Round three of the season sees F1 head to springtime Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix, the high-speed figure of eight 3.6-mile circuit is one of the only figure eight circuits on the calendar drivers love the challenge of this circuit which could be described as one where risk can be hugely rewarding but mistakes
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Liam Lawson looks set to be dropped in a seat swap with Yuki Tsunoda from next weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Reports from BBC News, Sky Sports and Motorsport.com say the decision was made in Dubia by Red Bull bosses on Monday and is set to be formally confirmed in the coming days. Lawson was chosen
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Chinese Grand Prix, at Shanghai International Circuit, Jiading. Plus the biggest news stories from the last seven days looking at what they mean for F1, both on and off track
Po Name Nat Team Time Points 1 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren – Mercedes 01:30:55.026 25 2 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes +00:09.748 18 3 George Russell GBR Mercedes +00:11.097 15 4 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull – Honda RBPT +00:16.656 12 DQ Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari +00:23.211 DQ Lewis Hamilton GBR Ferrari +00:25.381
Oscar Piastri beat his McLaren teammate Lando Norris with a dominant nine-second win at the Chinese Grand Prix, the Australian drove a calm and controlled race at the front to take the teams second win of the season. Piastri never really looked under any pressure only losing his lead to Norris during the pit stop,
Po Name Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren – Mercedes 01:31.591 01:31.200 01:30.641 2 George Russell GBR Mercedes 01:31.295 01:31.307 01:30.723 3 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes 01:30.983 01:31.787 01:30.793 4 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull – Honda RBPT 01:31.424 01:31.142 01:30.817 5 Lewis Hamilton GBR Ferrari 01:31.690 01:31.501 01:30.927
Oscar Piastri has beaten George Russell by eight hundredths to take a maiden Grand Prix pole at the Chinese Grand Prix. The McLaren driver looked like the driver to beat with both his laps in Q3 setting a 30.641 and looked on form-taking pole despite the gusty conditions in Shanghai. Piastri’s two previous poles had
Po Name Nat Team Time Points 1 Lewis Hamilton GBR Ferrari 30:39.965 8 2 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren – Mercedes +00:06.899 7 3 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull – Honda RBPT +00:09.804 6 4 George Russell GBR Mercedes +00:11.592 5 5 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari +00:12.190 4 6 Andrea Kimi Antonelli ITA Mercedes +00:22.228 3
Lewis Hamilton took his first win for Ferrari beating Oscar Piastri by six seconds in the sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix. The seven-time champion pulled away at the start allowing him into clean air which proved key in allowing him to manage his tyres and take his seventh win in any format in Shanghai.
