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Max Verstappen will line up first on the grid yet again after scoring Red Bull’s 100th pole position in qualifying on Saturday. He will be joined by team-mate Sergio Perez as part of an all-Red Bull front row lockout.Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Lando Norris (Ferrari) will start second and third respectively.What time does the Chinese Grand Prix start?The Chinese GP will begin at 3pm local …Keep reading
The Australian had come into the Chinese Grand Prix off the back of a difficult start to the season, where he had been struggling for pace against team-mate Yuki Tsunoda and facing questions over his future.With no obvious explanation for his difficulties, the team believed a well-timed change of chassis for this weekend would at least be able to tick that issue off as a factor in his form.And …Keep reading
Verstappen romped home to a 13-second win over Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in Shanghai’s 19-lap sprint, before going on to claim a dominant pole for Sunday’s proper grand prix as well.Read Also: Formula 1F1 Chinese GP: Verstappen passes Hamilton to win first sprint of 2024 Formula 1F1 Chinese GP: Verstappen claims Red Bull’s 100th pole, Perez second A long-time …Keep reading
Motorsport.com can reveal that one of the items up for discussion at next week’s meeting of the Formula 1 Commission is whether or not the way the jump start regulations are currently framed is fit for purpose.At the moment, a jump start is defined entirely based on whether or not any movement is detected by FIA-supplied transponders before the start signal is given.However, there have been …Keep reading
Immediately after the sprint race Leclerc said he wanted to speak to team-mate Sainz about his “over the limit” defensive driving when the pair appeared to clash at Turn 14.Speaking after grand prix qualifying later on Saturday in Shanghai, Leclerc stated he had spoken to his fellow Ferrari driver to clear the air.“Yes, it is all done and it is all good. No problems,” Leclerc said.“I am …Keep reading
Sainz went off at the final corner midway through the second part of qualifying which triggered a red flag stoppage, but the Ferrari driver was able to get going and complete an entire lap to return to the pits.With minimal damage, Ferrari repaired Sainz’s car and got him back into qualifying, where he progressed into Q3 and took seventh place.The FIA has announced that Aston Martin has lodged a …Keep reading
Just hours after Hamilton had delivered his best result of the season so far as he finished second in the Shanghai sprint, he came crashing back to earth as he failed to make it out of the first session of qualifying.Having braked too deep at Turn 14 thanks to the tailwind, Hamilton lost crucial time and was knocked out as he ended up 18th on the grid.Reflecting on what happened, he said the error …Keep reading
Alonso impressed in Shanghai by beating the McLaren and Ferrari cars to third in Q3, the best-of-the-rest spot behind the dominant Red Bulls of polesitter Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.But Alonso admitted that he considered aborting the final lap that pushed him up the grid after slipping up through the complex starting sequence of the Shanghai circuit, which made him lose a couple of tenths.”In …Keep reading
Verstappen will start ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.Chinese Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from PerezRead Also: Formula 1F1 Chinese GP: Verstappen claims Red Bull’s 100th pole, Perez …Keep reading
The championship leader had rarely looked beatable throughout the session and ploughed a lonely furrow in pursuit of pole position, particularly as nobody had been able to beat his opening 1m33.977s effort – let alone his ultimate pole lap.This set up a thrilling battle to join him on the front row, however, and a series of contenders all staked their claim to start at the front. Fernando Alonso …Keep reading