Following his exit from the Sauber outfit, System One’s first Chinese language driver Zhou Guanyu reckons that he would seize each likelihood to return to System One, and the brand new Cadillac outfit would possibly provide a possibility to return again within the coming years.
Common Motors and TWG World have not too long ago confirmed that they’ve reached an settlement in precept with System 1 to carry a Cadillac workforce to the collection in 2026.
As well as, the US automotive big can be launching an F1 energy unit that can put the Cadillac System 1 Workforce on the trail to being a “full works” workforce — constructing its personal F1 autos and energy models — by the top of the last decade. Nevertheless, the brand new workforce will probably be powered by Ferrari’s energy models within the first years.
Cadillac could be the primary new workforce to hitch F1 since 2016 and the eleventh workforce on the grid.
After his exit from Sauber on the finish of the present season, Zhou Guanyu would possibly go away System One without end with nearly all of the F1 seats showing to be occupied for the approaching years. Nevertheless, with the announcement of the brand-new Cadillac workforce, Zhou would possibly discover a approach again into F1 within the subsequent couple of years.
“I imply, I am absolutely conscious of, , that GM and in addition Cadillac joined the grid. I feel it is excellent for the game usually as a result of, , lots of people are at all times speaking about having in all probability not sufficient seats for the individuals, the younger drivers out there.
“Clearly, I feel we have now plenty of younger drivers for subsequent yr. After which, I feel from my place, it is an excellent alternative and an excellent likelihood for subsequent season that I am not having a seat.
“So I can in all probability take into consideration what the longer term will probably be and attempt to have a possibility there. So I am conscious of that. However every thing was simply solely introduced this week. We have to nonetheless undergo a bit extra additional particulars on that.
“However for me, my precedence is making an attempt to, like I at all times stated, having one other likelihood of coming again on the grid. So for me, I do not actually have the place I’m going, but when there’s an opportunity to seize, I’ll completely take it. So let’s examine how the longer term is,” concluded Zhou.
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