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Zhou: Sauber “one of the teams that has a bigger offset between different tracks” regarding performance following disappointing F1 Austrian GP

Karishma Persad2 years ago2 years ago04 mins mins

The Austrian Grand Prix was another weekend without points for Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu who finished twentieth in Saturday’s sprint and seventeenth in Sunday’s race. Speaking after the race, the 25-year-old discussed the lap 20 incident which saw him being punted off the track by Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso up at turn 3. The Chinese driver…

Zhou Guanyu: Reverting back to old chassis key to improved performance at F1 Spanish GP — “the feeling is completely different”

Evan Roberts2 years ago2 years ago02 mins mins

Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu explained following the Spanish Grand Prix how a change back to the old chassis that he started the season with has helped him ‘start fresh’ following a horrible run of form in previous events. The chassis he had been using, was introduced at Imola and over its three race appearances, at the…

“We see the issues on data” — Zhou Guanyu hopeful of F1 turnaround at Spanish GP as he reverts to pre-Imola chassis and floor

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah2 years ago2 years ago05 mins mins

Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu is ready to leave the Canadian Grand Prix woes behind and looks forward to the Spanish Grand Prix. Speaking on Thursday, the 25-year-old gave an honest assessment of the slump that plagued the team, particularly in the last few race weekends. “What’s missing? I think [it’s] more than the speed, it’s just…

“There is something coming” — Pujolar says Sauber F1 have developements on the way to improve C44

Evan Roberts2 years ago2 years ago02 mins mins

Sauber Racing Director Xevi Pujolar has maintained faith in his team’s development progress this season as he has assured upgrades are in the pipeline. After 9 Grands Prix and 2 Sprints in 2024, Sauber has not scored a single point in the championship. Alpine has overtaken them in the development race since Bahrain, leaving them…

Sauber trying to help Zhou Guanyu is “something that we are working on” as “he doesn’t feel confident” in F1 C44 car — Pujolar

David Coath2 years ago2 years ago06 mins mins

Sauber F1’s racing director Xevi Pujolar spoke post-race after Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix about why the team’s Chinese racer Zhou Guanyu is struggling so much with the C44 compared to teammate Valtteri Bottas. Everyone knows that in motorsport, the first target a driver must achieve is being able to beat his teammate. Valtteri Bottas and…

Sauber F1 “need to keep working hard” as “better pace” is required to score points — Pujolar

James O'Connor2 years ago2 years ago03 mins mins

Following a double Q1 elimination on Saturday, Sauber decided to roll the dice and change the rear wings on both cars, starting from pit lane in the Canadian Grand Prix. In reality, Valtteri Bottas was the one who was likely to do anything with it. Zhou Guanyu crashed twice in practice, and he simply had…

“Definitely one of the worst weekends I ever had” — Zhou Guanyu looks back on a brutal F1 Canadian GP event

Ghazlan Atqiya Firmansyah2 years ago2 years ago04 mins mins

Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu endured another weekend without scoring any points. He and teammate Valtteri Bottas were knocked out in the Q1 heading into Sunday’s race, with the Chinese driver slowest of all and almost a second off the pace of the Finn. The team made a tactical decision to change both of their rear wings…

F1 | Canadian GP | Race | Max Verstappen masters Montreal to win wild race from Norris and Russell

James O'Connor2 years ago2 years ago06 mins mins

The Saubers of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu started from pit lane. They changed to a different rear wing spec as they looked to take advantage of the wet conditions. RUS, VER, NOR, PIA, RIC, ALO, HAM, TSU, STR, ALB, LEC, SAI, SAR, MAG, GAS, PER, HUL, OCO was the final starting grid. 18 drivers…

F1 | Canadian GP | FP3 | Hamilton goes fastest by almost 0.4s as Ferrari struggles

Karishma Persad2 years ago2 years ago05 mins mins

After rainy Friday practice sessions, the third free practice session gets off to a dry start. Max Verstappen in the Red Bull is the first out on track, after being forced to end FP2 early due to a ERS issue. He is closely followed by his teammate, Sergio Perez. Both Red Bull drivers are on…

“I don’t want to be the reserve” driver — Zhou Guanyu believes “it’s difficult to come back” if he drops off the F1 grid at the end of 2024

Lucrezia Costa2 years ago2 years ago04 mins mins

It has not been a positive 2024 so far for Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu. After starting off the season strongly achieving his best result, an eleventh place in Bahrain, a number of races have been marred by pit stop issues, as well as a gearbox problem which forced the 25-year-old to retire in Japan. The Chinese…