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Aston Martin’s F1 qualifying appeal dismissed; Sainz retains P7 starting spot for Chinese GP

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…

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Ricciardo feeling good following strong F1 Chinese GP qualifying: “My best weekend of the year” to date

Despite all the rumours circulating about his future in Formula One, Daniel Ricciardo put in a stellar qualifying performance in China and outqualified his teammate Yuki Tsunoda. The RB duo will start the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix from the 12th and 19th respectively. After qualifying in 14th for the Sprint, Ricciardo had a very solid…

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Alonso says Aston Martin “completely out of position for tomorrow” as he starts a superb P3 for F1 Chinese GP

China has had so far many emotions in store for the Aston Martin driver. Starting the earlier Sprint race from P3, he had to retire due to a puncture following a collision with Carlos Sainz in the final stages of the race. However, the Spaniard had another impressive performance up his sleeve, as he secured…

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“We can definitely have a strong rhythm” — Perez confident he can take the fight to Verstappen in F1 Chinese GP

Sergio Perez had an extremely messy Q1 as he got involved in traffic with the Williams of Albon at turn 1 as he started a fast lap. It saw him in dead last until the final 3 minutes where his second push lap of a 1.35.457 ultimately placed him P15, just above the drop zone…

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“I feel very confident in qualifying compared to last year” — Verstappen delighted as he takes sixth consecutive Grand Prix pole for F1 Chinese GP

The championship leader achieved Red Bull’s 100th pole position in China, also becoming the first driver since Mika Häkkinen in 1999 to take P1 in qualifying at the first 5 races of the season. Following his Sprint race win, the Dutchman took a dominant pole on a dry track leading all three Qualifying segments and…

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F1 Chinese GP | Qualifying | Verstappen takes Red Bull’s 100th pole position in dominant fashion at Shanghai; Perez and Alonso complete the top 3

After winning the Sprint comfortably despite starting down in fourth position, Max Verstappen continued his domination of Saturday at the Shanghai International Circuit by leading a dominant Red Bull 1-2 in qualifying for the grand prix, over three-tenths clear of Sergio Perez and 0.488s ahead of Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin in P3. Q1 Before the…

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“He is fighting more me than others” — Leclerc unhappy with Sainz’s driving during F1 Chinese GP Sprint as contact is made

After a tough qualifying in the rain yesterday for the Sprint, Sainz qualified P5 while Leclerc in P7. Ferrari decided to go on different strategies in the 19-lap race as Sainz started the on a new medium versus Leclerc started on 4-lap old mediums. Both of them gained a position on the first lap of…

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Lewis Hamilton “found out a lot about the car” following strong drive to P2 in F1 Chinese GP Sprint

Lewis Hamilton achieved a notable second place in the sprint race at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix, taking place under cloudy skies in Shanghai early Saturday. This result marks a significant improvement and by far his best result in 2024 to date, bolstering his outlook for the upcoming qualifying and Grand Prix. Hamilton appreciated the…

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Verstappen admits F1 Chinese GP Sprint went “much better than I thought it ever would” after taking a crushing victory

Max Verstappen took an extremely dominant win in the F1 Sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix from his P4 starting spot. The Dutchman gained a spot on the opening lap as Lando Norris got overly ambitious at turn 1 trying to hang it around the outside of Lewis Hamilton who had made a better start….

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Perez on the double overtake that gave him P3 in F1 Chinese GP Sprint: “I saw the opportunity and went for it”

The return of the Chinese Grand Prix to the Formula 1 calendar after 5 years happened in style with a sprint race weekend that felt like pure uncertainty. The current championship leader and champion, Max Verstappen, started from the second row while his teammate would start from sixth place with a set of used Pirelli…

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