Lando Norris says he has “a lot of hope and a lot of faith” that McLaren can turn their early 2026 misfortunes around, despite the Woking team’s disastrous double DNS at the Chinese GP. Minutes prior to the race in Shanghai, both Norris and Piastri had to pull out due to separate electrical problems, leaving…
Winner – Kimi Antonelli (and his boss) Split screening the broadcast to cut to significant others is somewhat of a pet peeve, but we’ll make a happy exception for Kimi Antonelli‘s dad Marco, who has devoted a significant part of his life to his son’s career. Marco Antonelli must have died a thousand deaths during…
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella explained the cause of his team’s double DNS at the Chinese Grand Prix. The third row of the grid remained empty at the Shanghai International Circuit, as both Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris failed to take part in the race. What happened to McLaren in China? Speaking to GPblog, among…
The official starting grid for the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix is here, as Mercedes hope to secure their second one-two in a row. Following his record breaking qualifying, F1’s youngest ever pole-sitter Kimi Antonelli starts on the front row with Mercedes teammate George Russell, whose last-gasp Q3 lap places him ahead of the Ferraris on…
The second race of Formula 1’s 2026 era in Shanghai offered more clues, more entertainment and more heartbreak, featuring a first-time winner and a black eye for the reigning world champions. 1. Toto Wolff’s Antonelli bet pays off big – Filip Cleeren Toto Wolff has not wasted an opportunity to hit back at early critics…
From George Russell’s victory in the Shanghai Sprint to Kimi Antonelli’s historic first pole in Formula 1, here are the main F1 stories from today. This time his getaway off the line was far better than in Australia, but Russell was unable to hold on to the lead on the opening lap of the Sprint…
1. Mercedes’ gap is not insurmountable It is said Melbourne was one of the most energy-starved circuits on the calendar, a statement which reeks of gaslighting as the problem lies with the cars themselves and not the circuits. In any case, Shanghai offering more severe braking zones and ‘regen’ opportunities might go some way towards…
Italian teenager Kimi Antonelli has become the youngest driver to secure pole position for a Formula 1 grand prix, topping the timesheets in qualifying for Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver produced a 1 minute, 32.604 seconds on Saturday afternoon in Shanghai, beating his teammate George Russell by 0.222 seconds, in a second-straight front…
George Russell has taken pole for the sprint race of Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix, leading team-mate Kimi Antonelli for a Mercedes 1-2. Like he did in Melbourne, Russell was fastest in all three qualifying segments at Shanghai; Mercedes outpaced rivals McLaren and Ferrari, with Max Verstappen down in eighth for Red Bull. Russell set…
Kimi Antonelli was not penalized for impeding Lando Norris in SQ2 of the Chinese Grand Prix. The Italian driver originally qualified in second place for Saturday’s Sprint, and can keep his position. After SQ2, the Mercedes driver was investigated for impeding Norris, but was not handed a three-place grid penalty. That is because the defending…