DRIVERS 1 – Lewis HAMILTON (Ferrari), 2 – Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren), 3 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Jacques Villeneuve) Q: Max Verstappen, third place podium. Obviously you’re happy when you win, but you’ve had a hard car to drive all weekend. At first it looked like you could bring the … Leer más
Alpine’s Jack Doohan, Kick Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto and Red Bull’s Liam Lawson have reflected on their battling drives in Saturday morning’s Sprint at the Shanghai International Circuit, after the three rookie drivers all experienced contact out on track. For Doohan, the Australian driver made last-lap contact with Gabriel Bortoleto, relegating him to the back of … Leer más
Carlos Sainz was left to rue a “tough day” after exiting Sprint Qualifying in P13 at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the Williams driver admitting that he is still trying to get to grips with the balance of his new car. After just one practice session to get acquainted with the newly resurfaced Shanghai International … Leer más
Mercedes driver George Russell described fifth position as “not a bad place to start” for Saturday’s 100-kilometre dash in China after his “strange” Sprint Qualifying experience. Russell had an up-and-down session at the Shanghai International Circuit, highlighted when he went from a low-key first SQ2 run – radioing that “the tyres just aren’t working” – … Leer más
Charles Leclerc was hampered by similar limitations to the ones he experienced 12 months ago in China as he qualified fourth for the Sprint. Leclerc was unable to challenge his pole-winning team mate Lewis Hamilton in Sprint Qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix. READ MORE: Hamilton left ‘gobsmacked’ after ‘incredible’ Sprint Qualifying pole in China … Leer más
Liam Lawson has stated that being unable to cool his tyres between efforts in the first phase of Sprint Qualifying was to blame for him setting the slowest time on Friday. Following a poor Qualifying and retirement during the season-opening weekend in Australia, Lawson was unable to put things right in China as he struggled … Leer más
Oscar Piastri is confident that he can be in the fight from P3 on the grid, ahead of the first Sprint of the season at the Chinese Grand Prix, despite admitting that taming the McLaren on the newly resurfaced track was “pretty tough” during Friday’s running. After a solid performance from the reigning Teams’ Champions … Leer más
Formula 1 heads to China and the Shanghai International Circuit for the second Grand Prix of the season – and the first Sprint weekend. The event will begin with Free Practice 1 and Sprint Qualifying on Friday, March 21, followed by the Sprint and Qualifying on Saturday, March 22, and the Grand Prix itself on … Leer más
TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Oliver OAKES (Alpine), Zak BROWN (McLaren), Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing) Q: Can we start by paying tribute to former F1 team owner Eddie Jordan who sadly passed away yesterday. Christian, can we start with you? Your memories of EJ? Christian HORNER: Yeah, incredibly sad. I mean he was such a big character, … Leer más
Lewis Hamilton was left “gobsmacked” after positioning himself at the front of the grid for the first time as a Ferrari driver by topping Sprint Qualifying in China. Hamilton endured a difficult first race weekend with the Scuderia in Australia, but the smiles returned emphatically on Friday in Shanghai as he pipped Max Verstappen in … Leer más