Guanyu becomes Special Olympics ambassador

Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu has develop into a world ambassador for Special Olympicshe introduced on Friday.

The 24-year-old Components One driver welcomed Particular Olympics Nice Britain athletes to the paddock at Silverstone final weekend forward of the British Grand Prix, the place he finally finished 15th.

“It is an enormous honour to develop into a International Ambassador for Particular Olympics,” Guanyu mentioned in an announcement. “I’ve lately met with and watched a number of athletes from all over the world compete.

“To study extra about their ardour for his or her sport and see the friendship and heat that they present for his or her rivals of their Particular Olympics household, was inspiring.

“Everybody deserves the correct to shine and to fulfil their potential and I am thrilled to develop into a part of such an excellent sporting and inclusion motion.”

Guanyu grew to become the primary driver from China to compete in F1 when he changed Antonio Giovinazzi to grew to become Valtteri Bottas’ Alfa Romeo teammate in 2022.

“We’re completely thrilled to welcome Zhou Guanyu as a International Ambassador, as he joins us in spreading consciousness in regards to the profound impression sports activities can have in fostering real social inclusion,” Particular Olympics Worldwide CEO Mary Davis mentioned.

“We share his imaginative and prescient in serving to to create a world the place inclusivity is aware of no boundaries, pushed by the unifying spirit of sports activities.”

Particular Olympics is an organisation for kids and adults with mental disabilities. Whereas Particular Olympics occasions and competitions are organised every day, the Particular Olympics World Video games are held each two years, alternating between summer season and winter occasions.

Guanyu is sixteenth on this season’s F1 driver standings with 4 factors, one behind teammate Bottas.

He suffered a terrifying accident on the British Grand Prix in 2021 when his automobile flipped and skidded the other way up alongside the observe earlier than crashing into the boundaries through the race’s opening lap.