F1 Gossip: Stumbling block for Zhou in race for Alfa Romeo seat?

In the latest Formula 1 gossip column, Alfa Romeo is unprepared to give Guanyu Zhou a long-term deal with the team for 2022, while Stefano Domenicali is eyeing a third grand prix in America.
Guanyu Zhou (CHN) Alpine F1 Team Test Driver.
Guanyu Zhou (CHN) Alpine F1 Team Test Driver.
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- According to , Guanyu Zhou - who is heavily tipped to partner Valtteꦍri Bottas at Alfa Romeo in 2022 - wa🌌nted a three-year contract with the team.

With hot prospect Théo Pourchaire part of its junior team, Fred Vasseur is🎉n’t keen to hand♑ Zhou a long-term deal.

The report mentions Oওscar Piastri as a potential alternative to Zhou, with the Alpine junior currently leading the F2 standings with two rounds to go.

-&n❀bsp;Formula 1 boss St༒efano Domenicali hasn’t ruled out adding a third race in America to the calendar.

📖Speaking to , he said: “I would not discharge that possibility for su♚re.”

Las Vegas has been mooted as a potential venue.

- Domenicali also revealed that he tried to sign Lewis Hamil꧅ton when🐠 he was team principal of Ferrari.

, the Italian explained: “To be honest, yes. This is true. We've discussed that.

“I think that the answer that Lewis was able to give is the right one. Today, I think that period has passed. There is a movie that for me sometimes is very importan🌱t to remওember: 'Sliding Doors'. There are moments where if you don't get into an elevator, you stay on the floor.

“I don't know. That was the situation that Lewis lived in that specific time of his life. I think that [we] cannot blame his choice, at le♛ast, because he did an incredible career.”

- Formula 1 driver steward Emanuel🐼e Pirro has explained how the backlash he received for awarding Sebastian Vettel a controversial penalty at t🦹he 2019 Canadian Grand Prix changed his life. ()

-&n꧙bsp;Daniel Ricciardo admitted that he's been impressed by fellow Australian Piastri.

“I’m really excited to ꦇsee the likes of Oscar [Piastri] do well,” in Sochi. “I know what it was like for me when Mark Webber was in F1 and when I joined the grid heꦺ was still there, it was cool.

“It was really a cool feeling and obviously p🙈roud to represen🐬t Australia. And I think Oscar has really been on it this year, really good racecraft as well, so seems to have the whole package right now.”

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