Formula 1

Alex Albon is confident that Williams can have a better outing at the next race on the calendar in Miami after again missing out on points at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the Thai driver hopeful that the team can enjoy a resurgence later in the season as they did in 2023.

Haas boss Ayao Komatsu said a couple of races ago that, following promising signs in the wind tunnel, he was bringing forward the team’s upgrade. That upgrade appeared last weekend in Shanghai and it was a significant one.

Seasoned F1 traveller Amy Overy has all the info you need if you're planning a trip to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix this year...

Team Principal Andrea Stella admitted he had his reservations about how successful McLaren would be in China before watching Lando Norris grab a podium in Shanghai. The Brit scored a brilliant second place in China after managing to hold off the charging Sergio Perez in the RB20 for his best result of the season so far.

F1 returned to China for the first time since 2019, with a sell-out crowd in attendance to watch home driver Zhou Guanyu race in Shanghai for the first time. Zhou was busy all weekend but he wasn't the only off to get up to plenty off-track. Here is some of the best social media you might have missed...

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Ferrari have announced that they are set to unveil “fresh and unexpected colours” in a special livery for the upcoming Miami Grand Prix.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says “everybody is waiting for what [Max Verstappen] is going to do” regarding with which team he intends to race in Formula 1 in the future – but Red Bull boss Christian Horner responded by saying his rival boss’ “time would be better spent perhaps focusing on the team, rather than the driver market”.

Alpine drivers Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly were left encouraged by the team’s performance at the Chinese Grand Prix, with Ocon only just missing out on a top-10 result while running an upgrade package on the A524.

Nico Hulkenberg expressed his satisfaction after taking advantage of a drama-filled Chinese Grand Prix to give Haas another points finish and boost the team’s position in the constructors’ standings.

Was Max Verstappen’s victory at the Chinese Grand Prix his most dominant of 2024? How did Lando Norris beat the Red Bull of Sergio Perez and both Ferraris to claim P2? What did Zhou Guanyu make of his historic first home race? The F1 Nation gang are here to discuss all that and more after Formula 1 returned to Shanghai for an action-packed weekend.

Formula 1 returned to China for the first time since 2019, with a sell-out crowd at the Shanghai International cheering home favourite Zhou Guanyu’s every move. While he didn’t get the fairytale finish he dreamed of, there were others who were very happy with their weekend’s work. We pick out our winners and losers from the Chinese Grand Prix.

While Lando Norris stood on the podium for McLaren at the Chinese Grand Prix, team mate Oscar Piastri ended the event back in eighth place after driving with “significant” damage during the second half of the race.

F1 Arcade, the world’s first premium F1 entertainment experience, today opened its first US location in Boston Seaport. F1 Arcade is a first-of-its-kind experiential venue with show-stopping hospitality and an electrifying atmosphere, and the opening of F1 Arcade Boston Seaport brings the thrill of Formula 1 to Boston locals and visitors year-round.

Kick Sauber didn’t manage to get a car home in the points in Shanghai, but despite that a clearly emotional Zhou Guanyu was given a standing ovation from the crowd as he saw the chequered flag in 14th position. That was more than his team mate Valtteri Bottas managed, the Finn’s race ending in a puff of smoke with a mechanical issue.

It was an eventful race at the Chinese Grand Prix for the Aston Martin team, with Fernando Alonso working his way back through the field to P7 after slipping down the order from P2 on the opening lap, while Lance Stroll was hit with a penalty following an unusual incident with Daniel Ricciardo.

Mercedes pair Lewis Hamilton and George Russell had to settle for a handful of points in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix after a rollercoaster weekend that included the high of a top-three finish in the Sprint and the low of a Q1 exit in qualifying.

Max Verstappen enjoyed probably his most dominant victory of the season so far on F1’s return to Shanghai after a five-year absence. But Lando Norris and Fernando Alonso effectively performed an unintentional strategic pincer movement on Sergio Perez which prevented Red Bull taking a 1-2.

1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing), 2 – Lando NORRIS (McLaren), 3 – Sergio PÉREZ (Red Bull Racing)

Charles Leclerc has conceded that his and Ferrari’s relative lack of pace on the hard compound tyre during Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix came as a “big surprise”, with the Scuderia having to settle for distant P4 and P5 finishes.