The 2025 season continues in China, and this weekend’s sprint format threw plenty of curveballs at the drivers, and among them, Alex Albon of Williams secured P10 in Qualifying in Shanghai for the 2025 F1 Chinese GP.
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Albon: Shanghai track has “exposed” FW47 weaknesses after qualifying P10 for F1 Chinese GP

The 2025 season continues in China, and this weekend’s sprint format threw plenty of curveballs at the drivers, and among them, Alex Albon of Williams secured P10 in qualifying in Shanghai for the 2025 F1 Chinese GP. Sprint struggles reveal the weaknesses of the FW47 Albon started strong in the Sprint Shootout, qualifying P9. But…

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Leclerc during Qualifying for F1's 2025 Chinese GP
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Leclerc: Ferrari F1 Chinese GP qualifying performance “more representative” compared to the Sprint one

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc will be starting the Chinese GP from the third row on the grid after qualifying in P6. Leclerc had a difficult start to the weekend after qualifying P4 for the Sprint, two-tenths adrift from teammate Lewis Hamilton, who scored pole. During the Sprint, P4 on the grid turned into P5 on…

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Hülkenberg and Bortoleto on tough qualifying at F1 Chinese GP
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Hülkenberg admits Q3 possible with perfect lap at F1 Chinese GP; Bortoleto left to rue traffic with the Ferraris

At the Chinese GP, Sauber faced a challenging qualifying session, with Nico Hülkenberg and rookie Gabriel Bortoleto attempting to extract the most from their cars. Bortoleto’s traffic troubles  In Q1, Bortoleto found himself caught in a web of traffic during his outlap, which ultimately compromised his flying qualifying lap.  “I got a lot of traffic in the…

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Antonelli: Tyre warm-up issues “killed” my confidence in F1 Chinese GP qualifying

Kimi Antonelli admitted he lost confidence in his Mercedes car throughout qualifying for the 2025 F1 Chinese GP, after he could only manage eighth on the grid as he struggled with tyre warm-up issues which meant he was four tenths back from his team-mate George Russell, who qualified on the front row, less than a…

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Norris: McLaren is “definitely quickest” but “tricky” to drive in F1 Chinese GP qualifying

Lando Norris qualified third for tomorrow’s F1 Chinese GP, one-and-a-half tenths adrift of team-mate Oscar Piastri on pole position, who he claims just did a better job in handling a McLaren that is “definitely” the quickest car, but “tricky” to handle over the course of a full lap around Shanghai. Norris bounced back in qualifying…

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Lewis Hamilton qualified fifth in the 2025 F1 Chinese GP and will start Sunday's race from the third row.
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Hamilton: SF-25 “quite snappy” in qualifying after F1 Sprint dominance at Chinese GP

After a dominant start to the 2025 F1 Chinese GP weekend, Lewis Hamilton’s weekend took a somewhat sour turn during the qualifying session. Though he made it into the third round (Q3), he struggled to get his car to the top of the timesheet, and ultimately, qualified fifth—three-tenths off pole-sitter Oscar Piastri. Hamilton, winner of…

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Verstappen in Qualifying for the F1's 2025 Chinese GP
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Verstappen trying to “maximise everything” from himself following P4 in F1 Chinese GP qualifying

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…

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Isack Hadjar qualifies P7 for the Chinese GP.
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Hadjar says it feels good “to be with the big boys” after qualifying P7 for the F1 Chinese GP

In a qualifying session that saw Oscar Piastri secure his maiden pole position, rookie driver Isack Hadjar delivered a standout performance by qualifying seventh for the F1 Chinese GP for Racing Bulls. The young Frenchman demonstrated impressive pace throughout all three qualifying segments, establishing himself as a serious contender among F1’s established drivers. Rising to…

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George Russell grabbed second place in the qualifying for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix Pit Debrief
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Russell: “Different” direction paid off in F1 Chinese GP qualifying

Mercedes’ George Russell takes second place in the qualifying session for tomorrow’s F1 Chinese GP. He was separated from the pole-sitter Oscar Piastri by 0.082 seconds. Following the thrilling conclusion to qualifying, Russell felt incredible and looked forward to the race tomorrow. Different direction that came alive at the right moment Nothing was clicking for Russell…

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