Zhou Guanyu has joined Ferrari as one of their two reserve drivers for the 2025 F1 season.

Zhou was axed by Sauber at the end of 2024, leaving him without a s🌃eat on the grid.

The Chinese driver struggled dur🌱ing his final year with the team but scored Sauber’s only points with a strong drive at the Qatar Grand Prix.

Zhou has reiterated his desire to re📖main part of F1 after failing to land the second Sauber seat, even as a reserve driver.

He wi😼ll share duties with Antonio Giovinazzi, with the pair alternating across the season.

Should either 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton or168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Charles Leclerc be unable to participate in ♕a grand prix weekend, Zhou or Giovinazzi will get the chance to drive.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oliver Bearman stepped in for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz at the 202💞4 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after the Spaniard was rushed to hospital with appendicitisꦫ.

Ferrari announced the following: “Zhou Guanyu is taken on as a reserve driver for Scuderia Ferrari HP alongside Antonio Giovinazzi,🙈 who continues in this role.

“For the Chinese driver, it is something of a homecoming, as he spent four years with the Scuderia Fer𓄧rari Driver Academy from 2015 to 2018.”

Ferrari added: “Zhou shares the reserve driver role with Antonio Giovinazzi, who has worked with Scuder🌊ia Ferrari HP since 2017.

“The Italian will also continue to race in the World Endurance Championship in the number 51 Ferrarౠi 499P, with whi𒁏ch he won the 2023 Le Mans 24 Hours.”

Can Zhou get back on the grid in 2026?

Zhou will face stern competition to get back on the grid 💝in 2026.

Former teammate168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Valtteri Bottas, and 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sergio Perez will hope to return with Cadillac in 2026, while 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Kevin Magnussen is also an option.

Cadillac, which are set to join the F1 grid in 2026 as♏ the 11th team, reportedly want an Am♔erican driver in one of their cars.

As a result, Colton Herta is the heavy favouಌrite to take one o🅷f those seats in 2026.

Given Cadillac will run Fe𒆙rrari engines in 2026, Zhou's chances of a reღturn could have been given a welcome boost.