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Zhou Guanyu: The last step is the hardest

Zhou Guanyu played with toy cars as a little boy and dreamed of being China's first Formula 1 driver. Now 21, he is within touching distance of making that a reality. The Shanghai native, who tested for Renault last year, is widely touted as destined to make the move onto the Formula One grid, which would have far-reaching implications for the sport in China. 'When I was four or five I was already really into toy cars, I was always getting cars for birthday presents,' Zhou, who uses the English name 'Joe' and currently races in F2, told AFP. 'Then one day I just went to indoor karting when I was seven-and-a-half years old and that was the first time actually me driving a proper go-kart....
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