Formula 1

Christian Horner was blunt in his assessment of Red Bull’s chances of reclaiming the Constructors’ crown this season, following a tricky weekend in China for his team. While Max Verstappen scored in both the Sprint and Grand Prix, Liam Lawson has yet to score a single point this season.

Redevelopment of the Hungaroring is progressing even faster than originally planned ahead of the 2025 Hungarian Grand Prix.

McLaren continued their strong start to the 2025 season with a 1-2 finish at the Chinese Grand Prix, but it was not all plain sailing for the reigning Teams’ Champions – as team boss Andrea Stella detailed post-race.

China followed hot on the heels of Australia and delivered another McLaren win. But this time it was Oscar Piastri who tasted victory for the papaya team, reigniting hopes of an incredible season long intra-team fight with Lando Norris.

Mercedes youngster Kimi Antonelli has explained that damage picked up on the first lap of the Chinese Grand Prix hindered his pace as he went on to secure a valuable sixth place.

From sensational overtakes and shock midfield performances, to brilliance from young pretenders and post-race disqualifications, the Chinese Grand Prix had a bit of everything. As ever, there were those who headed home with a spring in their step while others were left wondering what might have been. Lawrence Barretto picks out his winners and losers from Shanghai…

Williams managed to score with both cars in China at the end of an intriguing Grand Prix that saw both their drivers adopt a one-stop strategy. But while Alex Albon was left grinning on his birthday after bagging more points, new boy Carlos Sainz still has more questions than answers as he once again lagged behind his team mate.

Isack Hadjar was left ruing Racing Bulls' decision to opt for a two-stop strategy as both he and team mate Yuki Tsunoda failed to score in the Chinese Grand Prix, despite promising starting positions.

Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman have heaped praise on the Haas team for unlocking pace in the VF-25 that enabled both drivers to register points at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Ferrari issued a statement late on Sunday evening, after news had broken that both their drivers had been disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc’s car was found to be below the minimum weight, while Lewis Hamilton’s car was found to be in breach of the technical regulations relating to the rearward skid.

The victorious Oscar Piastri was the only driver from the four front-running teams who was competitive throughout the Shanghai Sprint format weekend. The competitive order around him was notably volatile as the resurfaced track’s characteristics changed from one day to the next.

Christian Horner faced question after question from the world’s media about Liam Lawson’s Formula 1 future following another tough weekend for the Red Bull newcomer in China.

Max Verstappen was determined to focus on the positive aspects of the Chinese Grand Prix after finishing fourth and lacking pace to the front runners for much of the distance.

The teams report back on the second Grand Prix of the season, from the Shanghai International Circuit in China.

It may only be the second round of the season, but 2025 is already throwing up more than its fair share of fascinating figures – very welcome ones if you happen to be McLaren or Mercedes. And there were some pleasant surprises in Shanghai for others too.

Red Bull’s Liam Lawson endured another challenging outing for the top team at the Chinese Grand Prix as he failed to make any significant progress to infiltrate the points-paying positions.

Lewis Hamilton has been disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix after the rear skid block on his Ferrari was found to be under the minimum thickness required in the technical regulations, meaning that both of the team’s drivers have lost their results given that Charles Leclerc has also been disqualified for a car weight breach.

1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren), 2. Lando Norris (McLaren), 3. George Russell (Mercedes)

Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly have both been disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix after their respective Ferrari and Alpine cars were found to be underweight in post-race checks.