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.
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.