Zhou Guanyu has joined Ferrari as one of their two reserve drivers for the 2025 F1 season.

Zhou was axed by Sau🉐ber at the end of 2024, leaving him♔ without a seat on the grid.

The Chinese driver struggled during his final year with the team but scored Sauber’s only points with a strong drive at the Qatar Grand 𒁏Prix.

Zhou has reiterated his desღire to remain part of F1𓄧 after failing to land the second Sauber seat, even as a reserve driver.

He wiඣll share duties with Antonio Giovinazzi, with the pair alternating across the seaso🌺n.

Should either 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton or168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Charles Leclerc be u🧸nable to participate in a grand prix weekend, Zhou or Giovinazzi will get the chance to dri🐈ve.

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Oliver Bearman stepped in for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz at the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand ♊Prix after the Spaniard was rushed to ♔hospital with appendicitis.

Ferrari🐻 announced the following: “Zhou Guanyu is taken on as a re෴serve driver for Scuderia Ferrari HP alongside Antonio Giovinazzi, who continues in this role.

“For the Chinese driver, it is something of a homecoming, as he ♒spent four years with the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy from 2015 tꦚo 2018.”

Ferrari added: “Zhou shares the reserve driver role with Antonio Gio🅺vinazzi, who has worked with Scuderia Ferrari HP since 2017.

“The Italian will also cont🐟inue to race in the World Endurance Championship in the number 51 Ferrari 499P, with which he won th💫e 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours.”

Can Zhou get back on the grid in 2026?

Zhou will face stꦐern competition to get back on the grid in 2026.

Former teammate168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Valtteri Bottas, and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez will hope to return with Cadillac in 2026, while 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Kevin Magnussen is also an option.

Cadillac, which are set to j🎀oin the F1 grid in 2026 as the 11th team, reportedly want an A꧅merican driver in one of their cars.

As a result, C💜olton Herta is the heavy favourite to take one of those seats in 2026𓃲.

Given Cadillac will ꦗrun Ferrari engines in 202ꦍ6, Zhou's chances of a return could have been given a welcome boost.