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Perez: F1 safety car meant it was "game over" for second place in China

Ferrari driver Leclerc and McLaren's Lando Norris had delayed their first pitstop in Shanghai and were able to convert to a one-stop under a mid-race safety car, deployed to recover Valtteri Bottas' stricken Sauber.

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On F1's return to the Shanghai International Circuit for the first time since 2019, Verstappen cemented his position as the runaway points leader with a lights-to-flag win in the RB20.

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Norris reveals bet about finishing 35 seconds behind Ferrari in F1 Chinese GP

Norris finished second in Shanghai after benefitting from a safety car period to make his only pitstop and come out ahead of Sergio Perez, but then managed to keep his hard tyres alive to comfortably control the gap with the Mexican. The result came as a surprise for McLaren at…

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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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Russell: Hamilton F1 sprint podium doesn’t disguise progress Mercedes still needs

Hamilton proved how strong the race pace of the team’s W15 is when he finished second in the Shanghai sprint, beaten only by Max Verstappen’s Red Bull.

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McLaren to introduce first F1 2024 upgrade package in Miami

McLaren had targeted a May release for its first big upgrade batch for the MCL38 driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and has now confirmed that it is on course to bring the new spec to the Miami Grand Prix held on 5 May. "For Miami, we will have…

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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.

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Hamilton blames wind for Q1 error in “knife-edge” Mercedes

Just hours after Hamilton had delivered his best result of the season so far as he finished second in the Shanghai sprint, he came crashing back to earth as he failed to make it out of the first session of qualifying.

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Hamilton blames wind for Q1 error as Mercedes "experiment"

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Alonso considered aborting P3 lap in F1 China qualifying

Alonso impressed in Shanghai by beating the McLaren and Ferrari cars to third in Q3, the best-of-the-rest spot behind the dominant Red Bulls of polesitter Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.

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Alonso hit with penalty for Sainz clash in China F1 sprint

The Spaniard was locked in a tight fight with the Ferraris for third place in the closing stages of the Shanghai sprint event, as he battled rapidly degrading tyres.

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Alonso handed penalty for Sainz clash in China F1 sprint

The Spaniard was locked in a super-tight fight with the Ferraris for third place in the closing stages of the Shanghai sprint event, as he battled rapidly degrading tyres.

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'Early-stage' AI Begins To Make Waves At China Sex Toy Expo

Among the rows of vibrators, rubber torsos and leather harnesses at a Chinese sex toys exhibition in Shanghai this weekend, the beginnings of an AI-driven shift in the industry quietly pulsed.

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Verstappen Dominates F1 Sprint Race In Shanghai

Max Verstappen's victory in the F1 sprint race sets the stage for the Chinese Grand Prix, highlighting his dominance and leading the season standings. Stay...

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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.

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Chinese Grand Prix live stream: how to watch the F1 free online and on TV from anywhere – Lights Out!

Follow our guide on how to watch a Chinese Grand Prix live stream from anywhere – with its jumbo straight, the Shanghai International Circuit is a dream track for overtaking on.

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Shanghai F1 grass fire mystery remains; emergency team on standby

The FIA began a detailed probe on Friday night after two separate fires on the same area of grass inside Turn 7 disrupted running on the opening day of track action.

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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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Zhou Guanyu relishing home F1 debut after long road to Chinese GP

The Sauber driver has had a long wait to race on home soil and expectations are off the charts in Shanghai

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F1 teams and Pirelli had no warning of "painted" Shanghai track surface

With F1 teams having done a lot of pre-event work in the simulator based on information from both Pirelli and the FIA, they were caught out when they arrived at the circuit on Wednesday by the visibly different track surface.

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F1 teams and Pirelli had no warning of “painted” Shanghai track surface

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F1 Chinese GP sprint race and qualifying - Start time, how to watch & more

F1 has altered its sprint race schedule once again, with sprint race qualifying shifting to Friday and the sprint race moving to Saturday. The race weekend format then reverts back to a traditional schedule for grand prix qualifying on Saturday afternoon with the grand prix on Sunday. Here’s how the…

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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.

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Why Norris's China F1 sprint pole lap was deleted and reinstated

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 champion Max Verstappen going off twice and Charles Leclerc tapping the wall with his front wing.

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