Zhou Guanyu says he feels like he has an ally in Lewis Hamilton after the support the seven-time world champion has given him during his rookie F1 season. As part of a wide-ranging interview ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix, Zhou told Crash.net of his respect and admiration for Hamilton, who he branded as “one of the greatest in the history of motorsport”.

周冠宇说,他在自己的F1新秀赛季中收到了来自七届世界冠军刘易斯汉密尔顿的支持,这让他感觉汉密尔顿就是自己的盟友。在比利时大奖赛前的一次内容宽泛的采访中,周冠宇向Crash.net表达了自己对汉密尔顿的尊重和钦佩,周冠宇称汉密尔顿是“赛车运动史上最伟大的车手之一”。

I feel like what Lewis experienced in some stages, I experienced at the beginning of the year before the first race. So I can feel how tough he went through it. He’s been through that while he was fighting for several F1 titles.“For me, I know I’m not going to be fighting for the title, maybe to score points get the best out of my car. So big respect to him.

我觉得刘易斯在职业生涯某些阶段所经历的事情和我首秀之前所经历的有些相似。所以我知道这种感觉是有多么的艰难。他在争夺F1冠军时一直在经历这些。“对我而言,我不需要去争夺冠军,我的目标就是发挥赛车所有的潜在性能,并偶尔拿上几个积分。所以我真的很钦佩他。”

“Especially in F1, the hardest competition, to be winning seven years is crazy. Doesn’t matter if you have the best car, still winning is not easy.”

“尤其是在F1这种最艰难的比赛中,赢下7座冠军是一件非常疯狂的事情。不管你是否拥有性能最出色的赛车,赢下比赛从来都不容易。”

While Hamilton has not given any of his secrets to success away, Zhou revealed the Briton offered his congratulations after he marked his F1 debut with points in Bahrain. Hamilton has often faced criticism about his support for diversity and equality. A powerful and leading voice in the Black Lives Matter movement, Hamilton has regularly challenged his own sport and fellow drivers to do more in recent years.

虽然汉密尔顿并没有向周冠宇提供过任何赛场上的建议,但是周冠宇透露,英国人曾在巴林大奖赛赛后祝贺他首秀就拿到了积分。汉密尔顿经常因为呼吁多样化和平等而受到人们的指责。作为“黑人命也是命”运动中强有力的领导声音,汉密尔顿近年来一直在督促自己所从事的运动以及其他车手在这方面做得更多一些。

Zhou, who was subjected to online abuse and racist comments prior to his rookie F1 season, says he can understand the difficulties Hamilton has had to go through.“I feel like I’ve experienced what he experienced maybe two years ago, when he was standing out and getting all the racist comments, especially last year,” he explained.

而周冠宇在自己的F1新秀赛季开始之前也曾经在网上遭受过谩骂和种族主义攻击,他说他能理解汉密尔顿所经历的困难。他解释道:“我觉得自己经历了他两年前所经历的事情,当时他身处舆论中心,收到了大量的种族主义评论,特别是在去年”
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"I was experiencing last year at the same time but kind of in a different area of our career, so these things are similar. At least this year I think both of us can be showing people what we deserve. “I think F1 is a big family sport, so to have everyone understanding that and to be positive about everything, is the right way to be going forward. “Lewis is the leader of the drivers, trying to lead the sport into a better future, which has the respect of all the drivers.”

“我去年也经历了同样的事情,但是我们正身处职业生涯的不同阶段。至少我认为今年我们都向人们展示了自己能力,这是我们应得的。”周冠宇说道:“我认为F1是一项大家庭运动,推动人们去理解这一点便是我们前进的方向。刘易斯是车手们的领袖,他努力将F1带向更加美好的未来,这赢得了所有车手们的尊重。”