北京时间11月16日下午，阿尔法罗密欧车队官方宣布，中国车手周冠宇正式加盟，将作为正赛车手征战下赛季一级方程式(F1)锦标赛。22岁的周冠宇成为首位征战F1正赛的中国车手，创下新的历史。他将在下赛季的F1揭幕战——3月20日的巴林站完成他的首秀。
Racing young gun Zhou Guanyu has made motor racing history after being named China's first Formula One driver. Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN announced on Tuesday the 22-year-old will join their team for the 2022 season, with the opening race scheduled for the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain on March 20.
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周冠宇将与瓦尔特里•博塔斯并肩作战。博塔斯之前效力于奔驰车队，取得过多次分站冠军。
Zhou will race alongside teammate Valtteri Bottas, the former Mercedes racer who have clinched multiple podium prizes.
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在接受采访时，周冠宇表示参加F1一直是他的梦想，如今梦想终于实现了。他感谢了一路关注他的比赛给他支持的粉丝。
"Becoming an F1 driver has always been my dream, and I'm really excited to finally fulfill my dream. I want to thank all my fans who have been following my races and supporting me," Zhou said.
“我很期待新赛季F1的揭幕战。比赛前我都会继续全方位的提升自己。我也会从经验丰富的队友博塔斯身上学习。”
"I'm looking forward to the opening race of the next F1 season. Until then, I will continue to comprehensively improve. And I will learn from my teammate, Valtteri Bottas, who is a very experienced driver. "
“作为中国首位F1正式车手，我非常激动和自豪。这对于中国赛车是一项突破，我知道很多人对我寄予厚望，我将一如既往地把这作为动力，更加努力，让自己变得更好，争取获得更多的成绩。”周冠宇说。
"To be the first ever Chinese driver in Formula 1 is a breakthrough for Chinese motorsport history. 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."
路透社称首位中国车手的加入，对于F1来说是一个重大时刻
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阿尔法罗密欧方面也对新赛季充满信心。在周二的官方声明中，该车队表示在新赛季F1迎来新规则、所有车队从零开始展开荣耀追逐之际，新老结合将进一步推动车队前进。2022年完备的车手阵容露面，车队信心十足的迎来新阶段。
Alfa Romeo said they are confident about their team for next season. "This combination of youth and experience will be ready to push Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN forward at a time in which the sport embraces a completely new set of regulations and all teams start their quest for glory from scratch," the team's announcement on Tuesday said. "With a complete race driver lineup for 2022, the team is now ready to embark on this new era with confidence."
阿尔法罗密欧车队主席弗雷德里克•瓦瑟同样对周冠宇的F1生涯充满信心，也希望后者的加盟可以可以帮助车队吸引更多中国粉丝。
Frederic Vasseur, Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN's team principal, is also confident Zhou has a promising future in F1, and he hopes Zhou's inclusion will help attract more Chinese fans to follow the team.
瓦瑟也认为，首位中国车手对于车队和F1来说都意义重大
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据新华社报道，1999年出生在上海的周冠宇，从小就对赛车产生了浓厚的兴趣，而且天赋满满。练习卡丁车不过两年多的时间，周冠宇就在10岁时包揽了全国卡丁车锦标赛八个分站赛的全部冠军。在父母的支持下，11岁的周冠宇前往英国，一边上学一边训练，并开始了在欧洲的卡丁车比赛生涯。在相继斩获全美锦标赛、全英锦标赛以及欧洲锦标赛14至17岁组别年度总冠军的同时，法拉利车手学院向他抛来了橄榄枝。2019年，周冠宇加入雷诺运动员学院并成为雷诺F1车队的发展车手。过去3个赛季，周冠宇在F2中有着稳定的发挥。今年3月，周冠宇在巴林站摘得个人首个F2正赛冠军，创造了中国赛车历史，目前暂列车手积分榜第2位。
Born in 1999, Zhou first hit the track in go-karts at the age of seven. In order to pursue a better development in motorsport, Zhou left his hometown of Shanghai at age 11 to study and train in the U.K..Zhou initially joined the Ferrari Driver Academy before switching to the Alpine Academy (formerly the Renault Sport Academy) in 2019, when he debuted in Formula 2. The 22-year-old currently sits second in the 2021 Formula 2 championship.
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巴林举行的2021赛季国际汽联二级方程式（F2）锦标赛中国车手周冠宇拿下F2新赛季揭幕战冠军。新华社发
对于一名中国车手而言，进阶之路更为不易，从程丛夫到马青骅，曾经也有中国车手与F1无限接近，但终因种种原因又擦肩而过。“前辈们的努力给了我很多激励和鼓舞，但在成为F1车手的这条道路上，并没有引路人告诉我怎么选择才是最好的，所以我和我的团队要自己一路摸索，”周冠宇说。
综合来源：新华网，中国日报网，CGTN，Reuters
