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Ferrari explains why Leclerc's car was underweight in Chinese GP

The Ferrari Formula 1 team says excessive tyre wear from the Chinese Grand Prix's surprise one-stop race is behind Charles Leclerc's car being found underweight, while it admitted "misjudging" Lewis Hamilton's skid wear.

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Like my worst nightmare – Lando Norris admits brake issue in China was scary

The 25-year-old was forced to nurse a brake problem which struck his McLaren in the closing stages of Sunday’s race.

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Lewis Hamilton clash with Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc played down: ‘It’s not his fault’

The Ferrari drivers touched at the start of the Chinese GP, with damage sustained to Leclerc’s front-wing

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F1 Chinese GP: Five quick takeaways

Here's what we thought after the second race of the season...

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F1 standings after Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc’s results in China wiped out

Hamilton and Leclerc were both disqualified after the Chinese Grand Prix

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Lewis Hamilton claims historic first win for Ferrari at Chinese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton claims historic first F1 win for Ferrari in Chinese GP sprint race

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“Worst nightmare” for Norris as Chinese GP struggles continue

Having admitted to making a mistake that cost him in sprint qualifying on Friday, Lando Norris again took the blame for a poor outing in Saturday’s Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix sprint race.

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Norris suffers “worst nightmare” in Chinese GP sprint race

Having admitted to making a mistake that cost him in sprint qualifying on Friday, Lando Norris again took the blame for a poor outing in Saturday’s Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix sprint race.

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F1 Chinese GP: Hamilton delivers first Ferrari win in sprint race

Lewis Hamilton dominated the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix, winning from pole to take his first Formula 1 victory for Ferrari.

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F1 Chinese GP: Hamilton dominates for first Ferrari win in sprint race

Lewis Hamilton dominated the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix, winning from pole to take his first Formula 1 victory for Ferrari.

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Williams referred to F1 Chinese GP stewards for wing footage breach

Aero-elasticity continues to be a hot topic in Formula 1 in the wake of the FIA announcing more stringent tests on rear wings to detect if they are flexing under load. So naturally there has been an immediate presumption of guilt when the governing body circulated a report from technical…

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F1 drivers with the most grand prix starts before victory

Lando Norris finally became an F1 race winner after taking a long-awaited victory at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix. The win came during Norris’ sixth year in the series after being one of F1’s highest-rated drivers for several seasons and coming close to victory numerous times. So when Norris finally…

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Adrian Newey to join Aston Martin - legendary designer's F1 career highlights

Newey had previously renewed his contract with Red Bull last year, but it was confirmed by the team in May that he will leave during the first part of 2025. There had been growing speculation about his future with the team and it was reported that he was unsettled with the…

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F1 Chinese GP: Verstappen dominates as Norris splits the Red Bulls

On the back of scoring Red Bull's 100th pole position on Saturday, Verstappen was never threatened throughout the first race in Shanghai since 2019 and effortlessly overcame two safety car restarts in the middle period of the race.

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F1 Chinese GP: Verstappen overcomes two safety cars to win from Norris

On the back of scoring Red Bull's 100th pole position on Saturday, Verstappen was never threatened in the first F1 race in Shanghai since 2019 and effortlessly overcame two safety car restarts in the middle period of the race.

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F1 Chinese GP: Verstappen claims Red Bull's 100th pole, Perez second

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 his opening 1m33.977s effort - let alone his ultimate pole lap.

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2024 F1 Chinese GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole

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

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Leclerc: Sainz “over the limit” with defence in F1 Chinese GP sprint race

In a DRS train behind Fernando Alonso, the battle erupted when Sainz attacked the Aston Martin driver around the outside of Turn 7, which invited both Serigo Perez and Charles Leclerc into the fight.

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Leclerc: Sainz “over the limit” in F1 Chinese GP sprint race defending

In a DRS train behind Fernando Alonso, the battle erupted when Sainz attacked the Aston Martin driver around the outside of Turn 7 which invited both Serigo Perez and Charles Leclerc into the fight.

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2024 F1 Chinese GP sprint results: Verstappen wins from fourth on grid

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton grabbed the lead at the start, when pole-winner Lando Norris (McLaren) was slow away from the startline. After battling with Hamilton through Turn 1, Norris slid wide and off the track, tumbling a further five places.

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F1 Chinese GP: Verstappen beats Hamilton to sprint win

The championship leader appeared out of sorts in the opening flurry of laps as he struggled to charge his battery with the selected hybrid settings, but a series of changes on his steering wheel appeared to rectify the issue.

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F1 Chinese GP: Verstappen passes Hamilton to win first sprint of 2024

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The Chinese Grand Prix's Chaotic Return and Cloudy Future

The Zhou Guanyu effect, a ticket sales meltdown, and an imperfect track are swirling together in the Chinese GP's long-delayed revival—and murky future.

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F1 Chinese GP qualifying - Start time, how to watch, TV channel

As part of the new sprint format for 2024, qualifying will occupy its usual Saturday afternoon slot. This means the 60-minute pole shootout is now scheduled a few hours after the Sprint and will determine the grid for Sunday's grand prix.

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F1 Chinese GP Sprint race: Start time, how to watch, TV channel

As part of the new weekend format for 2024, the sprint race will be held on Saturday morning before qualifying for the grand prix later in the day.

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