Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu has opened up on scoring his first point of the 2024 season by finishing a rather challenging and chaotic Qatar Grand Prix in eighth p

Zhou Guanyu put together a brilliant performance to finish 8th at the Qatar GP. Zhou’s points finish is not the only good news for the Chinese driver, who is understood to be an option for Cadillac F1 in 2026.

Zhou Guanyu expressed satisfaction with his Qatar GP performance, marking a high point in an otherwise difficult 2024 season with Sauber.

Formula 1's worst team by far in 2024, Sauber had nothing at all to show for their efforts all year until Zhou Guanyu finally finished in the top 10 in Sunday's Qatar Grand Prix

Qatar Grand Prix had a surprise honorary victor: the Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu, who finished eighth and got the first four points for his team Kick Sauber. In the penultimate race of the season! Sauber has had a disastrous season, and one month ago they announced the firing of Guanyu as well as Valtteri Bottas.

The Chinese driver, who has no race seat for next year, described scoring Sauber’s first points finish of the season as a “relief"