Though Qin Miao finished his livestream with a wave, leaving nothing behind, the fact that he streamed on a domestic platform quickly became a hot topic on various social media platforms.
Although F1's popularity in the country isn't very high, as the world's top formula racing sport, its recognition is quite significant in China.
Note that popularity and recognition are not the same thing.
Young people have heard of F1 and know it's formula racing; naturally, they also know there's now a Chinese person in F1, but that's about all the extent of their knowledge.
As the first Chinese to become an official F1 driver and win a race in his debut F1 season, Qin Miao made countless historical achievements and records.
A figure like Qin Miao is naturally praised by national media and featured on broadcast news, so while he's not a household name domestically, you could say everyone has at least heard of him.
