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The first Sprint Qualifying of 2026 is in the books at the F1 Chinese GP as the grid has been set for the shorter race on Saturday morning, view the full results here. Heading into the weekend, George Russell and Mercedes were clear favourites. After locking out the front row in Melbourne, they converted it…
FP1 at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP saw George Russell lead the timings, followed by Kimi Antonelli and Lando Norris, with the full results of the session here. Teams kicked off the second round of the 2026 season in Shanghai, with the first Sprint weekend of the year, leaving them just one practice session to…
FP1 at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP has been completed, view the full report here. George Russell heads into the weekend as championship leader for the first time. A dramatic start in FP1 at the 2026 F1 Chinese GP On an out lap, Franco Colapinto had a bizarre spin heading into turn 9, in a…
Kimi Antonelli heads into the 2026 F1 Chinese GP second in the Drivers’ Championship following a rollercoaster weekend at Albert Park a few days ago. In FP3, the Italian had a big shunt as he lost the car on power out of turn 2. His mechanics did a remarkable job to get him out in…
George Russell arrives in Shanghai ahead of the 2026 Chinese GP as the 68th driver in history to lead the championship standings, a first in the Briton’s F1 career. Mercedes’ emphatic 1-2 at last week’s Melbourne season opener appeared to confirm what many already suspected throughout testing—the Brackley-based outfit is back on top as the…
Mercedes driver George Russell shed light on the unusual circumstances that affected race starts during the opening round of the 2026 F1 season. The Mercedes driver pointed to a little-known energy recovery regulation that influenced how much electrical deployment drivers had available before the race even began. The rule, which limits energy harvesting each lap,…
During a print media session ahead of the 2026 F1 Chinese GP, 105-time race winner Lewis Hamilton shared his thoughts on Ferrari’s performance to date, Mercedes’ advantage, and the return of their new rear wing. Ferrari faced many issues at the Shanghai International Circuit last year, and finally left China with a double disqualification for…
Heading into F1’s 2026 Chinese GP, Isack Hadjar of Red Bull has been doing a deep dive into the Australian GP. Hadjar retired in Melbourne despite a sensational P3 in qualifying. Unfortunately for him, his engine blew up in the race when running in P5. Evaluating Hadjar’s F1 2026 Australian GP performance baseline Isack Hadjar…
Ahead of the 2026 F1 Chinese GP, Lando Norris expects McLaren to be closer to Mercedes than at the Australian GP. Despite this, the World Champion believes McLaren will always be on the back foot of the works team in terms of the power unit. McLaren did not have the opening weekend they had hoped…
Oscar Piastri heads into the 2026 F1 Chinese GP looking to complete his first racing lap(s) of the season following a sighting lap crash at his home race in Melbourne last weekend. The large gap to Mercedes at the F1 Australian GP In qualifying last Saturday, Oscar Piastri was almost 0.9s off the pole time…
