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…
George Russell secured P2 at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP after an eventful race that saw him lose positions early before fighting back past the Ferrari duo. His weekend got off to a promising start after topping Practice, taking the Sprint pole and then winning the Sprint Race. However, technical issues in Q3 of qualifying…
McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were left disappointed after both drivers record a non-start at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP due to separate power unit related issues. It all ended for the McLaren duo, even before it started at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP. While Norris was unable to even complete his reconnaissance…
After dominating the early stages of the 2026 F1 Chinese GP weekend, technical issues held George Russell back in qualifying as teammate Kimi Antonelli stormed to pole position. Russell looked strong in Q1, finishing third. However, between Q2 and Q3, Mercedes opted to change Russell’s front wing after it sustained damage in the previous session,…
The 2026 F1 Chinese GP Qualifying session saw Kimi Antonelli achieve a career-defining milestone by claiming pole position, becoming the youngest driver in history to do so. This result builds on a strong start to his season following his second-place finish in Australia. Building momentum through Qualifying Antonelli secured P1 while his teammate, George Russell,…
With an eventful Sprint in the books, focus in the F1 paddock shifted to qualifying for the Chinese GP. George Russell hoped to retain his form, whereas the likes of Max Verstappen hoped to turn around their fortunes with parc fermé being lifted between the two sessions. Q1: Bottas out-qualifies Stroll Cadillac was the first…
Following Saturday morning’s Sprint Race, where George Russell claimed the victory, followed by the Ferrari duo of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, all eyes turned to the Formula 1 (F1) Chinese GP Qualifying session. Antonelli claimed pole position, with Russell and Hamilton taking P2 and P3. Red Bull made significant setup changes ahead of the…
Championship leader George Russell extended his advantage by earning the first Sprint Race win of F1 2026 at the Chinese GP . It’s only his second ever Sprint Race win of his career, following the 2022 Brazilian racing weekend, during which the Mercedes driver had won both the Sprint event and the actual Grand Prix…
Kimi Antonelli has said there is still ‘work to do’ after qualifying in second place for the Sprint race at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP. The Italian set a lap time nearly three tenths slower than his Mercedes teammate George Russell, who took pole position for Saturday’s race. He finished three tenths ahead of McLaren’s…
George Russell dominated the first Sprint Qualifying session of the 2026 F1 season at the Chinese GP. He claimed pole position with a lap time of 1:31.520. The Mercedes team has again a front-row lockout with P1 and P2 for the Sprint Race during the China GP weekend. The gap to Russell’s team mate Kimi…
