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Proof that Formula 1 can be a game of snakes and ladders came in the form of Lewis Hamilton’s qualifying performance for the Chinese Grand Prix, with the Mercedes driver getting knocked out in Q1 – having led the Sprint this morning.

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:


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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says he intends to "have some fun" in Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix after qualifying down in 18th place.

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

Harry Benjamin & the team reflect on the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race & qualifying.

Harry Benjamin & the team reflect on the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race & qualifying.

Having also set the fastest time in Friday’s second practice, Fuoco’s factory Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar carried on where it left off on Saturday morning with a lap of 1m31.272s that was not surpassed before Paul di Resta beached the #94 Peugeot 9X8 LMH in the gravel at the Rivazza left-hander in the final minutes of the hour-long session.Fuoco’s time proved 0.034s quicker than ...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

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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

Neuville and Evans started the day tied for the lead after ending Friday on identical times, and the fiercely competitive battle continued across the morning’s four stages.But it was championship points leader Neuville who had the measure of the Welshman to move into a 4.7s lead as the crews headed for service.Toyota’s Sebastien Ogier ensured the battle for victory remained between three ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen followed up his Sprint victory with pole for the Grand Prix, capping a dream day for the Dutchman. He is sharing the front row with his team mate tomorrow, while Fernando Alonso and Lande Norris are the two on the second row tasked with chasing down those Bulls. Here are all the best facts and stats from a frantic Qualifying in Shanghai…

Max Verstappen made it five pole positions in a row in 2024 – and the 100th for his Red Bull team in F1 – by topping Chinese Grand Prix qualifying, emerging with the best time at the end of a session that featured a dramatic crash for Carlos Sainz.

Max Verstappen was the man in form at the Shanghai International Circuit on Saturday as he swept to victory in the Sprint race before securing pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix with an emphatic qualifying display.

Max Verstappen has continued his strong run of form after clinching a dominant pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix, taking Red Bull’s 100th pole in their history.

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

The triple DTM champion believes that the victory achieved by Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Andre Lotterer for Porsche Penske Motorsport in the Qatar 1812km season-opener gives BMW "hope" in the first year of its WEC programme with the M Hybrid V8 run by WRT.But he stressed that following a best result of 10th at the Losail International Circuit, promoted into the points by Cadillac's ...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

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