<p>Guanyu Zhou will become China's first ever Formula One driver after Alfa Romeo announced on Tuesday the 22-year-old would drive for the team.</p>.<p>Zhou has been making waves in Formula Two this season and will team up with Valtteri Bottas, who will be moving from Mercedes.</p>.<p>"To be the first-ever Chinese driver in Formula 1 is a breakthrough for Chinese motorsport history," said Zhou.</p>.<p>"I know a lot of hopes will be resting on me and, as ever, I will take this as motivation to become better and achieve more."</p>.<p>Zhou's promotion came as Alfa Romeo announced that Italian driver Antonio Giovinazzi would leave at the end of the 2021 championship in December.</p>.<p>Alfa Romeo described their new signing as "a trailblazer who will write a pivotal page of his country's motorsport history".</p>.<p>Zhou has already had a taste of F1 as a test driver for Alpine and has long been mentioned as making the step up from F2.</p>.<p>"I dreamt from a young age of climbing as high as I can in a sport that I am passionate about and now the dream has come true," Alfa Romeo quoted Zhou, who was educated in Britain, as saying.</p>.<p>"It is a privilege for me to start my Formula 1 racing career with an iconic team, a team that has introduced so much young talent into Formula 1 in the past. Now the dream is reality."</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Guanyu Zhou will become China's first ever Formula One driver after Alfa Romeo announced on Tuesday the 22-year-old would drive for the team.</p>.<p>Zhou has been making waves in Formula Two this season and will team up with Valtteri Bottas, who will be moving from Mercedes.</p>.<p>"To be the first-ever Chinese driver in Formula 1 is a breakthrough for Chinese motorsport history," said Zhou.</p>.<p>"I know a lot of hopes will be resting on me and, as ever, I will take this as motivation to become better and achieve more."</p>.<p>Zhou's promotion came as Alfa Romeo announced that Italian driver Antonio Giovinazzi would leave at the end of the 2021 championship in December.</p>.<p>Alfa Romeo described their new signing as "a trailblazer who will write a pivotal page of his country's motorsport history".</p>.<p>Zhou has already had a taste of F1 as a test driver for Alpine and has long been mentioned as making the step up from F2.</p>.<p>"I dreamt from a young age of climbing as high as I can in a sport that I am passionate about and now the dream has come true," Alfa Romeo quoted Zhou, who was educated in Britain, as saying.</p>.<p>"It is a privilege for me to start my Formula 1 racing career with an iconic team, a team that has introduced so much young talent into Formula 1 in the past. Now the dream is reality."</p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>