“Used to Give Lewis Warm Embrace” – Valtteri Bottas Moves on From Lewis Hamilton to Start New F1 Bromance With Zhou

Alfa Romeo hasn’t had a great 2022 season so far. They just haven’t been able to develop a car that can compete for that 4th or 5th position in the Constructors’ Championship. As we are moving towards the conclusion of the season, fans were pretty sure that Zhou Guanyu would have to take the brunt of their failure. But as it turns out, he has been retained for the 2023 season. This came as joyous news for the Valtteri-Zhou bromance fans.

Zhou’s failure to convert chances and challenge his teammate was making it difficult for fans to expect a contract renewal for the Chinese driver. It was a budding bromance for Valtteri after playing second fiddle to Lewis Hamilton for 5 years at Mercedes. But when the news of Zhou’s 1-year contract extension came in, fans breathed a sigh of relief.

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This is what Zhou posted on his official Twitter handle, which drew a laughing reaction from his Fin teammate.

One fan reacted with Valtteri’s iconic “Traditions” meme.

Another fan reacted to Zhou’s post about how time flew for Bottas and from once hugging Lewis, he now has Zhou to hug.

One particularly emotional fan reacted to Zhou’s retention news like this:

Another fan who just caught up on Zhou and Valtteri’s episode on the PitStop podcast reacted.

Fans’ questions for Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas

The Alfa Romeo official Twitter handle recently asked fans to post their questions for the two drivers.

The post attracted some really weird questions from fans, but hey, that is what the internet is, right? Some fans wanted Valtteri to open up about his dislike of clothes. Other fans saw this as another opportunity to make the two teammates open up more about their friendship.

Here were the fans’ questions:

One fan, building on Zhou Guanyu’s love for bubble tea, asked what their favorite flavor was.

It would be interesting to see how the Alfa Romeo drivers react to the questions.

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Alfa Romeo currently sits in the 6th spot with 52 points in total. With six more races to go, it would be an improbable task to cover the 55-point gulf between them and McLaren. Zhou Guanyu in his rookie season hasn’t fared well either. He currently sits in the 17th spot in the Drivers’ Standings, 7 places behind his teammate Valtteri Bottas. He has managed to score only 6 points, as compared to his Finnish teammate, who currently has 46 points.