With a brave last-lap pass, Yuki Tsunoda claimed ninth place in the Bahrain Grand Prix, scoring two championship points in his Formula One debut on Sunday.

Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton won the season-opening race after an epic showdown with Red Bull's Max Verstappen over the final laps.

Tsunoda, the 20-year-old AlphaTauri driver, shrugged off a slow start that saw him lose three positions in the first four laps to battle back through the field, passing three former world champions on the way to becoming the first debutant to score points since 2016.