Bad news for DE VRIESA ?: Guanyu ZHOU knocks on the door of the ALFA ROMEO team with 30 million euros

Racing cast Formula 1 teams for the year 2022 is almost known, but there is still some uncertainty. Valtteri Bottas signed a contract with the team Alfa Romeo, but his teammate is still unknown.

Antonio Giovinazzi is successful this year, but has a problem because there is a lot of competition in the market. Frederic Vasseur, the head of the Alfa Romeo team, is said to have spoken to Nyckom de Vries. He supports the young Dutchman, a member of Mercedes Toto wolff. According to some media, he has already signed a contract with Alfa Romeo, but there was also the possibility that he would find himself at Williams. At the Swiss team, however, at their door at the time race many other racers.

Spanish officer Trademarks reports that they were in the game for Giovinazzi’s successor as well Mick Schumacher in Callum ilott, but one name now stands out. It is currently second in the Formula 2 championship namely Guanyu-Zhou. According to a Spanish newspaper, the Chinese would bring something to the team 30 million sponsorship funds. And that could be important factor in deciding Alfa Romeo team bosses who will be a teammate Bottas.

However, it is Trademarks young De Vries also mentioned as a candidate for a seat at Williams, together with Alex Albon. With the team from Grove there was the question of whether they would hold back Nicholas Latifi. If the Canadian stays, there will be room for only one racer. Jost capito, the Williams team boss, had said before that does not need funds from paid racers and the team will opt for talent.  

Zhou with money, De Vries with a motorbike?

But in the end, however, it turned out that Latifs remains, his teammate at Williams will be Alex Albon, which are in the team yesterday as well officially confirmed. So all that remains is a fight for a seat at Alfa Romeo with De Vries in Zhou. This is where the team will decide money or for a friendly relationship between Vasseur and Wolffwhich could v Hinwil also brought Mercedes engines.