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Sainz will have to "survive with what we have" in China F1 sprint

Sainz qualified fifth and team-mate Charles Leclerc seventh as the Ferraris struggled to get their tyres warmed up in a rainy end to Friday's sprint qualifying.

Motorsport · Apr 19, 2024

FIA still chasing answers over bizarre Shanghai F1 grass fires

First practice on Friday morning had to be red-flagged after a fire erupted on the grass on the inside of Turn 7 at the Shanghai International Circuit.

Motorsport · Apr 19, 2024

Hamilton expects to lose positions if F1 China sprint is dry

Hamilton was one of the standout performers of a wet final qualifying segment on Friday afternoon, taking second behind McLaren's Lando Norris.

Autosport · Apr 19, 2024

Norris' F1 China sprint pole lap down to "all or nothing" approach

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 sprint qualifying - which yielded multiple mistakes across the field.

Autosport · Apr 19, 2024

F1 team-mates' qualifying battles: Chinese GP

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate duels.

Motorsport · Apr 19, 2024

2024 F1 Chinese GP sprint qualifying results: Lando Norris takes pole

Norris will start ahead of Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three quickfire segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3. 

Motorsport · Apr 19, 2024

F1 Chinese GP: Norris takes sprint pole in chaotic dry-to-wet qualifying

Rain emerged at the end of the SQ2 session and continued to pepper the Shanghai circuit during the intermission, necessitating the use of intermediate tyres for the final stage of qualifying to decide pole.

Autosport · Apr 19, 2024

F1 Chinese GP: Norris time reinstated for sprint pole, Hamilton second

Rain emerged at the end of the SQ2 session and continued to pepper the Shanghai circuit during the intermission, necessitating the use of intermediate tyres for the final stage of qualifying to decide pole.

Motorsport · Apr 19, 2024

Audi a player, not a spectator, in F1 driver market - Sauber

Ahead of what is expected to be a pretty intense silly season as drivers vie for the best cockpits, Audi has found itself at the centre of the market talk as it looks for the stars that it wants to carry into its debut campaign in 2026.

Motorsport · Apr 19, 2024

Mercedes joins Williams and RB with 'quick and cheap' F1 cockpit airflow upgrades

While teams are often reluctant to introduce major development packages for sprint race weekends, because of limited track running, it does not prevent them seeking gains in other ways.

Autosport · Apr 19, 2024