Zhou would be glad to join Cadillac F1 team

By Balazs Szabo on 17 Dec 2024, 12:29

Following his exit from the Sauber outfit, Formula One’s first Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu reckons that he would grab every chance to return to Formula One, and the new Cadillac outfit might offer an opportunity to come back in the coming years.

General Motors and TWG Global have recently confirmed that they have reached an agreement in principle with Formula 1 to bring a Cadillac team to the series in 2026.

In addition, the US car giant is also launching an F1 power unit that will put the Cadillac Formula 1 Team on the path to being a “full works” team — building its own F1 vehicles and power units — by the end of the decade. However, the new team will be powered by Ferrari’s power units in the first years.

Cadillac would be the first new team to join F1 since 2016 and the eleventh team on the grid.

After his exit from Sauber at the end of the current season, Zhou Guanyu might leave Formula One forever with the majority of the F1 seats appearing to be occupied for the coming years. However, with the announcement of the brand-new Cadillac team, Zhou might find a way back into F1 in the next couple of years.

“I mean, I’m fully aware of, you know, that GM and also Cadillac joined the grid. I think it’s very good for the sport in general because, you know, a lot of people are always talking about having probably not enough seats for the people, the young drivers available.

“Clearly, I think we have a lot of young drivers for next year. And then, I think from my position, it’s a great opportunity and a great chance for next season that I’m not having a seat.

“So I can probably think about what the future will be and try to have an opportunity there. So I’m aware of that. But everything was just only announced this week. We need to still go through a bit more further details on that.

“But for me, my priority is trying to, like I always said, having another chance of coming back on the grid. So for me, I don’t really have where I go, but if there’s a chance to grab, I will absolutely take it. So let’s see how the future is,” concluded Zhou.