but guanyu zhou's pass to becoming china first formula one driver has been far from straightforward. the uk at 12 to pursue his racing career, where he began to make steady progress — first in karting, and then single—seaters. drives followed with the backing of ferrari and alpine�*s driver academies — and this season, zhou's three race wins have helped him mount a title challenge in formula two, proving enough for alfa romero to take the plunge. when you are doing the pole position and winning in bahrain, i think you have the ability, that he is a front—runner. i don't know if, at the end, he will be a champion or not. this won't change the potential that he's a frontrunner. aside from talent on the track, zhou also brings in considerable backing from chinese companies — something that played a massive factor in alfa romeo's thinking as they aim to move away from the back of the grid next season. it's good news for us, for the company, for our sponsors, and also for the f1 in general. i think at the end, it's a huge push for everybody. zhou now carries the hopes of 1.4 billion peopl

but guanyu zhou's pass to becoming china first formula one driver has been far from straightforward.dy progress first in carting, and then single seaters. he went to the furry driver academy, and then this season his race wins have been amount and title challenge in formula to bring enough for alpha romero to take the plunge. when you are doing the pole position and winning in bahrain, i think you have the ability that he is a front runner. i don't know if, at the end, he will be a champion or not. this won't to change the potential if he's a frontrunner. he also brings in considerable backing from chinese companies — something that played a massive factor in alfa romeo's thinking at the end to move away from the back of the grid next season. it's good news for us, for the company, for our sponsors, and also for the f1 in general. i think at the end, it's a huge push for everybody. he now carries the hopes of 1.4 billion people on his shoulders — and formula one will be hoping his arrival can help the sport gain traction in a market that has been crying out for a driver of its own. r

and the first chinese driver on the formula one grid, guanyu zhou will break new ground next season. azeem rafiq, says racism in cricket goes way beyond his former county yorkshire, and that the problem is institutional in the english game. he faced a parliamentary select commitee this morning and detailed his experience of racial harrassment and bullying in two spells at the club. julian knight, chair of the dcms committee, described his testimony as harrowing. just a warning, there is some offensive language coming up. asa as a young kid from pakistan living with a dream to represent england, i joined the dressing room full of my heroes. michael vaughan, matthew part of the 2005 ashes team, and it just was the most surreal moment for me. i enter that dressing room. pretty early on, me and other people from asian backgrounds, those comments such as you let it sit over there near the toilets. elephant washers. and the word expletive was used constantly. there do seem to be an acceptance in the institution from the leaders and no one ever stamped it out. i don't think anyone thought t

guanyu zhou has become formula 1's first chinese driver after signing to race for alfa romeo next season for renault for the past two years. alfa romeo have described hium as a "trailblazer who will write a pivotal page in his country's motorsport history". he replaces antonio giovinazzi. tennis now, and kyle edmund will not be fit enough to make his return to tennis at next month s battle of the brits in aberdeen. the 2018 australian open semifinalist had an operation on his left knee in march, but is still experiencing problems. he's not played since october last year. that's all the sport for now. i'll be back later. the home office says police are still trying to understand the motives of the man who exploded a bomb in a taxi outside liverpool women's hospital on sunday. police say emad al swealmeen died when a homemade device blew up. four people arrested under terrorism laws have now been released without charge. home office minister kit malthouse told mps about the investigation. the explosion outside london, forgive me, liverpool women's hospitaljust before 11 o'clock on sunday w

they're like, "chloe zhou and nate moore, a producer, want to meet you." why they want to meet me. so i have this meeting and chloe talks me through the entire movie in 45 minutes she's like 45 minutes, beginning to end, tells me the entire movie and then she's like, "so what do you think?" and i was like, "what do you -- it sounds great. i'd love to go watch it. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: sounds like a hit, yeah, i mean - >> "yeah, do that, that sounds great. >> jimmy: "what do you want me for? >> "you're going to make millions you just wanted my feedback? it is a thumbs up from me, chloe. [ laughter ] i was like, "thumbs up." she's like, "no, do you want to be in it?" and i said "yes" before she had finished the sentence. [ laughter ] which you should not do, because what you do is, "let me think about it," then you go tell your agent to try and get you more money >> jimmy: oh, yeah, yeah, yeah - >> i was like, "yes, of course i'll pay you to do it, whatever." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: exactly correct. >> whatever needs done >> you pay them to -- i'll pay you t

director chloe sal won the oscar for best director last year -- chloe zhou won the oscar for best director last year. >> a very good technically, but also great instincts. >> a movie of this scale with so much going on, you treasure the silent moments. she manages to capture that in a beautiful way. jobina: angelina jolie, salma hayek, kit harrington,,, is fully loaded. eternal's is now in theaters. disney is the parent company of marvel and abc 7. reggie: just in case this going back to the movie theater thing does not work out, amc is thinking ahead. it plans to deliver perfectly butter popcorn to your home. even if you want to hang out on the couch you can get you movie theater fix. according to variety, amc will start doing this next year. the company says it also wants to start selling movie popcorn in shopping malls and supermarkets in the future. jobina: buckle up for this story. it is something you probably do not have on your 2021 bingo card. a potato has become a celebrity at a farm in new zealand. colin and donna were weeding their garden when they came across something huge jus