New Ferrari reserve driver Zhou Guanyu is set to become a serious candidate to join the new Cadillac F1 team for the F1 2026 season. Ferrari confirmed on Wednesday that Zhou has joined the team’s roster of reserve drivers for F1 2025,

Ferrari has history of looking to recent F1 drivers to support its race team line-up, having worked with Giovinazzi — the driver Zhou replaced at Sauber in 2022 — in recent years. The team announced last year that one of its reserves, Robert Shwartzman, would not be returning in 2025 after his move into IndyCar.

Zhou Guanyu has been confirmed as Ferraris reserve driver for the 2025 Formula One season, partnering with Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.

Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu joined Ferrari as a reserve driver, the Formula 1 team announced on Wednesday. Zhou, who spent four years in the Ferrari Driver Academy from 2015 to 2018, will now split reserve driver duties with Antonio Giovinazzi for the 2025 season.

Ferrari appointed Zhou Guanyu as a Formula One reserve driver on Wednesday after the Chinese lost his race seat with Swiss-based Sauber.