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Sauber introduced more advanced pitstop equipment for this year, but from the first race in Bahrain, it has encountered cross-threading issues on the wheel nuts, which led to disastrous pitstops over the first few races.The Swiss team made some modifications and changed procedures to mitigate its hardware issues since Bahrain which has generally worked, but Sauber's pitstops are still generally ...Keep reading

Sainz and his management have been engaged with discussions with every F1 team that has a viable opening for next season, when he will be replaced at Ferrari by Lewis Hamilton.This selection is headlined by the possibility of Sainz going to Red Bull as a replacement for Sergio Perez or if Max Verstappen makes a shock choice to leave F1's current best squad as a result of the ongoing Red Bull ...Keep reading

Two weeks on from racing in Japan, F1 returns to action this weekend with the Chinese Grand Prix. Red Bull will be hoping to continue their strong run of form – but can their rivals pose a challenge at the Shanghai International Circuit?

Max Verstappen and Red Bull returned to winning ways last time out in Japan, but will they keep their place at the top of the pecking order as F1 returns to China and the Shanghai International Circuit?

Daniel Ricciardo is optimistic that he can get his season moving in the right direction at this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix, with the Australian enjoying some standout results at the Shanghai International Circuit over the years.

Check out the digital race programme for this weekend's Formula 1 Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix 2024.

After a five-year absence, the Chinese Grand Prix returns this weekend. Need to Know is your all-in-one guide for the week ahead with statistics, driving pointers, strategy tips and plenty more. You can also keep track of how fans have voted using our popular F1 Play predictor game.

The seven-time world champion announced at the start of February that he would be switching to Ferrari in 2025 after electing to activate an exit clause in a deal he had originally signed with Mercedes.And while the ongoing competitive differences between Mercedes and Ferrari have prompted onlookers to debate about whether or not he has made the right move, he says what others think is ...Keep reading

Pin was the standout performer as the 2024 F1 Academy season got under way in Saudi Arabia, taking the chequered flag in both races in her Mercedes-liveried entry before a communication error in the second outing resulted in her crossing the line twice, with a penalty dropping her to ninth.Read Also:


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Mercedes junior driver Antonelli is under consideration to replace Ferrari-bound Lewis Hamilton in a Silver Arrow in 2025, with the team using older machinery to fully assess his abilities before making a decision.The first of these tests was conducted across two days at the Red Bull Ring, where the Italian drove the W12, the car that so nearly took Hamilton to a record-breaking eighth world ...Keep reading

Having had no notification in pre-event notes from the FIA regarding any resurfacing, the colour of the asphalt – which has already worn away on the racing line in places – left some concluding that the circuit had had a paintbrush taken to it.As Daniel Ricciardo said: "It looks like they've painted the track or something. They've done something to the surface."I don't know how the track's ...Keep reading

Follow live text and audio commentary from practice and sprint qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Follow live text and audio commentary from practice and sprint qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton says he will join his old rival Fernando Alonso in racing in Formula 1 'well into my 40s'.

Lewis Hamilton says he will join his old rival Fernando Alonso in racing in Formula 1 'well into my 40s'.

Lewis Hamilton says he will join his old rival Fernando Alonso in racing in Formula 1 'well into my 40s'.

The Australian managed to reignite his F1 career with the AlphaTauri squad last season, either side of his hand fracture-enforced layoff, with a series of strong drives following his mid-season call-up to the Italian squad.He has been so far unable to replicate that form into 2024 with the rebranded team, which has proved particularly difficult as Yuki Tsunoda has dazzled on the other side of the ...Keep reading

Zhou Guanyu is confident that he can be in the battle for points during his debut home race at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the Sprint format offering two chances for Kick Sauber to score for the first time in 2024.

Charles Leclerc has praised Ferrari team mate Carlos Sainz for driving at a “very high level” so far this season, conceding the Spaniard has simply “been stronger” and that it is now down to him to show improvements at the next few events.

Fernando Alonso has shed further light on his decision to sign a new long-term deal with Aston Martin, with the Spaniard acknowledging that he wanted to ensure he had made the right decision for what he deems likely to be his “last contract”.