The Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai saw Max Verstappen solidify his dominance in the 2024 F1 season, leading the way from pole position after a victorious sprint race on Saturday morning. The race day kicked off under cloudy conditions, with a slight 10% chance of rain, though the air temperature was a comfortable 18.9 degrees…
It is a weekend in Formula 1 that has allowed Guanyu Zhou to participate in his first race on home soil. The Chinese Grand Prix has been Sauber’s best performance so far in the season, where they reached Q3 for the first time in the Sprint Classification with both drivers, while the Chinese driver was…
Valtteri Bottas has continued his good start to the season in Shanghai. He will start from the 10th grid slot later today as he made Q3, with teammate Zhou Guanyu failing to advance from Q1. The former Mercedes is now 5-0 up in Grand Prix qualifying against his stablemate. It was clear from the first…
Lewis Hamilton had a very topsy-turvy Saturday in Shanghai. After finishing an excellent 2nd in the Sprint to Max Verstappen, the Brit was eliminated in Q1 as a mistake on his final lap cost him dearly. The seven-time World Champion had been a tenth up on teammate George Russell after the first 2 sectors, but…
Nico Hulkenberg’s Saturday at the Chinese Grand Prix was a rollercoaster of events. Initially plummeting to dead last during the Sprint as he destroyed his tyres, he later managed to secure P9 in qualifying, a significant improvement. He placed P6, P9 and P9 in the 3 qualifying segments. Despite a pit lane incident in Q1…
The Chinese Grand Prix has proven to be a turbulent journey for Mercedes so far. Lewis Hamilton’s trajectory went from a strong SQ and finishing second in the Sprint race to a disappointing 18th place start in the main race. Meanwhile, George Russell faced his own challenges, missing out on SQ3 and was forced to…
After qualifying P7 for the Sprint Race yesterday in wet conditions, Charles Leclerc went one better for the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. He pipped teammate Carlos Sainz by 0.008s to claim a third row spot. Leclerc was quick to admit he was not happy with where he had qualified. There were six tenths between…
After having a dismal start to his Sprint Race earlier in the day, falling to P7 in Turn 2 after starting P1, Lando Norris qualified P4 for the Chinese Grand Prix, the main race on Sunday. The first lap on the board by the McLaren driver in qualifying was a 1.36.528. By the end of…
In a qualifying session that saw Max Verstappen achieve the 100th pole position in Red Bull’s history, team advisor Helmut Marko expressed his satisfaction with the team’s performance. With Sergio Perez securing the second spot, Red Bull’s dominance was firmly underlined at the event. Speaking to Sky Germany, Marko discussed the critical factors that contributed…
Carlos Sainz had a very difficult Saturday in Shanghai. Running in P4 during the sprint, he had an intense with Fernando Alonso on lap 16. After getting move the done into turn 8 as they went side-by-side through turn 7, Sainz saw his fellow Spaniard send a lunge into the next corner, forcing him off…
