近日，中國賽車的歷史翻開了嶄新的一頁。
當(dāng)?shù)貢r間20日舉行的2022賽季世界一級方程式賽車錦標賽(F1)巴林站正賽上，首度參賽的阿爾法羅密歐車隊中國車手周冠宇最終獲得第10名，取得生涯首個積分，這也是中國車手在F1賽場上獲得的首個積分。法拉利車隊的勒克萊爾和塞恩斯包攬了正賽前兩名。
周冠宇隨后發(fā)推表示，難以用語言表達內(nèi)心感受↓
圖源：推特@周冠宇
視頻來源：中新視頻
When team Ferrari grabbed their first Grand Prix win since 2019 with a one-two finish at the season opener Bahrain GP, Chinese racer Zhou Guanyu also made history at his F1 debut.
The Alfa Romeo rookie finished 10th and gained one point as the first Chinese driver to compete in F1's grand prix.
此前也有中國車手與F1車隊簽約，但在F1正賽賽場上，還沒有中國車手身影出現(xiàn)，周冠宇此次進入正賽并排名第10，創(chuàng)造了中國車手的歷史。
周冠宇的頭盔，印著青花瓷的圖樣，帶有明顯的中國風(fēng)格，頭盔的正后面，印著一面鮮艷的五星紅旗。無數(shù)中國賽車手為之奮斗的夢想，在這一刻由周冠宇實現(xiàn)了。
2022F1大獎賽巴林站第3次練習(xí)賽及排位賽：周冠宇排位賽首秀獲第15 圖源：視覺中國
“這一刻永生難忘”
F1巴林大獎賽是新賽季揭幕戰(zhàn)，也是一場夜戰(zhàn)，賽道全長5.4公里，共有15個彎角，比賽全程57圈。
在上周末進行的巴林站練習(xí)賽和排位賽中，周冠宇表現(xiàn)不俗，三次練習(xí)賽分別排名第11、第15和第9；在排位賽Q1中，生涯首次參加排位賽的周冠宇就以第14名晉級Q2；進入Q2后，周冠宇在第一個計時圈跑出1分33秒543，最終排名第15位，這也是他正賽的出發(fā)位置。而他之所以選擇24號車號是為了向自己的偶像科比致敬。
視頻來源：中新視頻
The 22-year-old racer lined up 15th in the qualifying session and finished 11th, 15th, and 9th in three practices, respectively.
The race No. 24 chosen by Zhou was a tribute to the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant. After 57 laps of the race, Zhou was thrilled and hugged staff members to acknowledge the team efforts.
周冠宇在賽后表示，自己最大的夢想就是成為一名F1車手并取得積分，夢想實現(xiàn)令他非?？鞓?。“比賽很緊張。我在第一個彎道出現(xiàn)了問題，但我隨后意識到必須盡力進入前十名。今天將令我永生難忘，我很享受這一刻。”
3月20日，阿爾法羅密歐車隊中國車手周冠宇（中）與車隊工作人員交流。圖源：新華社 王海洲 攝
"My biggest dream was to race in F1, then to score points and tonight we did both: being on the grid before the race, with the other 19 drivers, was crazy enough, but the race itself was so intense. It wasn't so physically, but rather mentally: I had an issue at the start, the car went into anti-stall at turn one and then I knew I would have to do something special to recover to the top 10," he continued.
"It is a day I will never forget and I will enjoy the moment for a while, " he said.
從“卡丁車”到“方程式”
周冠宇1999年出生于上海，8歲開始接觸卡丁車，10歲便贏得中國全國錦標賽分站賽冠軍。2010年，11歲的周冠宇前往英國訓(xùn)練，開始參加歐洲卡丁車比賽；14歲時加盟法拉利車手學(xué)院，正式開啟方程式車手生涯。
Born in 1999, Zhou has had a talent and passion for auto racing almost since birth. After only two years of practice, he won all eight stops of the Chinese national go-karting championship at age 10.
Having departed for Britain when he was 11, Zhou continued to dominate European go-karting competitions until the Ferrari Driver Academy reached out to him and brought him to the F1 world.
3月20日，阿爾法羅密歐車隊中國車手周冠宇駕駛賽車在比賽中。圖源：新華社 王海洲 攝
此后，從F4、F3、F2再到如今成為F1的正賽車手，周冠宇一路都在“打怪升級”。2021賽季F2錦標賽中，周冠宇收獲4次冠軍、9次登上領(lǐng)獎臺，成功簽約阿爾法-羅密歐車隊。
Four wins and a further five podiums in 2021 convinced Alfa Romeo Team Principal Fred Vasseur to sign Zhou for 2022 as part of a new-look line-up alongside ex-Mercedes racer Valtteri Bottas.
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