China's Ho-Pin Tung steps up with Renault

Another new set of wheels is unwrapped in Formula 1. Renault unveiled its 2010 machine in Valencia, Spain. The Dutch-born Ho-Pin Tung joined the Renault lineup, becoming the first driver of Chinese descent to be named for a Formula One team.

Ho-Pin Tung broke new ground with Renault on Sunday  when be became the first Chinese driver to be named in  a Formula One team line-up.

This is Renault's new car, the R30. And 27-year old Ho-Pin Tung will be Renault's official third driver. Which is another first for the mainland.

Being the third driver, he may have the chance to race if the first two can't. His main responsibility is as a test pilot, trying out the car's systems and examining its capabilities.

Tung is already the first foreign-born Chinese to drive a grand prix car. He will also drive in the GP2 support series. The Dutch-born Tung talked about his team in Chinese.