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Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli becomes the youngest driver to set pole position in Formula 1 history by leading team-mate George Russell at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli becomes the youngest driver to set pole position in Formula 1 history by leading team-mate George Russell at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli becomes the youngest driver to set pole position in Formula 1 history by leading team-mate George Russell at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli becomes the youngest driver to set pole position in Formula 1 history by leading team-mate George Russell at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli becomes the youngest driver to set pole position in Formula 1 history by leading team-mate George Russell at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen lamented Red Bull's "undriveable" Formula 1 car as he suggested "every lap is like survival" after qualifying eighth for the Chinese Grand Prix.
Verstappen finished ninth in Saturday morning's sprint after a disastrous start dropped him down the order like a brick, and will be eighth on the grid after Red Bull was all at sea with its RB22.
The Milton Keynes squad prided itself ...Keep reading

Oliver Solberg emerged from a Safari Rally Kenya mud bath with the lead, as several crews slammed rally organisers over a “dangerous” decision to make changes to the route.
Solberg took a slender one-second overnight lead over Toyota team-mate Sebastien Ogier into Saturday, which was expected to test crews to the very limit.
While the rain stayed away, severe muddy conditions turned ...Keep reading

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1. Mercedes' gap is not insurmountable
It is said Melbourne was one of the most energy-starved circuits on the calendar, a statement which reeks of gaslighting as the problem lies with the cars themselves and not the circuits. In any case, Shanghai offering more severe braking zones and 'regen' opportunities might go some way towards explaining why Mercedes has been less dominant this ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1's youngest polesitter after setting the fastest time in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, as George Russell qualified second despite encountering a powertrain issue early in Q3.
While attempting to clinch back-to-back poles, Russell came to a stop on track and, while he was able to get the car going again, he was unable to change gear. The Briton thus had to ...Keep reading

Live coverage of Saturday's Qualifying session for the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.

Max Verstappen has called his 2026 China Sprint experience 'a disaster' after the Red Bull driver could only recover to ninth and outside the points after a poor start.

Lando Norris described fourth place as “the maximum” McLaren could achieve in Saturday’s Sprint race at the Shanghai International Circuit, even if the deficit to Mercedes and Ferrari “sucks”.

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton claimed a double podium in the China Sprint after challenging race winner George Russell.

“There is no innocent explanation for secretly accessing, reviewing, and selectively deleting an employer's confidential files after your employment has ended and you are negotiating with a direct competitor. Gabehart's belief that he was acting in secret is itself powerful evidence of wrongful intent.”
This is part of the basis in which Joe Gibbs Racing believes the Western District of ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar blasted Kimi Antonelli for their lap-one collision at the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix sprint race, which cost the Red Bull driver his chances of a points finish.
The Frenchman finished 15th to continue a point-less start to his Red Bull tenure, after retiring from last weekend's 2026 season-opening Australian Grand Prix.
He did have a good start from 10th in Shanghai though as ...Keep reading

Heavy debate about Formula 1's starting procedures during Bahrain's pre-season tests led to the implementation of the pre-start routine for the 2026 season. While this has alleviated some of the more major concerns in getting off the line, many of the current teams are angling for further changes.
The deletion of the MGU-H from this year's powertrain rules has taken away one of the key tools ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen was left with very few words after failing to score points in the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race, which continued a frustrating start to the 2026 Formula 1 campaign.
The four-time world champion finished ninth in the shortened contest at Shanghai, 0.3s behind the final points scorer Oliver Bearman, with problems from start to finish.
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Jacques Villeneuve has claimed that Max Verstappen might not be in the right mental space as he becomes more and more frustrated with the Red Bull RB22.
The four-time champion had a disastrous start during the Chinese sprint race. After getting bogged down and suffering from wheelspin at the race start, Verstappen went from eighth on the grid to 13th.
"I have not a lot of words at the ...Keep reading

George Russell emerged victorious in the first Sprint of the 2026 season in China.