F1 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Review – Verstappen dominates
After five years away, Formula 1 returned to China, but it was Max Verstappen who streaked to a fourth victory of 2024 at the Chinese Grand Prix in a race featuring two safety cars. Lando Norris beat Sergio Perez to second, ending the streak of one-twos from Ferrari and RedContinue Reading
Zarco: Honda ‘doesn’t need to be pessimistic’ about MotoGP form
Honda’s downturn in performance has continued into the new campaign, with the RC213V still lagging behind rivals despite the work that went into upgrading the bike over the winter.The Japanese manufacturer returned empty-handed from last weekend’s Americas GP, with Luca Marini finishing 16th and last in the sole-surviving Honda, asContinue Reading
Stroll explains why F1 China penalty for Ricciardo contact felt like “a joke”
With the field bunching up before the hairpin as the race was restarted on Lap 27, Stroll went into the back of Ricciardo, lifting the RB car up in the air and causing terminal damage to the Australian’s car.Ricciardo was pushed into McLaren driver Oscar Piastri, who also sustained damageContinue Reading
WRC Croatia: Ogier victorious after final day drama for Evans, Neuville
Ogier and co-driver Vincent Landais triumphed following an incident-filled Sunday that saw the pair inherit the lead after Hyundai driver Neuville and Toyota’s Evans both crashed in stage 18 of 20.Ogier took the first win of his 2024 partial campaign from Evans by 9.7s, while Neuville had to settle forContinue Reading
Ricciardo hit with Miami F1 grid penalty for safety car infringement
The RB driver has been penalised having been found guilty of overtaking Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg under safety car conditions on lap 28 at the Shanghai International Circuit.Ricciardo, who has also been handed two penalty points for the offence, had been hit by Lance Stroll at the previous safety carContinue Reading
Alonso explains mid-race soft tyre strategy in F1 Chinese GP
The Aston Martin driver started the Chinese GP with just one set of fresh hards and two sets of fresh mediums, so when he started the race on mediums and switched to his sole hards after 11 laps, he was left without the strategy flexibility of his rivals when theContinue Reading
Ranked: The 10 F1 teams at the 2024 Chinese GP
Max Verstappen dominated once again, having hinted at his clear advantage in pace during Saturday’s sprint race, but it did not go all Red Bull’s own way as Sergio Perez was leapfrogged in the stops.No team was able to quite enjoy an error-free day, as the two safety cars putContinue Reading
Our writers rate the 2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix
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.Norris enjoyed a strong run to second, leaving Sergio Perez to settle for third in the other Red Bull.The Ferraris ofContinue Reading
Hamilton “never had so much understeer in my life” in F1 Chinese GP
Following a promising second place in Saturday morning’s sprint, Hamilton faced a recovery race from 18th on the grid.But the seven-time world champion initially failed to make much progress on his soft tyres, rising to 15th before moving on to the medium compound.He said his car had so much understeerContinue Reading
Leclerc: “Strange” Ferrari struggled on hard tyres in F1 Chinese GP
After losing a place to George Russell at the start while fighting Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz, Leclerc made early progress using a one-stop strategy to move up to fourth.But, having been predicted to be the team closest to Red Bull on race pace, both Ferraris were unable to make anyContinue Reading