The two taillights say goodbye together, their place will be taken by the already announced/talked about duo Nico Hülkenberg - Gabriel Bortoleto.
Guanyu Zhou's performances have been practically zero lately, the Chinese driver hasn't shown any of the qualities that F1 level drivers usually boast. Valtteri Bottas's light has long since faded, the Finn seems to be a bit broken, so the decision of the Stake decision makers is absolutely understandable.
“Based on our honest and open discussions with Guanyu Zhou and Valtteri Bottas, we have come to the conclusion that the cooperation cannot continue, the conditions cannot be met, so we have decided to go our separate ways. At the same time, we want to emphasize that we owe a big thank you to both of them for what they have done for the team over the past three years. They are true professionals who face both success and defeat with their heads held high, and who with their experience and passion have greatly supported the team to become stronger and more competitive.” - reads the team statement.
So, quietly, two Formula 1 careers have ended, as we don't see much chance of these names ever returning to the grid in life.
