Formula 1

The drivers and teams report back on Friday practice and Sprint Qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit ahead of the Formula 1 Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix 2024.

A pumped up Zhou Guanyu delighted his home fans in Sprint Qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit, making it through to the final segment – SQ3 – before taking P10, one place behind his Kick Sauber team mate Valtteri Bottas on a strong day for the Swiss team.

Carlos Sainz has explained how Ferrari failed to “switch on” their tyres when dry conditions were replaced by rain during the closing stages of Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Lando Norris produced a spectacular effort amid wet conditions to claim pole position during Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix, finishing more than a second clear of his nearest rival.

Max Verstappen endured a difficult final segment of Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the Dutchman ending the session in P4 after having more than one off-track moment as he struggled with the slippery track conditions.

Lando Norris splashed his way to the fastest time during an action-packed first Sprint Qualifying session of the season at the Chinese Grand Prix, beating Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso for a brilliant pole position amid wet conditions.

Fernando Alonso expressed his satisfaction after overcoming a tricky, rain-hit Sprint Qualifying session at the Chinese Grand Prix to secure an impressive top-three result for Aston Martin.

Lewis Hamilton was thrilled to navigate the challenging conditions during Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix en route to P2 on the grid, with the Mercedes driver initially claiming pole before losing out to Lando Norris.

Sprint Qualifying threw up all sorts of surprises, with a late rain shower injecting some extra excitement into proceedings. In the end it was Lando Norris who grabbed pole for the Sprint, the McLaren man fending off the charge of Lewis Hamilton. Those two share an all-British front row, which is just one of a number of interesting facts and stats from Shanghai…

Lando Norris was full of smiles after setting the pace in an action-packed, rain-hit Sprint Qualifying session at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the McLaren driver producing a superb final lap to top the timesheets.

Lando Norris has taken P1 during Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix in what proved to be a dramatic rain-affected session, with the Briton initially seeing his time being deleted before it was reinstated.

Live coverage of Friday's Sprint Qualifying session at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.

Lance Stroll was the man to go fastest in the first, and only, practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix weekend.

Lance Stroll set the pace for Aston Martin during Friday’s first free practice session ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix, leading the way from McLaren rival Oscar Piastri and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.

Live coverage of Friday's first practice session for the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.

The drivers face the press ahead of the 2024 Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit.

Formula 1 is back in China for the first time since 2019 – and 20 years after the inaugural Grand Prix in the country.

Alex Albon has praised Williams for their efforts in ensuring that both cars are ready for the Chinese Grand Prix, with the Thai driver having crashed heavily last time out in Japan in what was the team’s third big incident in just two weeks.

Check out the full F1 24 game trailer, highlighting a revamped 'Career' mode, circuit enhancements and EA SPORTS' Dynamic Handling system – developed with Max Verstappen.

Mercedes junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli got his first taste of Formula 1 machinery with the team earlier this week as part of a two-day test at the Red Bull Ring, saying he “loved every second” of the “incredible experience”.