Russell eases to pole ahead of Shanghai Sprint

George Russell led team-mate Kimi Antonelli as Mercedes dominated qualifying for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix. Russell was 0.289 seconds clear of the Italian and a massive 0.621secs ahead of the first non-Mercedes, world champion Lando Norris in the McLaren. Lewis Hamilton was fourth for Ferrari, just 0.02secs slower than Norris, while McLaren’s Oscar Piastri took fifth ahead of the second Ferrari of Charles Leclerc.

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Red Bull confirm departure of chief technical officer Adrian Newey

Red Bull have confirmed their design chief Adrian Newey will leave the team in early 2025. Newey, regarded as the greatest designer in the history of Formula 1, told Red Bull last week he wanted to leave in the wake of the controversy involving allegations about team principal Christian Horner. The 65-year-old’s next team has not been decided but Ferrari are hot favourites to sign him.

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Verstappen dominates to win incident filled Chinese Grand Prix

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen annihilated the competition to win the Chinese Grand Prix. The Dutchman was in a league of his own again – even over his team-mate Sergio Perez – in a race punctuated by two mid-race safety cars in quick succession. Safety cars broke up Red Bull’s cruise to a one-two finish, shuffling Perez behind McLaren’s Lando Norris with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finishing fourth ahead of his teammate Carlos Sainz.

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Verstappen storms to pole in China as Hamilton qualifies 18th

Max Verstappen was in imperious form as he took pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix, leading Sergio Perez to a Red Bull one-two. Verstappen was 0.322 seconds clear of Perez. The Mexican pipped Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin by 0.166secs with McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri next.

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Verstappen charges to Sprint victory in China

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen fought past the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso to win the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race. Pole sitter Lando Norris suffered a poor start trying to fend off Hamilton dropping back, Alonso hung on until late on when Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz overtook him before Red Bull’s Sergio Perez took advantage to pass both for third.

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