Red Bull met Max Verstappen following the Chinese Grand Prix to reassure him over their development plans after the world champion failed to win in the opening rounds.
2025 Chinese Grand Prix articles archive
Mercedes explain impact of Antonelli’s floor damage on his Chinese GP performance
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Posted onMercedes has shed light on how seriously the floor damage Andrea Kimi Antonelli sustained during the Chinese Grand Prix affected his pace.
“I gave a lot of lap time away in that first stint”: Verstappen’s full Chinese GP radio
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Posted onMax Verstappen admitted he could have gone quicker earlier on in the Chinese Grand Prix as he swapped messages with race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase.
Stats: Chinese Grand Prix saw most disqualifications in an F1 race for 21 years
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Posted onFerrari is the first team to have two cars disqualified for different reasons since Arrows, Haas scored their second-best result and more Chinese Grand Prix statistics.
Even the best driver on the grid needs a team mate to push them – Norris
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Posted onLando Norris said McLaren’s strong driver pairing is a vital advantage for them, after they won the two opening rounds of the new season.
McLaren “in a better situation” with race starts compared to last year – Stella
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Posted onMcLaren team principal Andrea Stella says the team have made progress in an area which was often a weakness for them last year.
F1 responds after Ferrari calls broadcast of Hamilton’s radio a “joke”
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Posted onFormula One Management said there was “absolutely no intention of presenting a misleading narrative” regarding Lewis Hamilton’s radio messages.
2025 Chinese Grand Prix weekend F1 driver ratings
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Posted onThe Chinese Grand Prix saw some performances to remember and a few drives to forget. Here’s RaceFans’ driver ratings for round two.
“I can’t turn the car at all”: Full radio from Lawson’s alarming Chinese GP slog to 16th
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Posted onLong, awkward silences punctuated Liam Lawson’s radio communications as he struggled in vain to wring some pace from his Red Bull in the Chinese Grand Prix.
Wolff rates Russell’s Chinese Grand Prix performance “10 out of 10”
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Posted onMercedes team principal Toto Wolff heaped praise on George Russell after he finished on the podium for the second time in as many races in Shanghai.
Just how poor was Lawson’s pace? Chinese Grand Prix data analysed
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Posted onLiam Lawson got to the chequered flag in his second grand prix for Red Bull but his performance remains a cause for concern. Here’s the Chinese Grand Prix data.
Lawson is relieved the next track is one he knows – but he could be out by then
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Posted onLiam Lawson is looking forward to driving at a track he knows after two poor weekends on unfamiliar circuits. But he may lose his Red Bull seat before then.
Did F1’s radio editing create a false narrative Hamilton was disobeying Ferrari?
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Posted onLewis Hamilton’s radio communications reveal he suggested he and Charles Leclerc swap places – but then took several laps to go through with it.
Front wing failure “shouldn’t happen” says Tsunoda after “frustrating” race
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Posted onYuki Tsunoda was the last driver circulating at the end of the Chinese Grand Prix after a poor strategy was exacerbated by an unusual front wing failure on his car.
2025 Chinese Grand Prix in pictures
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Posted onThe 2025 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit in pictures.
Set-up changes after sprint race win made car feel “terrible” – Hamilton
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Posted onLewis Hamilton said the changes he made to his car after winning the sprint race ruined its balance.
Official: Hamilton, Leclerc and Gasly disqualified from Chinese Grand Prix
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Posted onLewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly have been disqualified from the Chinese Grand Prix after their cars failed post-race technical checks.
Hamilton, Leclerc and Gasly at risk of disqualification over technical infringements
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Posted onLewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly are at risk of disqualification from the Chinese Grand Prix after their cars failed technical inspections.
Alonso says his brake failure could have ‘taken four or five cars out’
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Posted onFernando Alonso said his brake failure could have posed a danger to other drivers had it occured on a different part of the track.
Lack of pre-season testing hurt Red Bull debut but it’s ‘no excuse’ – Lawson
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Posted onLiam Lawson refuses to make excuses for his poor start to the season at Red Bull, but admits he would have benefited from more pre-season testing.