China’s first Formula One driver Guanyu Zhou enjoyed a dream start to his career at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, as the Alfa Romeo rookie finished in the points on his debut.
The 22-year-old from Shanghai had already made an impression, lining up 15th on the grid after making it into the second phase of qualifying on Saturday.
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He followed that up with a drive into the final points-paying position in 10th.
“It’s amazing, I’m so speechless, you know?” he told F1 TV after the race. “It was [such an] emotional race, so intense.
“To be scoring my first ever Formula One points in my debut is something I would only have dreamed of one year ago or two weeks ago.”
Zhou, who is teammates with former Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas, lost time at one stage as he had to reset the settings on his car after it went into anti-stall mode.
But he fought back with a string of overtaking moves, including a pass on seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, who had just come out…
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