Racing young gun Zhou Guanyu has made motor racing history after being named China's first Formula One driver.

Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN announced on Tuesday the 22-year-old will join their team for the 2022 season, with the opening race scheduled for the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain on March 20.

Zhou's teammate at Alfa Romeo will be Finnish racing veteran Valtteri Bottas, 32.

11月16日，阿尔法•罗密欧F1车队官宣，中国车手周冠宇成为下赛季为车队效力的正式车手。

22岁的周冠宇因此创造历史，成为中国首位F1正式车手。

2022赛季的F1大奖赛首场比赛定于3月20日在巴林萨基尔赛道举行，与周冠宇搭档的是来自芬兰的32岁车手瓦尔特利•博塔斯。

"Becoming an F1 driver has always been my dream, and I'm really excited to finally fulfill that dream," Zhou told China Daily in an exclusive interview.

"I'm looking forward to the opening race of the next F1 season.

And I will learn from my teammate, Valtteri Bottas, who is a very experienced driver.

"周冠宇在接受 中国日报　独家采访时说："成为F1车手一直是我的梦想，如今梦想成真，内心非常激动。

我很期待F1新赛季的首场比赛。

在新赛季也向我的队友、很有经验的博塔斯多多学习。

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