team radio of giovinazzi explains it all

[@isaacmillen8789]

I don't understand ppl who say that Gio is better than Zhou

[@Swellow45]

@@isaacmillen8789 he is

[@DGARedRaven]

@@isaacmillen8789 He is. Without a doubt. Experience goes a long way.

[@terencevangaalen4127]

That last remark aged well. 🤣

[@LittleLightIsaOnce]

I really respect his drip. Like mans got some style. 🔥 And Im honestly curious how he will do. Im wishing him the best of luck.

[@CalvinMaclure]

Bout time! Been waiting for this to pop up on my feed. :P Now I can finally make an informed decision on Zhou... bah who am I kidding!? :D

[@user-df8kl6cw1v]

mate you really deserve way more subs for the quality of your videos man

[@Pete2244.]

Just got renewed for 2023

[@ZeldaA_91]

Fun Fact : Zhou karting team was called Strawberry Racing from Sheffield and he most likely lived not far from the old Manor F1 team factory,how where based in Dinnington (which is just outside of Sheffield) in the 2010's

[@thiagopalomares5128]

I think Zhou was the third driver with the most potencial in the f2 this year only behind piastri and pouchaire, I think both piastri and Zhou should've gotten seats in f1

[@chamindujanith6337]

But but but Mazepin beat Zhou in F2 2020.😂😂

[@ic3man]

I just realized that Josh changed the title of the video to represent the I guess Asian way of saying someone’s name. (Last name then first name)

[@MetalHeadReacts]

I'm glad to see Guanyu get a seat in F1, I've been hoping he'd get a chance for quite some time, but I do agree there are other drivers who may be more deserving.

[@MaCcAM40a3]

“May be more deserving” uhhh there’s no mat about it, are more deserving. Zhou doesn’t deserve the seat in the slightest

[@林泰平-q3u]

@@MaCcAM40a3 how about latifi?

[@MetalHeadReacts]

He deserves it more than Mazepin... And he is a good driver... sure others should have gotten seats before now, but we also don't know what has gone on behind the scenes with those other drivers. We have seen many of them in practice sessions, yet Zhou was chosen instead... there must be a reason behind it. In my opinion Stroll doesn't deserve his seat, he's literally lucked into everything... but because daddy bought him an F1 team he gets to drive.

[@MaCcAM40a3]

@@林泰平-q3u Latifi has beaten Zhou more times than not lol

[@MaCcAM40a3]

@@MetalHeadReacts yeah he brings 30mill euro to the table and the possibility of farm more from Chinese backers. It’s purely financial, also deserves it more than Mazepin, funny in their last season together Mazepin outperformed Zhou. Stroll is hard, I think he’s proven himself a more capable driver than most thought, this years Aston Martin car is also definitely far worse than the previous years Racing point cars.

[@ForzaPolska06]

10:27 Well, he will For now he is an official Alpine test driver and will get a seat in 2023 when Alonso retires

[@Pal_D1R35T4]

IF alonso wants to retire

[@cambyses1529]

@@Pal_D1R35T4 Yeah, if Alpine have a decent car next year then Alonso isnt going anywhere.

[@dangerdean9066]

@@Pal_D1R35T4 And if EL PLAN is back in effect

[@teh_watcher]

This guy just scored in his F1 debut.

[@oscarshen6855]

2020 really hurts him, his was fast from get go but his car is as unreliably as Ricciado's Red Bull in 2018. He should at least get a top 3 finish if not for these mechanical issue. Sadly most people don't watch F2 and say he is worse than Mazapin.

[@jansonb482]

Yeah I feel like he gave up after getting like 5 dnfs in 10 races

[@gff6929]

Yeah i know right this people just love to hate pay driver,and only want to see results but dont watch the season

[@CrunchyMotorsport]

It will be interesting to see Mazepin, Zhou and Latifi at the back of the grid (maybe) to see who is the best out of the pay drivers

[@un6250]

Mazepin was in front of Zhou in 2020, in case you didn’t know

[@mohammeded-dahbi7603]

Really depends on the car

[@drmaulana2600]

@@mohammeded-dahbi7603 Alfa, Haas and Williams is pretty much equal

[@DamianMarx]

@@drmaulana2600 Dude... what the fuck are you smoking?

[@PyroBun_2844]

@@drmaulana2600 did-did you say Haas are on the same level as Williams and Alfa Romeo?

[@mariusmarius4904]

I see him as the replacement for alonso, they already have "the benchmark", the driver that could fight at the front if alpine had a better car, so they need a no. 2 driver, one that should be fast, but not to impend ocun

[@qui3041]

Your editing has improved massively over 6 months, keep it up.

[@gff6929]

I think he deserve a chance in f1,he is talented,and i dont think you can compare zhou to latifi like that,he got better results then latifi

[@ShabbyWabby]

As a Yorkshireman, hearing Josh saying Yorkshire at 1:54 did things to me I can't describe properly

[@Dan-cc8wr]

Dude I love your videos! Thanks for all the hardwork researching and explaining these topics in detail to us plebs!

[@sairohith9407]

Was waiting for your video as soon as the announcement was official...Good work Josh

[@KG-ck9hb]

Zhou has some dope helmet designs.

[@hishamhilal8332]

He's a actually a very talented driver. I'm just sad for Antonio

[@alexanderwoods3951]

Who else is watching this after the 2022 British GP

[@LifeIsAlwaysDepressing]

Yeah luckily we had the halo

[@anuarestrada]

Reaching Formula 1 has never been based on merit alone (save a few exceptions). As much as we like to romanticize the idea of underdogs with no financial backing to reach the pinnacle of motor racing, we have to admit that a big part of being a formula 1 driver is also having the ingenuity to get sponsors and investors. It's always been an elitist sport and always will be, people shouldn't be surprised that another pay driver joined the grid. Of all the kinds of pay drivers, Zhou seems to be at least a competent driver. Let's wait and see how he fares in 2022 against Bottas.

[@austinreed5805]

Josh should make a video about the Top 10 Best Tracks in Formula One.

[@stepladder3257]

I still remember the “can’t wait to see Zhou in F1” comments

[@ProfessionalPTGuy]

without a doubt, funniest F1 (+2&3) youtuber out there! love your work!

[@rockhead2406]

9:55 well that aged like milk after abu dhabi

[@jackmonaghan8477]

Also in 2018, in addition to racing in Euro F3 for a third season, Zhou also did some development work for the Techeetah Formula E team.

[@thesmokinduck2344]

Awesome stuff as always Josh! Maybe a silly question but, I know that drivers always need to accrue a certain amount of points to gain their super license, but do they need to do anything to keep it? Like people at the back of the grid wouldn't be earning points, due to the cars being wank etc. But if they're crashing or spinning out, or even getting in the way of the front runners in races/quali, what ensures that they keep their license?

[@Saphfire05]

In order to keep their superlicense, they need to keep racing. This came up in 2020 when drivers were getting covid and weren't able to race. Hulkenburg was chosen over some others because he had raced recently. Esteban Gutierrez was the first pick, but since he had just been a reserve/development driver for the past 3 years. He lost his superlicense and wasn't eligible

[@thesmokinduck2344]

@@Saphfire05 thank you very much!

[@TsunamiMT]

short answer: No

[@thesmokinduck2344]

@@TsunamiMT Cheers mate!

[@tman695695]

thanks for summing this dude up mate

[@dyslexicfurry]

To be an F1 driver takes a bucket of skill, a crate of luck, and a boat load of cash

[@flightsaitek4087]

One thing not considered is Liberty Media’s potential influence for increased it’s profits, by apply pressure to a teams to get a driver that would help expand F1 into other markets, IE China. Paid drivers for the teams, but also drivers brought onto get an expand media presence with one of the largest markets.

[@NoLuckJKMY807]

Alfa Romeo had gained 1 million social credits for signing Zhou into their F1 team.

[@jonahking2168]

the way he introduced China sounded like Economics Explained

[@leonkool123]

I’ll be honest, me being a Chinese was also skeptical about Zhou at first, and thought that he was just one of those rich kids whose parents bought them into F1. But his first race really made me question my doubt, and him being Valtteri’s teammate got me even more excited about what they can bring to the table! Wish him good luck for his first season!

[@armytwin2]

Love the videos, I appreciate the work to make them. I enjoy following F1 but there is no way I would find this information without your videos.Thanks!

[@xtheamazingax]

I'm hoping for good things from Guanyu. All the best to him.

[@ChristinaMaterna]

There's no one else on F1 KZbin that quips as well as Josh!!!

[@rewp234]

Very good video overall, but treating his 2019 year as disappointing when he won rookie of the year and mentioning how he was behind Mazepin in 2020 but not how he was ahead of him in every other time they raced against each other is kinda weird

[@chamindujanith6337]

What matters is 2020😀 Mazepin beat Illot in 2018 F3 too if you didn't know(when they were teammates)

[@kertsisontare5266]

We we're waiting for your vid about Zhou, thanks Josh!

[@EclipsaMyrtenaster]

"I swear these driver profiles videos are becoming so formulated." Formula 1, Josh. It's in the name

[@hugofernandez3845]

Piastri can't be angry, the guy will have a full season of learning and adapting to the f1 car and the atmosphere of an f1 team with a long term proyect with a world Championship constructor which looks promising rather than wasting his time at the back of the grid. And he will have fucking Fernando Alonso as his mentor the amount of thinks he can learn from him money cant but them, I dont think he could ask for more.

[@Youtube-Uploader]

Hello to everybody coming to this vid after Silverstone!

[@nickfury8973]

I think people don’t understand that Piastri is a Renault youth driver who has a future with the team. If that stands, his only route to F1 is through Renault, either Renault sends him to a team through an engine partnership (like Mercedes did with Russell to Williams and Ferrari with Mick to Haas), or he becomes the one to replace either Alonso or Ocon. In contract, Zhou is and will be a pay driver. A pay driver who is young and has talent will have a market and a seat in the midfield or backfield teams. For a team like Romeo that needs additional resources, Zhou does that perfectly. Additionally, he can help sell cars in China if he does a decent job on the grid. These two are two different types of drivers who both will have a career F1. There is no competition between the two. Piastri may have a higher ceiling to be a champion caliber driver for Renault. Yet Zhou can have a long and comfortable career in the midfield.

[@therealgojjam]

I have a feeling his career will be like Tsunoda's currently is, having a rocky first half, but improving over the second half

[@maxb412]

No offence but I dont get why everyone is saying his second his second half is great. It's kinda shit, he got into q3 a couple times and still at the back. An alphatauri is sometimes always at the top of the midfield and tsunoda is never there. His performances have not been impressive and if he does the same thing next year he is 100 percent out.

[@GARBO96]

I don't even think he's going to be as good as Yuki. Remember Yuki never needed more than a single year in any Jr formula but was always top 3

[@caphowdy666]

Has he though? He is getting pretty similar positions from start to finish. He had a rise in form mid season, but towards the end he has dropped back again, regularly finishing outside the points where his team mate is almost consistantly finishing in the points. Tsunoda to me has been incredibly unipressive all year. He has had his moments here and there, but compared to his team mate, he just looks terrible. Yes, Gasly is experienced, but Tsunoda is making the car look like it belongs at the back of the grid. The car is much better than Tsunoda is showing. It's a shame as I have always been a big supporter of Japanese drivers and wanted him to show all those idiots making fun of his height eat their words. Zhou has one huge benefit over Tsunoda and that's that he is going into a team where expectations are not exactly high. Only thing he has to do is perform close or better than his vastly experienced team mate (and better than Haas), where as Tsundoda has to perform close to or better than all the mid grid teams. It depends on what version of Bottas we see next year though. As for Tsunoda, he can get a chance to truly improve next year as the cars are hitting a massive reset button and will be alien to nearly everyone.

[@MultiRammstein1990]

Keep up the awesome videos

[@yaoalex6797]

No one can help another into F1 but himself.

[@DanielRoose]

Ma Qing Hua would’ve actually been China’s first F1 driver. He had a contract to race full time with HRT in 2013, however as Josh put it, Pedro De La Rosa’s signed underwear didn’t get enough money for HRT to race in 2013, so he would’ve been China’s first F1 driver but it didn’t happen now ma sits around winning every race in tcr china

[@mrhdebater1607]

F1 picked Zhou, cry abt it?

[@81Earthangel]

That’s how you improve. Race for years with the best other drivers.

[@Petrol_head44]

I don't mind gio getting replaced because if I'm honest he was doing good not great but what I do mind is that the driver who replaced him hasn't done that based on his talent or performance but with the money power. We all celebrated when george got the merc seat, we all celebrated when mick got a seat in f1, we all celebrated when alex got back on grid. But this whole zhou thing just doesn't feel right.

[@NshbrVrjsn]

you said that as if this is happen for the first time. relax, lets see how he'll race and then we talk

[@trevormoses5061]

5:24 A Good Day To Die Hard is one of those dog on a rug movies.

[@chinenyennake4782]

I had to go check your previous videos to be sure I didn't miss this one

[@CortesPoliciaisVirais]

Yay

[@amyphillips7524]

3:08 killed me omg 👏

[@konupnext]

the fact that zhou, latifi and fryingpan are in f1 over talents like callum and oscar... the sport has to change its ways and has to become more affordable

[@falleny8084]

Don't forget theo

[@evanstanislas898]

@@falleny8084 Theo still has a big chance, he is still 18 years old

[@falleny8084]

@@evanstanislas898 yea true

[@jbaskinger41]

I’m watching this video again and a question keep coming to my mind. What happened to Ralf Aron?

[@jasperschlief]

Social credit score + 10 000

[@whoyoulookingatabs1028]

I was about to type “”Video Tomorrow”, My ass” on your instagram. Decided to double check on your Channel. Was glad I did. Great Vid, keep it up :)

[@anthony-joewaked5139]

I was wondering if you were going to make a video about that Lap 48 incident between cars 33 and 44. Thanks for answering this in less than 5 seconds (and a nice video as always, thank you)

[@samuelchepkwony4895]

son of god will be back. hes three days aint over yet

[@shuptwincam]

In short, Guanyu Zhou is a Chinese man who has alot of money and drives in f2 atm

[@GarageRCR]

Review spot on! Thank you!!

[@DawidSikora]

Zhou was 13.5 points behind Mazepin last year. That's all you need to know

[@David-8686]

The only reason why Mazepin is higher than Zhou in 2020 is because his car broke down at last few laps in Austria Sprint Race 1 when he was in lead. Zhou's true performance got dragged down by mechanical issues in the last two seasons which he would got lots more points. Zhou should be at least 4th in 2020 season if his car doesn't have mechanical issues.

[@aat8345]

i can't believe alpine didn't attempt to try and get piastri in a seat.