Red Bull’s reigning champion, Max Verstappen, will start the F1 Chinese GP from the second row after qualifying in P4. Verstappen couldn’t quite replicate his Sprint qualifying result from Friday, which saw him start the Sprint Race from P2, which turned into P3 at the end of that. Crucially, Verstappen finished the Sprint race…
Oscar Piastri took his first F1 pole ahead of the 2025 Chinese GP. It had been quite a long time coming for the young McLaren driver, who has bested Daniel Ricciardo’s record and has now become Australia’s youngest pole sitter ever at age 23. A great moment Both of Piastri’s efforts during Q3 were impressive…
The F1 world witnessed a chaotic season opener race in Melbourne, Australia Grand Prix, where Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar was the first to get caught by the damp and greasy circuit, crashing out of the competition during the formation lap. Along his way to the paddock, he could not hold back his tears due to…
On media day at the Chinese GP, Nico Hülkenberg discussed the changes Sauber introduced between pre-season testing in Bahrain and the F1 season opener in Australia to extract extra performance from the car. During testing, Sauber’s C45 looked like one of—if not the—weakest car. While midfield contenders, such as Williams, appeared to have made noticeable…
Sprint Qualifying at the F1 Chinese GP saw Racing Bulls drivers Yuki Tsunoda and Isack Hadjar secure P8 and P15 respectively, with Hadjar making an exit in SQ2 after a snap in turns one and two forced him to abort his lap. His teammate Tsunoda, however, benefitted from Hadjar’s early exit thanks to a slipstream…
After their disappointing start to the season in Melbourne, Ferrari appear to have taken a step forward in performance with Lewis Hamilton charging to pole and Charles Leclerc setting the fourth-fastest time in qualifying for the F1 Chinese GP Sprint race, with Fred Vasseur also giving his reaction. The Brit’s benchmark of 1:30.849 is now…
McLaren continued their crusade as the top Constructor on the grid, with Lando Norris setting the benchmark 1:31.504 in the first and only Free Practice (FP1) session of the 2025 Chinese GP. Though he finished second, four and a half-tenths behind, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc (1:31.958) showed his team’s positive progress after the Australian GP. Norris’…
The 2025 F1 Academy season got underway under the blue skies of Shanghai, with 18 drivers, including Wild Card entrant Shi Wei—also known as Tie Dou—taking to the track for Free Practice (FP) as the 2025 Chinese GP Weekend kicked off at the Shanghai International Circuit. Lloyd leads drivers out on track as first F1…
Though one of only a handful of teams to have both drivers finish Sunday’s race, the 2025 Australian GP weekend was, ultimately a disappointing one for the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, with drivers Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman finishing at the back of the pack in P13 and P14 respectively. While speaking with the media…
Mercedes driver George Russell made a bold statement about McLaren’s competitiveness so far in the 2025 F1 season, believing the team is currently enjoying a pace advantage “bigger than Red Bull has ever had”. The season-opening Australian Grand Prix confirmed what many had already suspected: McLaren is going into the season as the team to…
