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Isack Hadjar reckoned his Racing Bulls car had the potential to be even further up the grid for the Chinese Grand Prix after qualifying seventh for his second Formula 1 outing.
The Frenchman eased into the final part of qualifying and outqualified team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, albeit as the Japanese driver aborted his final lap following an off at Turn 13.
Despite qualifying only 0.438 seconds ...Keep reading

Lando Norris is leading the Formula 1 drivers’ championship for the first time in his career after his victory in Australia – but given he has now made a trio of mistakes at the Chinese Grand Prix, it seems as though this new pressure is something he is yet to come to terms with.
McLaren clearly has the fastest car this season, as proved by Oscar Piastri taking his first-ever grand prix ...Keep reading

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri says he is "pumped" to grab his first-ever pole in Formula 1 after finding a burst of pace in the deciding Q3 shootout at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Piastri emerged as the lead McLaren driver over the Shanghai weekend, salvaging second place behind Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in the Saturday morning's sprint race while team-mate Lando Norris struggled with tyre wear ...Keep reading

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.
This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.
When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
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Oscar Piastri took his first-ever pole position for a Formula 1 grand prix as he set the pace in China.
Starting from the front could prove to be vital given how badly the field struggled with tyre degradation throughout the sprint race.
Piastri previously started on the front row on seven occasions but secured his first pole on Saturday with an impressive time of 1m30.641s, with McLaren ...Keep reading

They say a week is a long time in politics. It’s not that long in motor racing.
Straight after exiting his Ferrari following his sprint-race win in Shanghai, Lewis Hamilton took aim at the “people yapping” about his difficult maiden race for the Scuderia in Melbourne last weekend. They didn’t understand the challenges of adapting to a new team, he said.
Later, in the press ...Keep reading

Having admitted to making a mistake that cost him in sprint qualifying on Friday, Lando Norris again took the blame for a poor outing in Saturday’s Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix sprint race.
An error on his final qualifying run meant the McLaren man started sixth on the grid for the sprint race and he ran onto the grass at Turn 6, losing three places as a result.
The mistake left him in ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton will 'not get ahead of himself' after a dominant sprint win at Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix, but said the result shut down early critics after a tough Melbourne weekend with Ferrari.
Hamilton recorded his first sprint pole for Ferrari by narrowly edging out world champion Max Verstappen and McLaren's Oscar Piastri, and made a strong getaway on Saturday morning to fend off ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton dominated the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix, winning from pole to take his first Formula 1 victory for Ferrari.
In a 19-lap race where tyre wear became talk of the town, Hamilton benefitted from driving in clear air to convert sprint pole into a win to add to his six grand prix successes in Shanghai.
Oscar Piastri was a distant second, almost seven seconds further down ...Keep reading

Kyle Larson took a very unconventional path to the Friday night's NASCAR Truck Series win at Homestead-Miami Speedway, causing the final caution before charging through the field to ultimately win the race. Already a winner at the 1.5-miler in both the Cup and Xfinity Series, he was hoping to add a Truck victory to the list this evening as he pursues an entire weekend sweep.
"Pretty ...Keep reading

After a disappointing weekend in Australia, Ferrari rediscovered its form in China with a surprise pole for Lewis Hamilton. As McLaren challenge failed to materialise, Hamilton’s performance made the difference for his first pole with the SF-25. 
The Shanghai International Circuit is a very technical track due to its mix of corners that especially test the driver’s confidence on entry ...Keep reading

Red Bull F1 driver Liam Lawson got another little taste of American racing when he recently paced some laps in a NASCAR stock car at the Ford Performance Technical Center in Concord, North Carolina. There, he met up with NASCAR Cup Series driver Noah Gragson to run some laps in the Ford simulator. It's not the two's first time together, either, as Ford filmed a video with the two at Las Vegas ...Keep reading

The FIA has confirmed TotalEnergies will take over as the World Rally Championship fuel supplier after P1 Performance Fuels after being placed into administration.
The motorsport governing body moved quickly to appoint a new supplier now that P1 Performance Fuels can no longer fulfill its contractual obligations to act as the WRC’s fuel supplier.
The FIA stepped in to work with logistics ...Keep reading

Ott Tanak is hopeful of regaining the Safari Rally lead if his car can “stay together” as extreme conditions once again proved to be Hyundai’s downfall in Africa.
The 2019 world champion won four of Friday’s opening six stages to build up a 46.1s lead over Toyota’s Elfyn Evans, but will head into Saturday 55.4s in arrears.
Tanak’s i20 N suffered a front-right driveshaft failure ...Keep reading

It’s very early days. F1’s 2025 season has only just started. But making an impression in a Formula 1 paddock is somewhat similar to a date: the initial impact really matters. You screw the first few lines during a dinner at a restaurant, and it’s almost impossible to recover. You get knocked out in the first segment in qualifying two times in a row while driving one of the best cars on the ...Keep reading

Lando Norris seemed to roll a grenade under the door during a press conference ahead of the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix when he said he had effectively given up persuading his McLaren team to design a car which flatters his preferred attacking style.
Since the MCL39 was the benchmark car at the season opener – Norris and teammate Oscar Piastri would likely have finished 1-2 had Piastri not spun ...Keep reading

Aero-elasticity continues to be a hot topic in Formula 1 in the wake of the FIA announcing more stringent tests on rear wings to detect if they are flexing under load. So naturally there has been an immediate presumption of guilt when the governing body circulated a report from technical delegate Jo Bauer that he was referring Williams to the stewards for failing to supply camera footage of its ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz admits he still does not feel at home in the cockpit of his Williams Formula 1 car after a disappointing showing in Chinese Grand Prix sprint qualifying.
The Spaniard joined Williams from Ferrari over the winter and set the pace in pre-season testing before crashing behind the safety car during the Australian Grand Prix last weekend.
Sainz, with four grand prix victories to his ...Keep reading

World Rally champion Thierry Neuville feels he has been wrongfully handed a penalty for a jump start due to what he believes was a timing glitch at Safari Rally Kenya.
Neuville has already endured an eventful trip to Kenya after only six of the 21 stages comprising the third round of the WRC.
The Belgian suffered an issue with his i20 N that cost him 20 seconds on Thursday's second stage ...Keep reading

Red Bull was worried it wouldn't make the front two rows for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint after woeful tyre wear in practice, says advisor Helmut Marko.
The team came away from Australia's season opener with confirmation that main rival McLaren is a step ahead in pace and tyre wear, and there was further proof in the sole practice session for Shanghai's sprint weekend that Red Bull has a few ...Keep reading