Alfa Romeo dealer's blunder: Zhou's announcement already in the window
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Guanyu Zhou will most likely drive for Alfa Romeo in 2022. An Alfa Romeo dealer in China would have put up a sign with that announcement a bit too early.
It is no secret that Zhou is the top favourite to win the last seat in Formula 1 in 2022. Alfa Romeo was previously associated with Nyck de Vries and Oscar Piastri, but with thirty million in sponsorship money and the marketing value of the first Chinese in Formula 1, Zhou is more interesting for the former Sauber.
Zhou to Alfa Romeo
During the first free practice, a message came out with a picture of an Alfa dealer in China. The dealer already has a poster of Zhou in the window, with congratulations for Zhou, the first Chinese driver in Formula 1. A blunder by the dealer and of course not nice for Alfa, which has not yet confirmed this news.
Alfa Romeo is already showing Guanyu Zhou in Chinese dealerships. It's a done deal, as I said, announcement on Tuesday!
— Formula News Live (@FormulaNewsLive) November 12, 2021
The poster reads: "Congrats to Zhou on becoming the first Chinese F1 driver." pic.twitter.com/WzvmFcLosa