It’s time for the first qualifying session of the weekend as Formula 1 is returning to China for the first time since 2019. Will Verstappen start from pole position in in tomorrow’s Sprint Race, or will someone else take the spotlight away from him? A new Sprint format is debuting this weekend, with Sprint Qualifying…
The Haas of Kevin Magnussen posted the first time of the session as he logged a 1:41.422 on mediums. Home hero Zhou Guanyu was tentative on his first attempt, posting a 1:42.487. On his first lap, Max Verstappen clocked a 1:39.497, going fastest by over a second from Pierre Gasly. Unsurprisingly with surface changes and…
Lewis Hamilton has expressed his frustration at the many – and repetitive – questions surrounding his blockbuster move to join Ferrari for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Given Mercedes’ ongoing struggles to get to grips with these ground-effect F1 cars since the start of 2022, many questions have been raised about that potentially proving it…
Ever since the announcement of Lewis Hamilton switching to the Prancing Horse, one of the biggest talks of the paddock has been where will Carlos Sainz be for 2025. After having a stellar start to the 2024 season with a win in Australia and two podiums in Bahrain and Japan, teams took notice, and currently,…
As the Formula 1 season continues in Asia, anticipation builds for the fifth race of the season, the Chinese Grand Prix. With the Sprint weekend ahead, teams are gearing up for an exhilarating challenge on the Shanghai International Circuit. When asked about expectations for the Shanghai circuit, Red Bull’s Team Principal Christian Horner highlighted the…
F1 makes its first trip to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix since 2019 next weekend. The pandemic that started in early 2020 led to the race getting cancelled from 2020 through to 2023. It will be the first time for the ground effect cars to tackle the circuit as well. With it being a…
Formula 1 is back in China for the very first time since 2019 for what will be the first Sprint weekend of the 2024 season. 56 laps over the 5.451 km of the Shanghai International Circuit that Charles Leclerc is looking forward to, not as much for the race as for qualifying to try and…
It has been a week since we wrapped up the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix weekend. A race which saw multiple overtakes within the midfield, tyre strategies at play and the return of the current World Champion, Max Verstappen, on the top step of the podium. A standard race weekend by all accounts. The 2024…
Despite Charles Leclerc’s recent problems in qualifying, Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has supported him to get back to his best very soon. Leclerc, who has 23 Formula One pole positions in his career, has been unable to replicate some of his one-lap wonders from previous seasons at the Scuderia so far in 2024. Qualifying…
The Ferrari driver was the author of a brilliant performance today in Suzuka, which led Sainz to his third podium of 2024. Starting from P4, he pulled off great moves at Spoon on both Mercedes drivers, as well as overtaking Lando Norris. Finally, he also passed Charles Leclerc on a one-stop strategy, taking the final…
