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Why Piastri was unbeatable even without "hairpin of my life" in claiming China GP pole

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri had a surprise rival for pole position at Formula 1’s 2025 Chinese Grand Prix in Mercedes driver George Russell, but the data behind the headline times show that the first-time pole-winner was ultimately unbeatable.

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How do you solve a problem like Red Bull? Our writers have their say

The 2025 Formula 1 season is not even two rounds old and already Red Bull is facing the same questions it pondered for the majority of last season.

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Zebra avoidance triggers costly puncture for Rovanpera as Evans takes WRC Safari command

Kalle Rovanpera’s Safari Rally victory bid has been dented by a pair of costly punctures, the second caused by an off-road excursion to avoid a herd of zebra.

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"This is where we are" – Leclerc believes F1 qualifying showed true Ferrari pace

Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari's qualifying display is a true indication of its current Formula 1 performance levels, with Lewis Hamilton’s sprint race victory at the Chinese Grand Prix an outlier.

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What’s going wrong for Lawson at Red Bull

Red Bull is not a team in which to be struggling to unlock performance from a difficult car. Especially when your illustrious team-mate seems to be managing it.

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Verstappen: "Too slow" Red Bull now fourth fastest team in F1

Red Bull's Max Verstappen is worried his team has slipped to fourth in Formula 1's 2025 pecking order after enduring a sobering sprint race and qualifying session in China.

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Hadjar: Better than seventh possible in China F1 quali without wind changes

Isack Hadjar reckoned his Racing Bulls car had the potential to be even further up the grid for the Chinese Grand Prix after qualifying seventh for his second Formula 1 race.

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Norris rues latest mistakes in Chinese GP qualifying

Lando Norris is leading the Formula 1 drivers’ championship for the first time in his career after his victory in Australia – but given he has now made a trio of mistakes in China it seems as though this new pressure is something he is yet to come to terms…

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F1 Chinese GP: Piastri grabs first pole as Russell splits McLaren pair

Oscar Piastri took his first-ever pole position for an Formula 1 grand prix as he set the pace in China.

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How Hamilton rebounded in China from difficult first race with Ferrari

They say a week is a long time in politics. It’s not that long in motor racing.

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How tyre graining caught out McLaren in Chinese GP sprint race

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella reckoned the Formula 1 squad took the wrong approach to managing tyre graining in the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race, despite claiming second through Oscar Piastri.

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“Worst nightmare” for Norris as Chinese GP struggles continue

Having admitted to making a mistake that cost him in sprint qualifying on Friday, Lando Norris again took the blame for a poor outing in Saturday’s Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix sprint race.

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Hamilton shuts down 'yapping critics' with China F1 sprint win

Lewis Hamilton will 'not get ahead of himself' after a dominant sprint win at Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix, but said the result shut down early critics after a tough Melbourne weekend with Ferrari.

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F1 Chinese GP: Hamilton dominates for first Ferrari win in sprint race

Lewis Hamilton dominated the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix, winning from pole to take his first Formula 1 victory for Ferrari.

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Williams fined for wing footage breach at Chinese GP

Williams has been fined €50,000, with €40,000 suspended, for failing to install SD cards in onboard cameras after a mix-up with the FIA.

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FIA appoints new WRC fuel supplier for 2025

The FIA has confirmed TotalEnergies will take over as the World Rally Championship fuel supplier after P1 Performance Fuels went into administration.

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How extreme conditions once again triggered Hyundai’s Safari hoodoo

Ott Tanak is hopeful of regaining the Safari Rally lead if his car can “stay together” as extreme conditions once again proved to be Hyundai’s downfall in Africa.

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Turkington in surprise BTCC test return

Four-time British Touring Car Championship title winner Colin Turkington has made an unexpected return to the West Surrey Racing BMW team for a Brands Hatch test.

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How Tsunoda has already put Lawson and Red Bull under pressure

It’s very early days. F1’s 2025 season has only just started. But making an impression in a Formula 1 paddock is somewhat similar to a date: the initial impact really matters. You screw the first few lines during a dinner at a restaurant, and it’s almost impossible to recover. You…

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McLaren car "may well" be slower if adapted to Norris's driving style

Lando Norris seemed to roll a grenade under the door during a press conference ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix when he said he had effectively given up persuading his McLaren team to design a car which suits his preferred attacking style.

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Autosport Podcast: Reviewing Friday practice and sprint qualifying at the Chinese GP

Alex Kalinauckas and Ronald Vording report from the Shanghai International Circuit to review Friday’s sprint qualifying session for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix.

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Explained: The safety system behind the Australian GP on-track recovery vehicle scenes

A little-known FIA system was behind the decision to send recovery vehicles on-track during Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix, according to information gathered by Autosport.

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Can F1 rivals hold off McLaren in China's sprint race?

Having dominated Formula 1 in Australia, the expectation was McLaren would at least be as quick on the resurfaced Shanghai International Circuit for round two. With China being a sprint weekend, Friday's sole practice pace was particularly difficult to read much into, with almost no meaningful long-run comparisons across teams.

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Why Williams wing-footage breach exposes a fundamental problem

Aero-elasticity continues to be a hot topic in Formula 1 in the wake of the FIA announcing more stringent tests on rear wings to detect if they are flexing under load. So naturally there has been an immediate presumption of guilt when the governing body circulated a report from technical…

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Sainz admits he's "still not feeling at home" in Williams

Carlos Sainz admits he still does not feel at home in the cockpit of his Williams Formula 1 car after a disappointing showing in Chinese Grand Prix sprint qualifying.

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