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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.

Motorsport · Apr 21, 2024

What Shanghai's sprint race and qualifying tell us about the 2024 F1 Chinese GP

A reshuffle of Formula 1's rather Marmite sprint weekend format has now come to pass at the Chinese Grand Prix, as the sprint race - won by Max Verstappen, no less - moved to the morning rounds.

Autosport · Apr 20, 2024

Ferrari F1 drivers split over China sprint race clash talks

Immediately after the sprint race Leclerc said he wanted to speak to team-mate Sainz about his “over the limit” defensive driving when the pair appeared to clash at Turn 14.

Autosport · Apr 20, 2024

Verstappen blasts past Hamilton to win Chinese GP sprint

Max Verstappen dominates Chinese Grand Prix sprint race, overcoming early issues to secure emphatic victory over Lewis Hamilton.

The Hindu · Apr 20, 2024

Hamilton: Norris would have been better off conceding in Turn 1

Norris had started Saturday’s sprint event in Shanghai from pole position but did not get away at the lights as well as fellow front-row starter Hamilton – who got inside him on the entry to the first corner.

Autosport · Apr 20, 2024

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.

Autosport · Apr 20, 2024

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.

Motorsport · Apr 20, 2024

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.

Autosport · Apr 20, 2024

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.

Autosport · Apr 20, 2024

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

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.

Motorsport · Apr 20, 2024