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

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…

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

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…

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Marko celebrates Red Bull’s 100th pole at F1 Chinese GP: “We did everything right” after fixing “certain problems in FP1”

In a qualifying session that saw Max Verstappen achieve the 100th pole position in Red Bull’s history, team advisor Helmut Marko expressed his satisfaction with the team’s performance. With Sergio Perez securing the second spot, Red Bull’s dominance was firmly underlined at the event. Speaking to Sky Germany, Marko discussed the critical factors that contributed…

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“We can definitely have a strong rhythm” — Perez confident he can take the fight to Verstappen in F1 Chinese GP

Sergio Perez had an extremely messy Q1 as he got involved in traffic with the Williams of Albon at turn 1 as he started a fast lap. It saw him in dead last until the final 3 minutes where his second push lap of a 1.35.457 ultimately placed him P15, just above the drop zone…

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F1 Chinese GP | Qualifying | Verstappen takes Red Bull’s 100th pole position in dominant fashion at Shanghai; Perez and Alonso complete the top 3

After winning the Sprint comfortably despite starting down in fourth position, Max Verstappen continued his domination of Saturday at the Shanghai International Circuit by leading a dominant Red Bull 1-2 in qualifying for the grand prix, over three-tenths clear of Sergio Perez and 0.488s ahead of Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin in P3. Q1 Before the…

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Perez on the double overtake that gave him P3 in F1 Chinese GP Sprint: “I saw the opportunity and went for it”

The return of the Chinese Grand Prix to the Formula 1 calendar after 5 years happened in style with a sprint race weekend that felt like pure uncertainty. The current championship leader and champion, Max Verstappen, started from the second row while his teammate would start from sixth place with a set of used Pirelli…

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Perez “fully committed to F1” as he expects contract talks with Red Bull to be “quite easy going forward”

After the first movement in the driver market during the season itself became official now that Fernando Alonso re-signed with Aston Martin, Sergio Perez, who probably owns what is the most coveted seat in the category, was questioned about his future in Formula 1, now that one of the alleged candidates to replace him was…

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F1 Chinese GP | FP1 | Stroll leads Piastri and Verstappen as grass catches fire

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…

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Marko: Perez “definitely the best option” for Red Bull in 2025 if he maintains current F1 form

Co-author: Chiara Martin 2024 was a year that started with Lewis Hamilton taking everyone by surprise announcing he will be joining Ferrari next season, raising even bigger speculation around more than one seat. If Mercedes is left with one place to fill and Carlos Sainz is in talks to find a new team, things at…

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“It takes a lot of dedication” — F1 rivals give their thoughts on Fernando Alonso’s contract extension and racing into their 40s

Fernando Alonso recently signed a multi-year contract extension with Aston Martin, which will see him racing through 2025 and, notably, 2026, when the new technical regulations come into effect. Having initially retired from the sport at the end of the 2018 season, Alonso made waves by announcing his return to the sport just a few…

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