4 d. ago Piastri wins F1 Chinese GP but woe for Ferrari as Hamilton and Leclerc disqualified

Australian first, with McLaren teammate Norris secondFerrari’s Hamilton and Leclerc disqualified after raceOscar Piastri won the Chinese Grand Prix with a dominant run from pole position for McLaren but Lewis Hamilton had an enormously frustrating close to only his second race for Ferrari when his car was disqualified for a technical infringement after the race.Piastri’s win in the second race of the new season once again demonstrated McLaren have a fearsomely quick car. 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. Charles Leclerc and Hamilton finished in fifth and sixth for Ferrari, however both were then disqualified post-race. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Oscar Piastri wins Chinese Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton struggles for Ferrari

Piastri and Lando Norris completed a McLaren one-two, with George Russell third and Hamilton back in sixth

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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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5 d. 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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5 d. 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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5 d. ago Chinese Grand Prix 2025: Oscar Piastri makes history as Lando Norris abandons final lap in qualifier

Oscar Piastri came alive to beat George Russell and Lando Norris to pole

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5 d. ago Oscar Piastri ‘came alive’ to beat George Russell and Lando Norris to pole

Piastri pulled out all the stops to see off Russell of Mercedes by just 0.082 seconds with Norris having to settle for third.

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5 d. ago Oscar Piastri wins his first F1 pole: Chinese Grand Prix qualifying – as it happened

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri qualifies quickest for the Formula One GP in Shanghai with George Russell second and Lando Norris thirdWe’ve lost Liam Lawson, Gabriel Bortoleto, Jack Doohan, Ollie Bearman and Pierre Gasly.Lawson is dead last in qualifying what a struggle it’s been early in his Red Bull career for the New Zealander. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Oscar Piastri qualifies on pole for Chinese GP as George Russell stuns Lando Norris

Lewis Hamilton was aiming to build on his sprint race victory earlier in the day while Lando Norris was keen to return to the front of the grid and secure a second Grand Prix pole of 2025

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6 d. ago Lando Norris says George Russell is playing ‘games’ with McLaren dominance claim

Mercedes’ Russell said on the eve of this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix that Norris’ McLaren team should win every race this season.

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6 d. ago Lewis Hamilton takes first Ferrari F1 pole for Chinese GP sprint race

British driver to start alongside Verstappen on front rowLando Norris in sixth after mistakes during qualifyingLewis Hamilton landed his first pole position as a Ferrari driver by taking top spot for Saturday’s sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix.The 40-year-old, in only his second appearance for the Italian giants, saw off Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by just 0.018 seconds in Shanghai to ensure he will start from the front for Saturday’s 19-lap dash to the chequered flag. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri qualified third with Hamilton’s teammate Charles Leclerc fourth. George Russell took fifth for Mercedes, one place ahead of Lando Norris. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Why Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari's excuses don't add up, a worrying admission from George Russell and Zak Brown lets slip the reason for Lando Norris' rise: F1 CONFIDENTIAL

F1 CONFIDENTIAL: Lewis Hamilton is the driver with nothing left to prove, though strangely the one with most to prove.

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7 d. ago Lando Norris’s car good enough to win every race, predicts George Russell

McLaren superiority ‘bigger than Red Bull has ever had’Norris wants to stay calm after opening race winGeorge Russell has claimed that Lando Norris has the car to win every race this season and said McLaren’s advantage is even bigger than that which Red Bull enjoyed.Norris cemented his status as the favourite to land his maiden world championship with a statement victory at last weekend’s rain-hit Australian Grand Prix. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago George Russell makes Lando Norris claim about his F1 title chances

Russell believes Norris ‘should win every race’ this season

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7 d. ago George Russell ramps up pressure on Lando Norris with major F1 statement

George Russell infamously claimed Red Bull would be unbeatable in 2023 and they duly were - now he's predicting Lando Norris can achieve magic in his McLaren this year

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1 week ago The car is flying – Lando Norris knows he is the man to catch this year

The British McLaren driver, 25, emerged from a wild, wacky and thrilling season-opening race in Melbourne to lay down a title marker to his rivals.

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1 week ago Lando Norris rubbishes intriguing George Russell claim despite McLaren victory in Australia

McLaren had the quickest car at the season-opener as Norris claimed his fifth F1 race victory

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2 w. ago 7 key questions dissected by Jamie Chadwick ahead of the 2025 Formula One season

Three-time W Series champion Chadwick gave her thoughts on the new campaign ahead of Sunday’s Albert Park curtain raiser.

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