With Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull in the mix, the 1,000th world championship race could be a more competitive contest then the 999th was.
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Paddock Diary: Chinese Grand Prix day three
2019 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onWas Alexander Albon shaken by his heavy crash in practice? Not a bit of it – he told Dieter Rencken he’d had a bigger shunt in his very first race.
Ferrari are 0.7 seconds slower than last year in China
Lap time watch: 2019 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted on“We had it” rued Sebastian Vettel after qualifying third for the Chinese Grand Prix, 0.7 seconds slower than his pole position time from last year.
Bottas denies Hamilton pole for 1,000th championship round
2019 Chinese Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onValtteri Bottas beat team mate Lewis Hamilton to pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix by just two-hundredths of a second. The Ferraris will start behind them.
2019 Chinese Grand Prix grid
2019 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas took pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of team mate Lewis Hamilton.
Live: 2019 Chinese Grand Prix qualifying
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2019 Chinese Grand Prix Saturday action in pictures
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Posted onPictures from qualifying and final practice for the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix.
Bottas stays ahead as Albon crash ends session
2019 Chinese Grand Prix third practice
Posted onValtteri Bottas led the final practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix which came to an early end after Alexander Albon crashed at the final corner.
Live: 2019 Chinese Grand Prix third practice
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Paddock Diary: Chinese Grand Prix day two
2019 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onIt’s day two of the Chinese Grand Prix weekend and Formula 1 seems in no danger of running out of ways to mark the 1,000th world championship race.
Have Red Bull found their “magic password” by fixing set-up mistake?
2019 Chinese Grand Prix Friday practice analysis
Posted onAfter Bahrain Christian Horner said Red Bull needed to find the “magic password” to unlock the RB15’s performance. Having corrected an error with its set-up, they may have found it.
Bottas pips Vettel in second practice
2019 Chinese Grand Prix second practice
Posted onThere was little to choose between Mercedes and Ferrari in the second practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix as Valtteri Bottas headed the times by less than 0.03 seconds.
Make your 2019 Chinese Grand Prix predictions
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Posted onWill Mercedes make it three-in-a-row? Enter your 2019 Chinese Grand Prix predictions to win loads of F1 prizes this weekend.
2019 Chinese Grand Prix practice in pictures
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Posted onPictures from the first day of practice for the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix.
Vettel quickest on harder tyres in first practice
2019 Chinese Grand Prix first practice
Posted onSebastian Vettel set the pace in the first practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix as Ferrari out-paced Mercedes on harder rubber.
Live: 2019 Chinese Grand Prix first practice
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Paddock Diary: Chinese Grand Prix day one
2019 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onWhy is getting a Chinese Grand Prix visa still so hard? Do brands get value from their F1 sponsorship? And why is there another pink car this weekend? Dieter is armed with questions in the Shanghai paddock.
2019 Chinese Grand Prix build-up in pictures
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Posted onPictures from the build-up to the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix.
Dry race weekend expected in Shanghai
2019 Chinese Grand Prix weather
Posted onThree days of consistent temperatures with no significant threat of rain are expected at the Shanghai International Circuit.
Will Ferrari dare tell Leclerc to follow Vettel again? Five Chinese GP talking points
2019 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onWill the 1,000th world championship race see a first-time winner in Charles Leclerc? Are Ferrari going to resort to team orders again? Here are this weekend’s talking points.