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“It’s better not to race” on Saturday — Alonso unhappy with Sprint penalty and lack of tyre sets as he recovers to P7 in F1 Chinese GP

Fernanda Álvarez10 months ago10 months ago06 mins

Fernando Alonso described finishing seventh in the Chinese Grand Prix as , despite having started from third position and ending the first lap in second place after masterfully overtaking Sergio Pérez’s Red Bull around the outside in turn 2. He remains convinced Aston Martin is no more than the fifth fastest team on the grid….

Ferrari needs to “understand” a “very strange” lack of pace on hards in F1 Chinese GP compared to McLaren — Leclerc

Anumitha Murugapandian10 months ago10 months ago06 mins

Leclerc started 6th at the Chinese Grand Prix in front of his teammate Carlos Sainz who qualified P7. Both Ferraris were struggling during qualifying on Saturday as they ended up behind Alonso and the McLarens. The Monegasque driver was expecting a smoother race day as the Ferrari seems much stronger on race pace versus one-lap…

Perez will “review” balance “limitation” with engineers after P3 finish in F1 Chinese GP

Anumitha Murugapandian10 months ago10 months ago07 mins

Sergio Perez started the Chinese Grand Prix in the 2nd grid spot and was 3rd when the chequered flag was waved with Lando Norris taking P2 away from him. At the start of the race, Alonso went around the outside of Perez at turn 1, getting the position from the Mexican. Perez then regained his…

“We made too many mistakes” — Vasseur explains what went wrong for Ferrari in F1 Chinese GP

Magdalena Put10 months ago10 months ago07 mins

In Shanghai Ferrari missed out on a podium finish for the first time this season. It was quite a messy weekend for the team, characterised by tensions between teammates, a qualifying crash, and a noticeable lack of pace compared to their closest rivals. Given Ferrari’s consistency in the previous rounds, their underwhelming showing in China…

Verstappen admits he could do “whatever he wanted” on his way to a comfortable F1 Chinese GP win

Nicolas Lopes10 months ago10 months ago06 mins

Max Verstappen has won again in Formula 1, this time at the 2024 Chinese GP, after an utterly dominant performance in which it never really looked in doubt that reigning three-time world champion would win the race. Despite many interruptions due to the safety car, the Dutchman controlled the race from the front, and admitted…

Norris “pleasantly surprised” with P2 he “wasn’t expecting” at the F1 Chinese GP after Sprint race struggles

Nicolas Lopes10 months ago10 months ago06 mins

Lando Norris drove a phenomenal race to secure second place at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix and his second podium of the season, keeping pace with Sergio Perez’s Red Bull and comfortably beating both Ferrari drivers to the flag. But after a difficult Sprint race which saw the Briton finishing down in sixth after running…

“Made my blood boil” — a furious Ricciardo lashes out at unrepentant Stroll after F1 Chinese GP collision

Magdalena Put10 months ago10 months ago012 mins

A furious Daniel Ricciardo had a few choice words about Lance Stroll following their collision shortly before the safety car restart on lap 26. A lock-up by Fernando Alonso at the hairpin caused the Aston Martin to overshoot the corner, leading the cars behind to slow, creating a concertina effect. Ricciardo was running ninth when…

F1 Chinese GP | Race | Verstappen completes clean sweep in Shanghai as he beats Norris and Perez to victory

Öykü Ceylan10 months ago10 months ago015 mins

The Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai saw Max Verstappen solidify his dominance in the 2024 F1 season, leading the way from pole position after a victorious sprint race on Saturday morning. The race day kicked off under cloudy conditions, with a slight 10% chance of rain, though the air temperature was a comfortable 18.9 degrees…

“The car has looked good the whole weekend” — Zhou Guanyu confident of making progress in F1 Chinese GP following disappointing Q1 exit

Fernanda Álvarez10 months ago10 months ago04 mins

It is a weekend in Formula 1 that has allowed Guanyu Zhou to participate in his first race on home soil. The Chinese Grand Prix has been Sauber’s best performance so far in the season, where they reached Q3 for the first time in the Sprint Classification with both drivers, while the Chinese driver was…

“We need to try and get them off the line” — Bottas believes it’s critical to get Haas at the start in F1 Chinese GP

Sushmita Balakrishnan10 months ago05 mins

Valtteri Bottas has continued his good start to the season in Shanghai. He will start from the 10th grid slot later today as he made Q3, with teammate Zhou Guanyu failing to advance from Q1. The former Mercedes is now 5-0 up in Grand Prix qualifying against his stablemate. It was clear from the first…