Audi driver Nico Hülkenberg opened up about his tricky start and his primary takeaways from the 2026 F1 Chinese GP weekend following his eleventh-place finish in Sunday’s race. After encountering a DNF in the Sprint race, Hülkenberg missed out on a spot in the final segment of qualifying by the tiniest of margins, 0.002s. While…
Audi team principal Jonathan Wheatley has opened up about Gabriel Bortoleto’s DNS, the wheelgun problem Nico Hülkenberg encountered, the complexity of the 2026 regulations, the drivability of the new cars, and the F1 grid suffering from reliability concerns in general following their point-less finish at the Chinese GP on Sunday. Hülkenberg missed out on a…
Chief trackside officer Mike Krack opened up about the severe vibrations the AMR26 was generating in Shanghai, their debilitating impact on Fernando Alonso’s race, and the possibility of finding solutions with F1 power unit supplier Honda following the double DNF Aston Martin encountered at the 2026 Chinese GP. Qualifying in P19 and P21, respectively, Alonso…
Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson enjoyed a double-points finish during the first Sprint Race weekend of the season at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP. The New Zealander crossed the line in 7th in Sunday’s main race , securing a valuable points haul for both himself and the team. Lawson currently sits 9th in the Drivers’ Standings,…
Carlos Sainz delivered a resilient performance at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP, extracting Williams’ first points finish for the 2026 season, despite the teams struggles and a difficult start to the season. Strong race start at the F1 Chinese GP The Spaniard started from P17 for Sunday’s Grand Prix, but with both McLaren cars, Gabriel…
Team principal Toto Wolff has expressed his thoughts on the final laps of the 2026 Chinese GP, the celebrations on the podium with Lewis Hamilton, the impact the Ferraris battling each other had on the Mercedes drivers, and his comments over team radio as Kimi Antonelli secured his maiden F1 victory and the Brackley-based outfit…
Charles Leclerc finished fourth at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP after a race-long battle with Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton. The Monegasque driver engaged in multiple wheel-to-wheel fights with Hamilton throughout the 56-lap race at Shanghai International Circuit. Despite losing the final podium position, Leclerc expressed genuine enjoyment of the racing and acknowledged Hamilton’s superior pace…
Lewis Hamilton celebrated a podium finish at the 2026 Formula 1 (F1) Chinese GP, claiming third place behind Kimi Antonelli, who scored his maiden Grand Prix victory, and George Russell in P2. The result marked Hamilton’s 203rd career podium and his first with Ferrari since joining the Scuderia. The seven-time World Champion has had a…
Kimi Antonelli secured his first Formula 1 Grand Prix victory at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP. On Saturday, the young Italian beat teammate George Russell to pole position, with Russell managing only one lap in Qualifying due to issues and falling 0.222s short of Antonelli’s benchmark. Antonelli carried that form into the race, delivering a…
Round 2 of the 2026 F1 season has been completed at the Chinese GP at the Shanghai International Circuit, view the full standings here. Antonelli sets a new record Qualifying for the F1 Chinese Grand Prix marked the first session since FP3 in Australia where George Russell did not top the timesheets. Instead, Kimi Antonelli…
