Formula 1 relegated its divisive sprint race format to a sideshow with its latest format change, but don’t expect them to be dropped any time soon.
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Verstappen set to overtake Hamilton’s career race-winning rate at next round
2024 Chinese GP stats and facts
Posted onMax Verstappen has won half of all races between the last two Chinese Grands Prix but Lewis Hamilton’s win-less spell continues.
“I’m insanely slow, man…” – Every message from Hamilton’s Shanghai slog
Formula 1
Posted on“My bad” Lewis Hamilton admitted to his team after finishing ninth in China. See from his radio messages how it all went wrong.
2024 Chinese Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings
Formula 1
Posted onThe first sprint round of the season produced some surprise results but no new winner. Here’s RaceFans’ driver ratings for the Chinese Grand Prix.
208 starts but no win: Hulkenberg equals 30-year-old de Cesaris record
Formula 1
Posted onNico Hulkenberg has tied the a 30-year-old record for starting the most grands prix without ever winning one.
Shanghai sees both sides of Verstappen with dominant victory
2024 Chinese GP report
Posted onMax Verstappen let his usual discipline slip for a moment as he collected his fourth win of the season in Shanghai.
Vote for your 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend
Formula 1
Posted onWho was the best driver during the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix weekend? Compare how they did and vote for the best.
Rate the race: 2024 Chinese Grand Prix
Formula 1
Posted onWhat did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix.
2024 Chinese Grand Prix in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onThe 2024 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit in pictures.
For the first time in 2024, Alpine aren’t the slowest team – just
Lap time watch: 2024 Chinese GP
Posted onWhile Alpine weren’t the slowest team for the first time this year, Red Bull enjoyed their largest performance advantage yet over their rivals.
2024 Chinese Grand Prix sprint race and qualifying day in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from sprint race day for the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit.
2024 Chinese Grand Prix sprint race qualifying day in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from sprint race qualifying day for the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit.
Stroll sets the pace in sole Shanghai practice after grassfire causes red flag
Formula 1
Posted onLance Stroll was quickest in the only practice session of the Chinese GP weekend as F1 returned to the Shanghai International Circuit.
First pictures from the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix weekend
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from the build-up to the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit.
How you rated F1’s 12 sprint races so far – and why two outscored the grand prix
Formula 1
Posted onRaceFans readers gave Formula 1 sprint races consistently lower scores than grands prix. Why has the new format failed to impress?
Alonso set to become F1’s oldest driver for more than 50 years
Formula 1
Posted onFernando Alonso will be Formula 1’s oldest driver since Graham Hill in 1975 by the time his new contract ends. Why are more drivers racing for longer?
How to watch the Chinese GP, IndyCar at Long Beach and WEC at Imola
TV Times
Posted onIt’s race week! Formula 1 heads to China for the first time since 2019, IndyCar races at Long Beach and WEC is at Imola. Here’s how to watch.
Will Alonso win a world championship title with Aston Martin?
Debates and Polls
Posted onDo you think Fernando Alonso can win a world championship with Aston Martin over the coming years? Have your say in this weekend’s poll.
“Am I in a race here or what?”: How Ferrari aced their Suzuka strategies
Formula 1
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr and Charles Leclerc gained places to finish behind Red Bull in Japan, but they had concerns about Ferrari’s strategy.
Caption Competition 240: Snoozuka
Caption Competition
Posted onwhat made this Japanese Grand Prix marshal so dosy last weekend? Can you come up with the best caption for this picture?