Lewis Hamilton revealed that his MP4-27 was set up more for the race than for qualifying as he was set to incur a penalty anyway in China... read more »
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Although he starts seventh, Lewis Hamilton remains a firm favourite for victory in China on Sunday. The McLaren driver, knowing he had a five-place penalty for a gearbox change... read more »
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Paul di Resta, 15th: “It was a very close qualifying session, especially Q2 where finding a few tenths could have gained us another five places read more »
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Sebastian Vettel has all but taken responsibility for his lacklustre qualifying performance in China. The German failed to make the top ten shootout for the first time since... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton, 2nd, starts 7th: "Very big congratulations to Nico [Rosberg] today. We first met back in 1997 and were team-mates in 2000. We've been read more »
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Mercedes man Nico Rosberg takes his first-ever F1 pole in style in China, a full half a second clear of anyone else. read more »
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Nico Rosberg was arguably the happiest man in China on Saturday as the Mercedes driver finally bagged his maiden pole position at his 110th GP... read more »
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On his 111th attempt, Nico Rosberg finally clinched his first Formula 1 pole position in China on Saturday. The feat draws parallel with father Keke’s last pole at... read more »
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Michael Schumacher admits that Mercedes may not be capable of retaining its front-running pace, despite starting off the front row in China on Sunday. In an historic first for... read more »
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Kamui Kobayashi, 4th: “I am very happy, the team did a great job. For quite a while we have kept saying we need to improve read more »
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Pedro de la Rosa, 23rd: "I think it was, by far, our best qualifying session to date. I’ve already said many times that we’ve got read more »
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Heikki Kovalainen is calling for Pastor Maldonado to receive a penalty in China, with the Finn claiming that the Venezuelan slowed him in the first phase of qualifying. read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo, 17th: "P17 is not going to put a smile on my face, as I had expected to do better today. I drove as read more »
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Heikki Kovalainen, 19th: "I pretty much got as much as I could out of the car today. I made a small mistake in the final read more »
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Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn has hailed Nico Rosberg's pole position lap 'incredible' after the German dominated the final qualifying session in China.... read more »
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Nico Rosberg has achieved his first Formula 1 pole position in China. The son of 1982 Champion Keke will start ahead of Mercedes team-mate Michael Schumacher, with Kamui... read more »
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Heikki Kovalainen - 19th: "I pretty much got as much as I could out of the car today. I made a small mistake in the final corner on my second run that maybe cost me a... read more »
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Nico Rosberg claimed a maiden Formula 1 pole position for himself and the current version of the Mercedes team with a commanding performance in Chinese Grand Prix qualifying at... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton cemented his place as the favourite for pole position in China by once again ending practice quickest - though the McLaren driver does read more »
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Lotus technical director James Allison confirmed his team accepts the ruling of the stewards in China regarding the legality of the Mercedes DRS. Speaking in the Friday press... 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 |