Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu has opened up on the awful racist abuse he has had to endure in recent years, and how Sir Lewis Hamilton is helping him overcome it. In a high-profile incident, Hamilton was confronted by a group of racist fans during pre-season testing ahead of the 2008 season – the year he won his first world title. Since then, the now seven-time champion has received various messages of hate from bigoted social media users and race attendees, but he has continually to silence them with his unprecedented success. Zhou’s notoriety started to pick up some serious momentum during the COVID-19 lockdown of 2020, during which he starred in some Virtual Grand Prix races. READ:...
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