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Round 2 of the 2026 F1 season has been completed at the Chinese GP at the Shanghai International Circuit, view the full standings here. Antonelli sets a new record Qualifying for the F1 Chinese Grand Prix marked the first session since FP3 in Australia where George Russell did not top the timesheets. Instead, Kimi Antonelli…
The FIA has cancelled the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia GP races as it has deemed the region not safe enough for F1 and its support series to travel to as a war is currently taking place. The governing body has confirmed that there will not be any replacements as there was not enough time to…
Franco Colapinto nearly reached the top 10, but missed out by 0.005 seconds to Isaak Hadjar, and finally finished P12 at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP Qualifying. During his first weekend in the Shanghai International Circuit, Colapinto has been struggling to match his teammate Pierre Gasly’s pace. While Gasly has been a regular appearance inside…
Gabriel Bortoleto qualified P16 for the 2026 F1 Chinese GP. Unfortunately, he spun out in the last corner in Q2. He was stuck in the gravel for valueable seconds. He was able to get out of the gravel by himself but that incident ended Bortoleto’s Chinese GP Qualifying session early. Bortoleto reflects on his 2026…
Isack Hadjar finished P9, right behind his Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP qualifying. The Frenchman said that he did everything he could in an interview in the print media pen. Nevertheless, he was still unsatisfied with the RB22’s balance overall. Although there is hard work going on behind the…
Pierre Gasly put on a strong performance in the F1 2026 Chinese GP Qualifying. The Frenchman secured a P7 and outperformed both Red Bull drivers, as well as his teammate Franco Colapinto. After failing to secure points during the Sprint Race, Gasly remains optimistic about the Grand Prix. With a solid starting position and a…
Haas F1 Team driver Ollie Bearman secured a solid tenth place in qualifying for the 2026 F1 Chinese GP at the Shanghai International Circuit. He extracted what he believed was the maximum from his car despite some clear limitations. The young British driver showed encouraging pace throughout the earlier stages of the session. However, he…
Charles Leclerc secured fourth place in qualifying for the 2026 F1 Chinese GP after showing strong pace throughout the session in Shanghai. The Ferrari driver topped the timesheets in Q2 and remained firmly in the fight at the front, but ultimately fell just short of the top three in the final shootout. Leclerc set a…
Oscar Piastri’s 2026 F1 Chinese GP qualifying session ended in P5 at the Shanghai International Circuit. The Australian set a best lap of 1:32.550, finishing 0.486 seconds behind pole-sitter Kimi Antonelli. Speaking after the session in the print media pen, Piastri acknowledged some operational improvement from McLaren. However, he admitted the car still lacked the…
After dominating the early stages of the 2026 F1 Chinese GP weekend, technical issues held George Russell back in qualifying as teammate Kimi Antonelli stormed to pole position. Russell looked strong in Q1, finishing third. However, between Q2 and Q3, Mercedes opted to change Russell’s front wing after it sustained damage in the previous session,…
