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Mercedes’ George Russell was left both overjoyed and exhausted by his Qualifying performance in China that saw him claim his first front row start of the season and only marginally miss out on pole position. After taking advantage of the chaotic conditions in Australia to finish on the podium, the Briton once again emerged as … Leer más

Lewis Hamilton has described his Ferrari as being “on a knife edge” during Qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, with the seven-time World Champion unable to repeat his standout Sprint performance by winding up fifth fastest. Hamilton made a statement at the start of the Shanghai weekend by storming to pole position in Sprint Qualifying … Leer más

Oscar Piastri was “pumped” to claim his first Formula 1 pole position in Qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix after admitting to some struggles earlier in the session, while McLaren team mate Lando Norris will start from P3, the Briton blaming his own mistakes following an aborted final lap. After Piastri displayed good pace in … Leer más

Max Verstappen has conceded it will be «quite tricky» to challenge the top three from fourth on the grid at the Chinese Grand Prix. Verstappen will start from fourth in Shanghai, behind first-time pole-sitter Oscar Piastri’s McLaren, George Russel’s Mercedes and Lando Norris in the second McLaren. READ MORE: Piastri edges out Russell and Norris … Leer más

1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren), 2. George Russell (Mercedes), 3. Lando Norris (McLaren) TRACK INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Jolyon Palmer) Q: Well, Lando, you’re back in the top three, but I sense you’re a little bit disappointed with that one. Not able to hook up the final lap. How was it for you out there? Lando NORRIS: … Leer más

Lewis Hamilton has praised his new Ferrari squad following his debut win for the Scuderia in the Sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the Briton acknowledging that some outsiders may have “underestimated” the “steep climb” of adjusting to a new team following his tough weekend last time out in Australia. Despite his prior success … Leer más

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