New Delhi, March 26 -- A seven-year-old boy from eastern China has taken the motorsport world by surprise, emerging as one of the youngest professional rally drivers globally. His remarkable journey-from playing on a racing simulator as a toddler to winning national competitions-has sparked both admiration and curiosity across social media.

Shao Ziyan, a native of Wenzhou in Zhejiang province, began showing an unusual fascination with cars before he could even properly speak. According to his father, the spark was evident early on-so much so that by the age of one, Shao was already navigating a racing simulator set up at home, the South China Morning Post reported.

Recognising his son's instinctive control and interest, his father decid...