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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…

Autosport

McLaren F1 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 2025 Chinese Grand Prix when he said he had effectively given up persuading his McLaren team to design a car which flatters his preferred attacking style.

Motorsport

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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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.

Autosport

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.

Autosport

Williams referred to F1 Chinese GP stewards for wing footage breach

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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Why Williams wing-footage breach exposes a fundamental problem

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MotoGP's Championship Could Come Down to a Race Between Brothers

We've had many brothers compete in MotoGP and Grand Prix racing, but we've never had any finish first and second consecutively in the first four races. At least, not to my knowledge. Although the possibility that almost anything can happen in MotoGP racing is one of its biggest draws, fans…

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Sainz "still not feeling at home" in Williams F1 car

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.

Motorsport

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.

Autosport

Red Bull feared Verstappen wouldn't even make top six

Red Bull was worried it wouldn't make the front two rows for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint after woeful tyre wear in practice, says advisor Helmut Marko.

Motorsport

Trackside view: Hamilton has China sprint pole, but Ferrari still struggling most of leading teams

The rolling cheers were the first clue. Reverberating as if sprint qualifying for Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix was taking place within a leisure centre swimming pool – such is the way the Shanghai track’s giant main grandstand traps noise - was the noise that greeted Lewis Hamilton’s first Ferrari pole.

Autosport

Trackside view: Ferrari still struggling despite Hamilton's China sprint pole

The rolling cheers were the first clue. Reverberating as if sprint qualifying for Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix was taking place within a leisure-centre swimming pool – such is the way the Shanghai track’s giant main grandstand traps noise - was the noise that greeted Lewis Hamilton’s first Ferrari pole.

Motorsport

Lawson puts F1 Chinese GP SQ1 elimination down to inability to cool tyres

Liam Lawson put his Chinese Grand Prix sprint qualifying woes down to an inability to cool his tyres enough for his final flying lap, leading to him propping up the rest of the Formula 1 field.

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Lawson explains F1 Chinese GP SQ1 elimination

Liam Lawson put his Chinese Grand Prix sprint qualifying woes down to an inability to cool his tyres enough for his final flying lap, leading to him propping up the rest of the Formula 1 field.

Autosport

Norris admits "trying to push too much" after "struggling" with McLaren car in China

Lando Norris admitted his own mistakes left the early Formula 1 championship leader qualifying down in sixth for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Norris: "I made a mistake", and McLaren is "just not quick enough"

Lando Norris held his hands up as his own mistakes left the early championship leader qualifying down in sixth for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix.

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Lewis Hamilton ‘in shock’ at his first Ferrari F1 pole for Chinese GP sprint race

Lewis Hamilton landed his first pole position as a Ferrari driver by taking top spot for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix

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Hamilton "gobsmacked" as he gets first Ferrari sprint pole

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is "a bit gobsmacked" after taking his first sprint pole of his nascent Ferrari era.

Autosport

F1 Chinese GP: Hamilton takes stunning first Ferrari pole for sprint race, Norris sixth

Lewis Hamilton announced his arrival at Ferrari by taking pole position for the Formula 1 sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix and is joined on the front row by old foe Max Verstappen.

Motorsport

F1 Chinese GP: Hamilton beats Verstappen by 0.018s for sprint pole

Lewis Hamilton announced his arrival at Ferrari by taking pole position for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix and will be joined on the front row by old foe Max Verstappen.

Motorsport

Race our writers! – F1 2025's first sprint weekend brings fresh fantasy challenges

With the Chinese Grand Prix upon us, Motorsport Network writers give their insight into what F1 Fantasy changes they have made

Autosport

Alpine, Haas make wing tweaks after China F1 flex test changes

Alpine and Haas have revealed they have needed to make changes to their Formula 1 cars' rear wings in light of the latest technical directive that has tightened flex tests.

Autosport

F1 drivers given clarification about swearing in "quite fair" Australia FIA discussion

Formula 1 drivers have been given further clarification by the FIA on the recent tightening of rules surrounding inappropriate language, following concerns triggered by the wording of the initial guidance.

Autosport

F1 Chinese GP: Norris sets blistering pace in sole practice session, Leclerc second

Lando Norris needed the whole of the one and only practice session at the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix before he ultimately set the benchmark with a stunning lap.

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