Very soon, the preparations before the race were completed, and twenty cars assembled at the starting grid of the main track.
Underneath the helmet, Zhou Guanyu's face still showed some tension. He was well aware that his performance in lower-tier formulas was not outstanding, and entering the F1 Paddock had subjected him to questions and criticism from outsiders, who believed he secured his seat through sponsorship as a "pay driver."
With Liberty Media now taking over the commercial operations, F1 had long shaken off the shadow of being a "money-losing business" during the financial crisis, and with the budget caps and significantly increased dividend amounts, the space for pay drivers was shrinking, facing more and more criticism.
Zhou Guanyu wanted to prove himself, just like his predecessor Car God Bei, using strength to respond to cold stares and ridicule, to win the respect of the world!
