The championship leader had rarely looked beatable throughout the session and ploughed a lonely furrow in pursuit of pole position, particularly as nobody had been able to beat... read more »
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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has taken pole position for tomorrow’s Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix during a session which saw a notable high-profile elimination in Q1. Verstappen... read more »
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Fernando Alonso has been handed a 10-second time penalty and three penalty points for causing a collision with Carlos Sainz in the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix Sprint. Alonso... read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff was not a happy man despite an impressive sprint qualifying session for Lewis Hamilton ahead of Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix. read more »
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Three-time F1 world champion Lauda survived the crash at the Nurburgring, even though his crash helmet was torn from his head during the brutal head-on impact with the barrier,... read more »
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McLaren driver Oscar Piastri has revealed that a slight gearbox problem cost him vital time during his final lap in Sprint Qualifying at Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix. While... read more »
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McLaren boss Andrea Stella says the FIA reinstated Lando Norris' pole-position lap of its own accord after realising the Briton had not gained any advantage from running... read more »
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Lando Norris wishes his pole lap was for the F1 Chinese Grand Prix - rather than the sprint race. read more »
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Charles Leclerc lamented wet weather preventing him from showing his progress under one-lap conditions during Sprint Qualifying at Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix. The... read more »
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Toto Wolff has his say on the FIA's decision to reinstate Lando Norris' sprint race pole lap in China. read more »
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Having claimed every pole position so far in the 2024 F1 season, Verstappen looked strong favourite again after topping Q2 of sprint qualifying in the dry.But as rain fell at... read more »
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McLaren Team Principal Andrea Stella has explained the reason behind Lando Norris having his pole position time for Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix Sprint restored. Norris... read more »
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Rain made the already slippery Shanghai surface even more treacherous and Friday afternoon's final segment of sprint qualifying was peppered with incidents, with world... read more »
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Why was Lando Norris' pole lap at the F1 Chinese Grand Prix sprint race deleted - and then reinstated? read more »
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Norris had his penultimate timed lap deleted for track limits at Turn 16, but his 1m57.940s follow-up ultimately proved unbeatable during a wet and slippery final part of... read more »
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McLaren driver Lando Norris has admitted he gambled on completing an “all or nothing” final lap to bag pole position for Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix Sprint race. Despite... read more »
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After every F1 qualifying session, Autosport publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so... read more »
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Lando Norris beat Lewis Hamilton to Sprint pole at the Chinese Grand Prix after dramatically having his fastest lap reinstated at the end of a wet session. read more »
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George Russell saved himself from an ignominious exit in SQ1 with a reasonable lap at the very end of the session, pulling himself just into the top 15, along with home... read more »
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Lance Stroll set the initial pace for Aston Martin in the sole practice session held as the Chinese Grand Prix made its long-awaited return to the Formula 1 calendar. The... read more »
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Charles Leclerc is “confident” that he has rectified his recent one-lap struggles in Formula 1 as he bids to overturn his recent defeats to Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz.... read more »
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20 years since his infatuation with Formula 1 began at China’s first race in 2004, Zhou Guanyu will race in front of his home fans for the first time as an F1 driver at the... read more »
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For the first time since 2019, we go racing at the Shanghai International Circuit this weekend! If you need a refresher on how the track flows - Jarno Opmeer’s got you. The... read more »
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Having qualified a promising 12th at Suzuka, Hulkenberg lost out after the red flag as his anti-stall system kicked in during the second start. This dropped him to 17th... read more »
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Ricciardo crashed out of the Suzuka race on the first lap following contact with Williams driver Alex Albon in Turn 3, which pitted both drivers into the outside tyre... 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 |