Zhou Guanyu's qualifying round certainly added some intensity for the domestic fans. Before the end of Q1, he was pushed down to the 17th place in the elimination zone.
Just when the fans thought Zhou Guanyu might end his first career qualifying race at Q1, he completed the final flying lap and his time jumped to 1 minute 32.210 seconds, soaring to 10th place and advancing to Q2 right in front of his idol Alonso.
Sure, Zhou Guanyu's performance was decent, but compared to his teammate Bottas, Zhou Guanyu was somewhat lacking. However, no one would think less of him because it's only his first career qualifying race.
We can't ask too much of a rookie driver. After all, even though F1 races have been held for so long, there has only been one Qin Miao.
Not everyone is born knowledgeable.
Ultimately, the drivers eliminated after the Q1 were Albon, Yuki Tsunoda, Hockenheim (replaced by Hulk), Ricardo, and Stroll.
