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For any other Formula 1 team, having both cars qualify over four seconds off pole position for the season opener would be shaming. But for Cadillac, simply being there at all was an achievement – as a team set up from scratch, and which only had its entry guaranteed 12 months ago, it has faced headwinds both political and practical.
Ultimately, though, Cadillac isn't on the grid to make up ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton was left baffled by a surprise message from former Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond during an event with Shell ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix weekend.
While standing on stage in front of a crowd of fans, the seven-time champion was shown the message from the Briton.
"Lewis, the folks at Shell Helix have asked me to send you a message, rather thoughtfully. Obviously, they'll ...Keep reading

F1.com's Lawrence Barretto delves into the data from Sprint Qualifying after George Russell sealed an impressive pole.

Pierre Gasly has reflected on an impressive Sprint Qualifying performance at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the Alpine driver set to start Saturday's Sprint from seventh on the grid.

Ollie Bearman admits he 'was not expecting to be in the fight' for points in Saturday's Sprint after an impressive Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the Haas driver set to start from ninth.

The drivers and teams report back on Sprint Qualifying from the Shanghai International Circuit for the F1 Sprint 2026 Chinese Grand Prix.

A fuel pump issue prevented Sergio Perez from partaking in Chinese Grand Prix sprint qualifying, with the Cadillac driver lamenting a problem the nascent Formula 1 team has had for “far too long”.
Perez’ free practice running was hampered by a fuel system problem in Melbourne, with similar trouble taking team-mate Valtteri Bottas out of the Australian Grand Prix.
Perez covered just 13 ...Keep reading

Tyler Reddick leads the championship standings by 60 points over Ryan Blaney, who earned an impressive victory at Phoenix Raceway last weekend.
NASCAR now heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where Josh Berry is the defending race winner. He is also the most recent first-time winner in the Cup Series.
In this story, you can find all the information you need to watch this weekend's action in ...Keep reading

In the aftermath of George Russell securing pole position for the sprint race in China by 0.289s from Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli, and a substantial 0.621s from third-placed Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has moved to quell talk of a schism with its customer teams.
After qualifying for last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, when Mercedes finally showed its hand ...Keep reading

Ferrari’s ground-breaking Formula 1 rear wing, which rotates 180 degrees, returned at the Chinese Grand Prix – but the experiment was short-lived.
The wing, which was first seen in action during pre-season testing, was trialled by both Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in the only free practice session of the Shanghai weekend. This featured a spin from Hamilton, when the wing closed coming ...Keep reading

Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports Germany presenter Ralf Schumacher has argued that Red Bull is now paying the price for having lost several key people in recent years, as he questioned whether its sister team Racing Bulls had done a better job over the winter break.
The Milton Keynes outfit has seen a lot of change recently, with several key personnel leaving the team. Included among ...Keep reading

Oliver Solberg continued to lead Safari Rally Kenya at the end of Friday’s morning loop as Sebastien Ogier ignited a charge to haul himself into the victory fight.
Solberg started Friday with a 33.3s lead over Toyota team-mate Elfyn Evans, while carrying a margin of more than a minute over reigning world champion Ogier. By the end of the loop Solberg’s lead had been cut to 28.8s, with Ogier ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen labelled Friday at the Chinese Grand Prix as a “disaster pace-wise”, with the Red Bull driver suggesting that he does not yet know what the team will do to address the issues for the rest of the weekend after ending Sprint Qualifying in P8.

Lando Norris believes the start of Saturday's Sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix is 'an opportunity for sure' to try and beat the Mercedes of George Russell and Kimi Antonelli.

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were left with differing views after Sprint Qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit – the former feeling “really pleased” and the latter left to rue issues on his final timed lap.

George Russell secured pole position in Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix.

George Russell labelled his pole-claiming performance in Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix as a “joy to drive”, with the Briton confident that Mercedes have “found some improvements” in terms of their race starts.

Mercedes came out on top in Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix, with George Russell claiming pole ahead of team mate Kimi Antonelli.

George Russell claimed Sprint Qualifying pole position at the Chinese Grand Prix, as Kimi Antonelli ensured Mercedes locked out the front row in Shanghai.

A busy Qualifying session for F1 ACADEMY ended with Red Bull’s Alisha Palmowski sealing pole position for the first time in China.