Zhou Guanyu will proceed in a reserve driver position for an additional 12 months in 2026 after transferring from Ferrari to Cadillac.
He was beforehand tipped as a possible race driver for Cadillac’s first 12 months in F1 as he’s related to group principal Graeme Lowden through his administration group. Nevertheless Cadillac appointed Sergio Perez and Zhou’s former Sauber group mate Valtteri Bottas as its common drivers for 2026.
Zhou stated the group “is among the largest and most fun new initiatives that the game has ever seen.”
“I’ve labored with each Graeme and Valtteri for a few years in numerous capacities, so becoming a member of the group looks like rejoining household. Having had current expertise on observe and in growing the vehicles off observe, I do know I can add big worth to the Cadillac Method 1 Workforce, and I’m trying ahead to supporting them the easiest way that I can.”
Zhou was the primary Chinese language driver to race in Method 1 when he joined the collection in 2022. He was dropped by Sauber after three seasons and returned to Ferrari, the place he was beforehand a part of their junior driver programme.
Cadillac beforehand introduced Colton Herta as its check driver for the upcoming season. Herta has moved from IndyCar to Method 2 in a bid to attain the required superlicence factors to maneuver into F1.
Lowden stated: “Our course of for choosing a reserve driver has been as thorough because the seek for our race drivers. We wished a candidate who had current F1 driving expertise, is ready to work exhausting as a part of a group and understands the challenges of growing a automobile all through the season. Zhou suits the invoice completely. He can be a fantastic asset to us as we go racing in 2026 and we look ahead to him being an integral a part of our group.”
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