Paul Hembery: "We'd like to congratulate Nico Rosberg and Mercedes on their achievements today. The way that Nico, Michael and the Mercedes used the tyres read more »
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Fernando Alonso, 9th: "We knew this would be a difficult qualifying and that's how it turned out. We managed to get into Q3, staying ahead read more »
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Sebastian Vettel insists that the final couple of tenths 'just weren't there' when it came to making the pole position shoot-out in China. read more »
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Read what the drivers and teams had to say after qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix read more »
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Tyre degradation in China is traditionally quite high: the teams were clearly trying to save tyres where they could today and tyre strategy is clearly going to be crucial. read more »
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We always knew that reaching Q3 would be an ambitious target for China, but at the same time we have shown that the developments we brought to the car this week are already... read more »
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Kimi Räikkönen, 5th, starts 4th: “The grid position is okay but when you look at the times, I’m disappointed with the pace of the car read more »
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Timo Glock, 21st: "A very difficult Saturday for me today. The car was quite a lot better yesterday when I had a very good feeling read more »
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Pastor Maldonado, 13th: We knew it would be difficult to get into the top 10 today but we were very close. I feel that our read more »
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Lotus line up fourth and tenth in China, with Kimi Räikkönen leading the charge and Romain Grosjean having decided to abort his final run in Q3. Despite being... read more »
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Oddly, seven of the 12 grid rows are occupied by pairs of team-mates in China. One of those is the ninth row, filled by the Toro Rossos of 17th and 18th placed Daniel Ricciardo... read more »
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Continuing Sauber’s remarkable run of form in the 2012 Formula 1 season, Kamui Kobayashi will start third on the grid in China. This follows second place in the... read more »
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DRIVERS: 1 – Nico ROSBERG (Mercedes); 2 – Lewis HAMILTON (McLaren); 3 – Michael SCHUMACHER (Mercedes). TV UNILATERAL... read more »
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Mercedes duo Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher were joined by Lewis Hamilton for the post-qualifying press conference in China... read more »
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Nico Rosberg, 1st: "It's a very special day for me because this is my first pole in Formula One, and the first for a Silver read more »
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Mark Webber, 7th, starts 6th: "The Q2 lap wasn't bad, but I didn't get the Q3 lap together as I would have liked. It's a read more »
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With Lewis Hamilton taking a five-place grid drop for a gearbox change, many expected Jenson Button to seal a first McLaren pole position in China. Instead, the 2010 winner... read more »
Japanese Grand Prix
29th of March 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | George Russell | 51 |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | 47 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 34 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 33 |
| 5 | Oliver Bearman | 17 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | 15 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | 9 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | 8 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 8 |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | 4 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 98 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 67 |
| 3 | McLaren | 18 |
| 4 | Haas F1 Team | 17 |
| 5 | Red Bull Racing | 12 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 12 |
| 7 | Alpine | 10 |
| 8 | Audi | 2 |
| 9 | Williams | 2 |
| 10 | Cadillac | 0 |