‘Zhou is not a product of Chinese scouting’

Dominic Lyncker, 49, worked for the Volkswagen Group as Motorsport Director in China for five years. His task: to find a Chinese Michael Schumacher. But the first potential motorsport prodigy from the People’s Republic was recently presented by competitor Alfa Romeo. Lyncker talks about the mammoth task of establishing a motorsport culture in China and clueless track marshals. The interview was conducted by Marcel Grzanna.