4 h. ago Piastri wins F1 Chinese GP, with Norris second on dominant day for McLaren

Australian bounces back from Melbourne dismayRussell third for Mercedes, with Verstappen in fourthOscar Piastri won the Chinese Grand Prix with a dominant run from pole position for McLaren, once again demonstrating the team have a fearsomely quick car in the second race of the new season. He secured a comfortable one-two, with his teammate Lando Norris in second. George Russell was third for Mercedes but 11 seconds down the road from the McLarens, with Max Verstappen fourth for Red Bull and Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in fifth and sixth for Ferrari.Piastri controlled what was very much a processional race, with a flawless drive from pole, with Norris moving up to second from the start and McLaren then in a commanding position from which they were not threatened. Tyre-wear management dominated a somewhat prosaic affair but Norris did well to survive a late-race brake problem to claim second, while Ferrari switched Hamilton and Leclerc mid-race but they could make no impressio...

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11 h. ago Chinese Grand Prix 2025: Start time, grid positions, how to watch F1 and weather forecast today

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri takes first career pole position in Shanghai ahead of George Russell and Lando Norris

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24 h. ago Liam Lawson could lose Red Bull F1 seat already as deadline set for swift turnaround

Mirror Sport understands Liam Lawson needs to start performing for Red Bull Racing swiftly or face losing the seat alongside Max Verstappen he was only handed in December

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26 h. ago Chinese GP grid penalty decision made after Max Verstappen called to see F1 stewards

Max Verstappen was involved in an incident with a rival in the pit lane during qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix which attracted the attention of the Formula 1 stewards

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26 h. ago Chinese Grand Prix 2025: Date, UK start time, grid positions, how to watch race and weather forecast

Excitement is high as 2025 season continues in Shanghai

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26 h. ago Max Verstappen tells Sky Sports F1 reporter they are wrong with blunt Chinese GP verdict

Max Verstappen qualified fourth for the Chinese Grand Prix with the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris ahead of him, as well as George Russell in the Mercedes

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27 h. ago Oscar Piastri wins his first F1 pole after Hamilton takes Chinese GP sprint race

Piastri in pole ahead of Brits Russell and NorrisHamilton clinches first Ferrari sprint race winOscar Piastri took pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix with a commanding drive in Shanghai for McLaren, after Lewis Hamilton had taken his first victory for Ferrari in the sprint race on Saturday morning.Piastri, scoring his first ever Formula One pole, delivered two immense laps to take the top spot, beating the Mercedes of George Russell into second and his McLaren teammate Lando Norris into third. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was in fourth and Hamilton fifth. Piastri understandably celebrated his maiden pole, having put his McLaren at the very front of a race where dashing off into the clean air could prove vital on Sunday. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago McLaren chief's comment says it all as Oscar Piastri beats 'grumpy' Lando Norris to pole

Lando Norris had to settle for third on the Chinese Grand Prix grid while Oscar Piastri secured pole for the first time in his Formula 1 career ahead of George Russell

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28 h. ago 'I was F1's youngest driver before Max Verstappen – now I'm a music producer and DJ'

Before Max Verstappen's emergence on a Formula One track, Jaime Aguersuari once held the record as the youngest driver in F1 history before turning his back on racing for music

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30 h. ago Lewis Hamilton secures first Ferrari win and slams 'yapping' F1 critics at Chinese GP

The first Formula 1 sprint race of the season saw Lewis Hamilton convert his first Ferrari pole into a maiden victory with his new team, ahead of Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen

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30 h. ago Lewis Hamilton fires back at ‘yapping’ critics after first Ferrari sprint win

The 40-year-old rolled back the years to beat one-time rival Max Verstappen in an emphatic victory.

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32 h. ago Lewis Hamilton lands first win for Ferrari in Chinese F1 Grand Prix sprint race

Seven-time world champion opens account with Formula One teamOscar Piastri finishes second, Max Verstappen third in 100km raceLewis Hamilton celebrated his first Formula One win for Ferrari after leading a Chinese Grand Prix sprint from start to finish in only his second race for the Italian team on Saturday.The seven-time world champion, on pole position, managed his tyres superbly to take the chequered flag 6.889 seconds clear of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finishing third in the 100km race. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Lewis Hamilton claims historic first F1 win for Ferrari in Chinese GP sprint race

The 40-year-old won for the first time in over six months as he held off Max Verstappen’s charge

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33 h. ago F1 Chinese GP LIVE: Lewis Hamilton retains lead from arch rival Max Verstappen in sprint race

Follow updates from the Shanghai International Circuit as Hamilton starts on pole ahead of Verstappen

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45 h. ago F1 Chinese GP LIVE: Lewis Hamilton starts sprint race on pole with arch rival Max Verstappen on front row

Follow latest updates from the Shanghai International Circuit as Hamilton beats Max Verstappen to pole

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45 h. ago Lewis Hamilton slamming Max Verstappen was strange when he should be jealous of F1 rival

At the Chinese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton questioned why there had been so much focus on his tense communications with Ferrari race engineer Riccardo Adami the previous weekend in Melbourne

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46 h. ago McLaren spot Lando Norris change behind closed doors as Max Verstappen warning sent

Max Verstappen held off Lando Norris to win the Formula 1 drivers' title in 2024 but this year the McLaren man is the favourite and boss Zak Brown believes the hype

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48 h. ago F1 Chinese GP LIVE: Lewis Hamilton reacts after shock first Ferrari pole for sprint race in Shanghai

Follow latest updates from the Shanghai International Circuit as Hamilton beats Max Verstappen to pole

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48 h. ago McLaren boss Zak Brown: Christian Horner may be feeling ‘vulnerable’ at Red Bull

Horner has overseen eight drivers’ titles and six constructors’ championships as team principal but was booed at the recent F1 launch.

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50 h. ago Lewis Hamilton ‘gobsmacked’ after first F1 pole position for Ferrari in China

Hamilton was fastest on Friday, beating old rival Max Verstappen to P1, while Lando Norris faltered

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