WHEN team Ferrari grabbed their first Grand Prix win since 2019 with a one-two finish at the season opener Bahrain GP, Chinese racer Zhou Guanyu also made history at his F1 debut.

The Alfa Romeo rookie Sunday finished 10th and gained one point as the first Chinese driver to compete in F1’s grand prix.

The 22-year-old racer lined up 15th in the qualifying session and finished 11th, 15th, and 9th in three practices, respectively.

The race No. 24 chosen by Zhou was a tribute to the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant. After 57 laps of the race, Zhou was thrilled and hugged staff members to acknowledge the team efforts.

“I am so happy, I am speechless. There are so many emotions tonight but my first thought is for the team, seeing how everyone worked so hard to go from where we were at the end of last year to where we are today is so incredible,” formula1.com quoted Zhou as saying after the race.

(CGTN)