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Verstappen: F1 fans who enjoy 2026 rules 'don't understand racing'
Max Verstappen has claimed anybody who enjoys the new Formula 1 regulations doesn’t understand motor racing in yet another criticism of the 2026 ruleset. The four-time world champion has been the biggest critic of F1’s latest regulation overhaul, which has changed both the chassis and power unit, the latter being more reliant on electrical energy. It means battery harvesting is playing ...Keep reading
Antonelli fights tears after maiden F1 win: "I gave myself a heart attack at the end"
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli was left "speechless" as he broke down in tears after claiming his maiden Formula 1 win at the Chinese Grand Prix, and recounted a hair-raising off-track excursion towards the end of the race. Fresh from being F1's youngest-ever grand prix polesitter, Antonelli emerged victorious from a long battle between Mercedes and Ferrari at the Shanghai International ...Keep reading
F1 Chinese GP: Antonelli takes maiden win as Hamilton scores first Ferrari podium
Kimi Antonelli converted pole position at the Chinese Grand Prix into his first Formula 1 victory to beat team-mate George Russell, as Lewis Hamilton secured his first Ferrari podium. Antonelli had to contend with a typically fast start from the two Ferraris but, helpfully, did not get bogged down himself; this ensured that, although the Italian lost the lead into Turn 1 to Hamilton, he was ...Keep reading
Kimi Antonelli wins F1 Chinese GP from pole as Lewis Hamilton claims first Ferrari podium
19-year-old beats Mercedes teammate George Russell Chaos as McLarens of Norris and Piastri fail to start race Teenage dreams so hard to beat, and what a moment when realised for Kimi Antonelli as he took his first Formula One victory at the Chinese Grand Prix. There were tears from the 19-year-old who delivered on his enormous promise in Shanghai, but behind them no little steel as the Mercedes driver demonstrated he is in the world championship fight. Continue reading...
Teen Antonelli wins in China as McLarens fail to start
Kimi Antonelli takes his first Formula 1 victory in leading team-mate George Russell to a Mercedes one-two in the Chinese Grand Prix.
Formula One: Kimi Antonelli wins Chinese Grand Prix race updates – as it happened
️ 19-year-old Italian beats Mercedes teammate George Russell ️ Lewis Hamilton third as both McLarens fail to start in Shanghai Norris’ McLaren is still in the garage and it now doesn’t have a seat in it: mechanics needing to remove it so they could get a look at the electrics of his car. Some frantic work taking place with just over 20 minutes to lights out. Russell’s issues in qualifying didn’t prevent him from seeing off challenges from the Ferraris to win the first sprint race of the season.
McLaren drivers explain what led to double DNS at F1 Chinese GP
Technical issues took both McLaren cars out of Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix before it even started, to Lando Norris’ and Oscar Piastri’s dismay. Struck by an electronics issue, reigning world champion Norris failed to make it out of the garage for the Shanghai race, while team-mate Piastri had to be wheeled back into the pitlane from the grid, because of what the Australian described as ...Keep reading
McLaren suffers Chinese F1 disaster as Norris and Piastri fail to make start
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have both failed to make the start of F1's Chinese GP after their McLarens were struck by pre-race technical issues. McLaren was scrambling to get both Norris and Piastri at the start, as world champion Norris couldn't make it out of the pitlane in time for the pre-race procedure due to electronics problems. Less than 10 minutes before the start of the ...Keep reading
F1 cancels Bahrain & Saudi Arabia Grands Prix
The Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekends are cancelled because of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
F1 cancels Bahrain and Saudi Arabia GPs because of Middle East war
Bahrain circuit only 20 miles from targeted US base Races unlikely to be replaced because of logistics Formula One has cancelled the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia grands prix because of the war in the Middle East. The races were due to take place on 12 April in Bahrain and 19 April in Saudi Arabia but the sport was approaching the point at which a decision on cancellation needed to be made to prevent more freight being sent to Bahrain. Continue reading...
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia F1 races officially called off as Iran conflict rages
F1 and governing body the FIA have officially announced the series will not travel to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia in April due to the US-Israeli war on Iran. The two Middle Eastern races will not be replaced, meaning there is a five-week gap in the calendar between the end-of-March Japan round and the Miami Grand Prix in the first week of May. Since the US killing of Iran's supreme leader ...Keep reading
Mercedes dominate but show first signs of vulnerability
Mercedes show a first hint of 2026 vulnerability in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, but still end up with a front-row lock-out to underline their superiority over the field at the start of this season.
‘Every lap is survival’: Max Verstappen reflects on F1 Chinese GP qualifying woe
Four-time world champion eighth in qualifying Failed to finish in the points in sprint race Max Verstappen condemned his Red Bull’s performance as having reduced his efforts to a matter of “survival” in merely trying to complete a lap in Shanghai. From the off the four-time champion had not been happy in the buildup to Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, dismissing his car on Friday as undriveable and saying: “We have never had anything this bad.” Continue reading...
Mercedes yet to understand problem that nearly ruined Russell's qualifying
Qualifying in China went anything but smoothly for George Russell after he suffered a front-wing breakage in Q2 and then briefly halted on track at Turn 5 during Q3. Russell had won the earlier sprint race from pole position but looked far less assured during what proved to be a fraught qualifying session. Mercedes says it is still investigating the cause of the issue which caused Russell's car ...Keep reading
Antonelli youngest polesitter after Russell issues in China
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli becomes the youngest driver to set pole position in Formula 1 history by leading team-mate George Russell at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Verstappen: Every lap is survival in "undriveable" Red Bull F1 car
Max Verstappen lamented Red Bull's "undriveable" Formula 1 car as he suggested "every lap is like survival" after qualifying eighth for the Chinese Grand Prix. Verstappen finished ninth in Saturday morning's sprint after a disastrous start dropped him down the order like a brick, and will be eighth on the grid after Red Bull was all at sea with its RB22. The Milton Keynes squad prided itself ...Keep reading
Formula One: Antonelli takes pole in Chinese GP qualifying ahead of Russell – as it happened
Kimi Antonelli became the youngest pole sitter in Formula One history by claiming the top spot for the Chinese Grand Prix And it’s Nina Gademan who has taken the chequered flag in the first race of the 2026 F1 Academy campaign, leading the podium from Natalia Granada and Emma Felbermayr. Here’s how the drivers’ standings look following the completion of the Melbourne grand prix and the sprint race earlier today. George Russell, Mercedes, 33 Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, 22 Charles Leclerc, Ferrari,
Kimi Antonelli takes historic pole for F1’s Chinese GP after George Russell’s sprint race win
Italian takes advantage of Mercedes teammate’s technical trouble Lewis Hamilton third in qualifying and sprint race for Ferrari There was an inescapable sense of joy and satisfaction for Kimi Antonelli as he became the youngest pole sitter in Formula One history. Tellingly, there was an air of vindication from his Mercedes principal, Toto Wolff, as the teenage protege came good when it mattered by claiming the top spot for the Chinese Grand Prix. The Italian took pole by beating his older an
F1 Chinese GP: Antonelli takes first pole as Russell fights Q3 issue
Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1's youngest polesitter after setting the fastest time in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, as George Russell qualified second despite encountering a powertrain issue early in Q3. While attempting to clinch back-to-back poles, Russell came to a stop on track and, while he was able to get the car going again, he was unable to change gear. The Briton thus had to ...Keep reading
Why Ferrari is fighting F1 start rule changes – and can they still lose?
Heavy debate about Formula 1's starting procedures during Bahrain's pre-season tests led to the implementation of the pre-start routine for the 2026 season. While this has alleviated some of the more major concerns in getting off the line, many of the current teams are angling for further changes. The deletion of the MGU-H from this year's powertrain rules has taken away one of the key tools ...Keep reading
F1 Chinese GP: Russell survives early Hamilton attack to win sprint
George Russell claimed victory in an eventful Formula 1 sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix, despite losing the lead to Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap. As seen in Melbourne, Russell found himself under immediate fire from a fast-starting Ferrari in the opening array of corners; this time, it was Hamilton rather than Charles Leclerc who played the role of aggressor at the start of the ...Keep reading
Russell wins eventful Chinese GP sprint race
Mercedes' George Russell wins the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix after a frantic scrap in the early laps with Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari.
They were told it wasn't for girls, but these could be the future faces of F1
F1 Academy wants to nurture and develop female drivers who can compete at the top level of motorsport.
Decision imminent on F1 Bahrain and Saudi races as time runs out
Following talks at last weekend's Australian Grand Prix, F1 had set itself a 10-day deadline to make a final call on the fate of April's Bahrain and Saudi Grands Prix, a timeline largely dictated by freight logistics to the Gulf as the US and Israeli war on Iran continues to engulf the region. The two Arabian races are twinned to optimise F1's complicated logistics, so it would be difficult to ...Keep reading
F1 expected to cancel Bahrain and Saudi GPs due to Middle East conflict
F1 season expected to be reduced to 22 Grands Prix George Russell takes pole for China GP sprint race Formula One is poised to cancel races scheduled for next month in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, as a result of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The sport has not yet formally confirmed the grands prix will be scrapped but it is expected to announce their cancellation as soon as this weekend before the meeting in Shanghai is over. Continue reading...
How Mercedes stole a march to dominate F1 season opener and why it may continue
George Russell and Kimi Antonelli took a one-two win in Australia and team’s ability to master dark art of energy management is paying off As Formula One grapples with its new, controversial regulations, there is consensus at least that Mercedes are expected to be on top once more in the second race of the season on Sunday in Shanghai. The team have a fearsome car but most importantly in a formula dominated by the engine, appear to have also stolen a march in optimising the dark art of energy ma
Why Mercedes is playing down rift with F1 engine customers
In the aftermath of George Russell securing pole position for the sprint race in China by 0.289s from Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli, and a substantial 0.621s from third-placed Lando Norris's McLaren, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has moved to quell talk of a schism with its customer teams. After qualifying for last weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, when Mercedes finally showed its hand and ...Keep reading
Why Ferrari didn't use its 'Macarena' rear wing after FP1 at Chinese GP
Ferrari’s ground-breaking Formula 1 rear wing, which rotates 180 degrees, returned at the Chinese Grand Prix – but the experiment was short-lived. The wing, which was first seen in action during pre-season testing, was trialled by both Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in the only free practice session of the Shanghai weekend. This featured a spin from Hamilton, when the wing closed coming ...Keep reading
Wolff explains how Mercedes bolted clear of the field in Chinese GP sprint qualifying
Mercedes' George Russell held an advantage of well over half a second to the next quickest Formula 1 team - the McLaren of Lando Norris - in sprint qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix. This continued the Silver Arrows' bright start to the 2026 season, following on from its 1-2 finish in the Melbourne season opener. Although it was understood before the season that Mercedes was likely to ...Keep reading
What's holding Cadillac back in F1?
For any other Formula 1 team, having both cars qualify over four seconds off pole position for the season opener would be shaming. But for Cadillac, simply being there at all was an achievement – as a team set up from scratch, and which only had its entry guaranteed 12 months ago, it has faced headwinds both political and practical. Ultimately, though, Cadillac isn't on the grid to make up ...Keep reading