Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton tore the formbook to shreds to take a remarkable pole position in Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix as pre-event favourites McLaren slipped up. It sets up a tantalising weekend, kicking off with the first Sprint of the year, ahead of Qualifying and Sunday’s Grand Prix showpiece.

The drivers and teams report back on all the action from Friday practice at the 2025 Australian Grand Prix from the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit.

Oscar Piastri is confident that he can be in the fight from P3 on the grid in the first Sprint of the season at the Chinese Grand Prix, despite admitting that taming the McLaren on the newly resurfaced track was “pretty tough” during Friday.

Liam Lawson believes that being unable to cool his tyres between efforts in the first phase of Sprint Qualifying was to blame for him setting the slowest time on Friday.

McLaren driver Lando Norris was left to rue what might have been after Sprint Qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, having gone from topping SQ2 to ending up a lowly sixth in SQ3.

Max Verstappen was “very happy” to take P2 during Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the Dutchman admitting that the result acts as a “motivation boost” for the team on a day where he did not expect a front row to be possible.

Lewis Hamilton topped the first Sprint Qualifying session of 2025, taking advantage of McLaren mistakes to position his Ferrari at the front of the grid.

Lewis Hamilton will start from the front of the grid for the first time as a Ferrari driver after topping Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton was left “gobsmacked” after positioning himself at the front of the grid for the first time as a Ferrari driver by topping Sprint Qualifying.

Maya Weug would not be denied her first pole position in F1 ACADEMY, as the Ferrari driver was on formidable form in the first Qualifying session of the season in Shanghai.

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Oliver OAKES (Alpine), Zak BROWN (McLaren), Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing)

Ferrari driver Lewis Hamilton delivered a stunning performance to secure pole position during Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix, narrowly getting the better of Red Bull rival Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.

Live coverage of Friday's Sprint Qualifying session at the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.

Aston Martin have paid a special tribute to Eddie Jordan with a fitting emblem on their car at the Chinese Grand Prix, honouring the former F1 team boss who passed away on Thursday.

The Chinese Grand Prix weekend got underway with the sole Free Practice session ahead of Sprint Qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit.

The Formula 1 action continues in China after a season-opening race in Melbourne full of excitement, drama and disappointment in equal measures kicked off 2025. As we approach the first Sprint weekend of the year, this also has implications for our F1 Fantasy teams.

Lando Norris set the pace during Friday’s sole practice session at the Chinese Grand Prix, the McLaren driver topping the timesheets ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and team mate Oscar Piastri.

Live coverage of Friday's first practice session for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.

F1 ACADEMY has announced that More than Equal, a data-driven high-performance programme focused on identifying and developing female racing talent, will become the Official Driver Performance & Research Partner of F1 ACADEMY.

The stage is set for what should be a closely contested campaign, as the third F1 ACADEMY season is about to kick-off in style.