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Oscar Piastri secured victory at the Chinese Grand Prix as he benefited from putting his McLaren on pole position to avoid the tyre issues of the chasing pack.With tyre management the order of the day throughout the field, Piastri was able to control his race and took the third win of his career, leading home team-mate Lando Norris, who was forced to manage a worsening brake issue in the …Keep reading

Here’s what we thought after the second race of the season…Piastri emerges as Norris’ main title challengerDespite early struggles in Shanghai, McLaren has confirmed its status as early-season favourite in the main race. However, the same can’t be said for Lando Norris. The British driver had a messy weekend and clearly didn’t get the most out of it. The sprint was particularly poor for …Keep reading

Liam Lawson could be replaced at Red Bull by Yuki Tsunoda as early as the Japanese Grand Prix, Motorsport.com understands.Amid a difficult start to the season for Lawson, Red Bull is already considering changing its driver line-up ahead of Suzuka, with Tsunoda named by paddock sources as a potential replacement.Although no final decision has been taken, discussions about such a scenario …Keep reading

Lando Norris admits he was lucky to finish the Chinese Grand Prix, having taken second place despite a worsening brake issue to remain at the top of the Formula 1 drivers’ championship.Read Also:Formula 1F1 Chinese GP: Piastri wins in dominant McLaren 1-2While his team-mate Oscar Piastri secured victory in Shanghai, Norris had to manage a brake problem in the …Keep reading

Charles Leclerc has explained that the decision to soldier on with a broken front wing throughout the Chinese Grand Prix after contact with Lewis Hamilton was to preserve track position.The two Ferraris made light contact at Turn 3 on the first lap as Hamilton tried to assume the apex line and clipped Leclerc, which knocked the endplate off his front wing.Race engineer Bryan Bozzi told …Keep reading

Haas Formula 1 boss Ayao Komatsu has hailed the “amazing reaction” from his team to recover from a disastrous Australian weekend and achieve a double top-10 Chinese Grand Prix finish.Esteban Ocon finished seventh at Shanghai, while Oliver Bearman made the most of an alternate tyre strategy to reach 10th from 17th on the grid.This was in contrast to Haas’ Australian struggles, where the …Keep reading

Liam Lawson accepts that he must perform to keep hold of his Red Bull Formula 1 seat, but notes that he needs time he doesn’t necessarily have to get acquainted with the team’s 2025 car.The Kiwi racer qualified last for Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, which Red Bull used as an opportunity to break parc ferme and kit him out with a series of changes to his RB21 – and he thus ran different aero …Keep reading

Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton have both been excluded from the Chinese GP after falling foul of the technical regulations, with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly also thrown out of the results.During post-race scrutineering Leclerc’s and Gasly’s cars were both found to weigh 799kg after fuel was removed, one kilogram below the minimum weight limit. In Leclerc’s case, his damaged front …Keep reading

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner might not be aware of it, but he was channelling his inner William Edwards Deming as he discussed Liam Lawson’s future following another disappointing outing at the Chinese Grand Prix. “Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion,” the American statistician and business theorist once said – and now Horner is seemingly hanging …Keep reading

Isack Hadjar says he has spoken to Red Bull’s Helmut Marko after copping criticism for his tearful Australian Grand Prix exit, and reveals he has received further support from Lewis Hamilton.In the wet, Hadjar spun out at Turn 2 on the Melbourne formation lap, cutting a distraught figure as he saw his debut shatter into pieces before it had even truly began. After not putting a foot wrong …Keep reading