Source: USA TODAY Sports / Jerome Miron
[Saba Sports News] The Sauber F1 Team officially announced that Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas will leave the team at the end of this season. In response, Zhou expressed his immense pride in being on the F1 starting grid and confidence in his future, stating that he will continue on his F1 journey and will announce his future plans soon. Recently, there have been many rumors about Zhou potentially joining Ferrari as a simulator driver. The article mentioned that Robert Shwartzman will represent Prema in IndyCar next year, and Oliver Bearman will race for Haas in F1 next year, creating an opportunity for Zhou after losing his seat at Sabuer. Initially, Zhou joined Sauber thanks to Frederic Vasseur’s assistance. Now that Vasseur has been appointed as Ferrari’s new team principal, he is looking to provide Zhou with an opportunity to become Ferrari’s simulator driver for the 2025 season. Some fans believe that inviting Zhou to be a simulator driver is a great way for Ferrari to tap into the Chinese market and will help Ferrari sell GT cars in China, resulting in a win-win situation both in sports and business.