Guanyu Zhou exhorts for track modifications in Spa

Alfa Romeo’s driver Guanyu Zhou says Belgium circuit Spa Francorchamps should be modified for the sake of safety.

Last week Dilano van ‘t Hoff lost his life in a serious crash on the wet track. In 2019 Formula 2 pilot Anthoine Hubert also died in Spa on the legendary corner named Red Water.

More on this topic:

McLaren defeat Ferrari to Formula 1 constructors’ title

“For me, the configuration of the track has to change. I lost a friend there in 2019, Antoine, so it hurts a lot. This turn is legendary that’s for sure but for safety it needs to be changed, we lost a lot of lives there.

“I watched videos, I think from 1994, when there was a chicane there. Maybe this will be the right move. I think the stands can be moved back a bit, there is room there. Overtaking will be possible with the slipstream, but the speed will be lower, everything will happen more slowly,” Zhou told Silverstone media yesterday.