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In the Driver’s Seat
Chinese race fans, and Zhou Guanyu, have come a long way in Formula One
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Sauber's Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu during the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit on April 21.
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Twenty years ago, when the first Chinese Grand Prix debuted on the opulent US$240 million (S$326.7 million) Shanghai International Circuit, the nation knew next to nothing about Formula One. And since table tennis and basketball were the national preferences, perhaps they cared less.
And a young boy, yet to turn five, watched with his father, and the beginnings of a wild dream were born, as he experienced goosebumps listening to the screaming V10s.
