Oscar Piastri at Parc Ferme after placing P3 at the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying
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Piastri is “confident to fight” for a win after P3 in F1 Chinese GP Sprint Qualifying

McLaren were the quickest team during FP1, with Lando Norris placing first and Oscar Piastri third at the F1 Chinese GP. This momentum only carried on into the early sessions of Sprint Qualifying where they continued to top the charts. However in SQ3, they ultimately missed out on pole. The team had made the decision…

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Max Verstappen “very happy” to secure front row start for Red Bull in F1 Chinese GP Sprint

Max Verstappen of Red Bull managed to secure a front row start for the F1 Chinese GP Sprint race, overcoming early struggles to line up second on the grid, while Liam Lawson starts last. Despite his frustration at narrowly missing out on pole, Verstappen acknowledged the team’s progress, especially after a difficult start in practice…

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F1 Mercedes driver George Russell in the paddock on media day ahead of F1 Chinese GP
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“Bigger than Red Bull has ever had” — Russell makes bold claim about McLaren pace advantage ahead of F1 Chinese GP

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…

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Norris ahead of the 2025 F1 Chinese GP
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Norris says MCL39 “doesn’t suit my driving style at all” ahead of F1 Chinese GP

Lando Norris’s 2025 F1 season couldn’t have begun better, but he is still not satisfied with his feeling with the MCL39 ahead of the Chinese GP. In fact, Norris had won the opening round held in Australia and had a strong team performance overall with a McLaren 1-2 in qualifying. Not pleased with driveability However,…

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Ahead of the Chinese GP, Lewis Hamilton admits that McLaren "look quick", but Ferrari have "their heads held high".
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Hamilton: McLaren “very quick” ahead of F1 Chinese GP but Ferrari “can close the gap”

Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari in 2025 brought with it high expectations, but the Australian Grand Prix proved to be a difficult start to the season. With wet conditions, unexpected challenges, and a less-than-ideal race result, Hamilton has taken key learnings from the weekend and is already looking ahead to improvements for the F1 Chinese…

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 14: Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren prepares to drive in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Australia at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on March 14, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Steven Tee/LAT Images)
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Piastri says F1 Australian GP dominance by McLaren will not be “the norm” in 2025

McLaren showed a clear margin from the rest of the field at the Australian GP, leading to some drivers calling the F1 championships already, but Oscar Piastri denies McLaren’s dominance will continue at this level throughout the campaign when speaking on Thursday at the Chinese GP. With a 1-2 in qualifying, McLaren quickly established a…

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Max Verstappen says he highly respects McLaren and the progress they have made since 2024 as Red Bull seek to improve the RB21 heading into the F1 Chinese GP
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Verstappen has “a lot of respect” for McLaren and their meteoric rise as Red Bull trail behind ahead of F1 Chinese GP

Following a return to the podium in Melbourne, Max Verstappen has addressed the progress that Red Bull have made with the RB21 and the advantage that McLaren hold over the rest of the grid heading into the F1 Chinese GP.  Despite not being completely satisfied with the performance of the RB21 in pre-season testing, the…

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Red Bull Racing and Liam Lawson enter the F1 Chinese GP coming off of a disappointing debut in Australia, with a late-race crash due to a tyre strategy error.
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Lawson keeping a “similar” mindset after difficult F1 Australian GP weekend

Red Bull Racing and Liam Lawson enter the F1 Chinese GP coming off of a disappointing debut in Australia, with a late-race crash due to a tyre strategy error. Focused on this coming weekend Following a tough qualifying in which mistakes contributed to Lawson failing to reach Q2, the team opted to make late adjustments…

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Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli had a superb debut at the F1 Australian GP with P4, and admits he's more relaxed ahead of the Chinese GP.
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Antonelli admits “intensity” of F1 debut surprised him ahead of Chinese GP

Italian driver Kimi Antonelli had a superb debut at the F1 Australian GP as the Mercedes youngster finished P4 on Sunday afternoon in mixed conditions, and he admits it has made him more relaxed ahead of the Chinese GP. Kimi Antonelli discusses his move on Alex Albon in the closing laps of the Australian GP…

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Scuderia Ferrari head into the F1 Chinese GP on the back of a bruising weekend at Albert Park as Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished P8 and P10 respectively in their SF-25 cars.
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Leclerc: Scuderia Ferrari has identified weak points of the SF-25 ahead of F1 Chinese GP

Scuderia Ferrari head into the F1 Chinese GP on the back of a bruising weekend at Albert Park as Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton finished P8 and P10 respectively in their SF-25 cars. The team had to compromise on performance in F1 Australian GP says Charles Leclerc After the Australian GP, rumours swirled that Scuderia…

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