Lando Norris takes pole ahead of Sprint in Shanghai

Lando Norris beat Lewis Hamilton to take pole position for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix in a hectic wet session. The McLaren driver had his fastest lap time deleted and then reinstated in the final minutes of the session as he beat Hamilton by 1.261 seconds. Hamilton’s Mercedes headed Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin by 0.714 seconds as Max Verstappen managed only fourth.The Red Bull driver made errors on two laps before sneaking in at the end.

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Christian Horner cleared of inappropriate behaviour by Red Bull

Christian Horner will continue in his role as Red Bull team principal after allegations of inappropriate behaviour made against him were dismissed. The 50-year-old was placed under investigation by the F1 team’s Austrian parent company Red Bull GmbH after allegations were made against him by a female colleague.

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Red Bull’s Christian Horner to face hearing on Friday over behaviour

A hearing into a complaint of inappropriate behaviour made against Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner will take place on Friday. Red Bull said it took the allegations “extremely seriously” when they emerged on Monday and started an investigation. Horner, 50, has won six constructors’ championships with Red Bull since becoming team principal in 2005.

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Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes joining Ferrari in 2025

Seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton will make a sensational switch from Mercedes to Ferrari next year on a multi-year contract, a move he called “one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make”. Hamilton has raced for the Silver Arrows since the 2013 season and has won six of his seven world titles with the team, adding to the crown he achieved at McLaren earlier in his career.

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Andretti team’s bid to join F1 grid in 2026 rejected

Formula 1 has rejected Andretti’s bid to join the grid as an 11th team in the 2025 or 2026 seasons but the door remains open for 2028. F1 said it would “look differently on an application for the entry of a team into the 2028 championship with a GM power unit as either a works team or a GM customer team.

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