Chinese Grand Prix: F1 – Live | Formula 1

Lap 18/56: Norris and Leclerc are the two front-runners who have yet to make a pit stop, and there are rumors they could go far or even attempt a one-stop race. The McLaren driver remains ahead of Verstappen, with Leclerc third.

Lap 17/56: Piastri pitted and had been struggling the past few laps. But his McLaren team-mate did not attend. Meanwhile, Perez locked down his position in an attempt to take on Sainz, who remained fourth as a result. But Perez was ahead of him on the second try. Sainz pits.

Lap 16/56: Verstappen had no trouble taking on Leclerc in the hairpins and Leclerc wouldn’t argue with it. The champion returned to second place behind Norris who, unlike him, did not pit.

Lap 15/56: Verstappen switched to hard compound tires and finished third ahead of Piastri.Hamilton moves up to 14th

Lap 14/56: The two Red Bull teams pitted, with Norris taking the lead, Verstappen fourth and Perez sixth. Norris performed well here, although you’d expect Verstappen to regain the lead in due course.

Lap 13/56: Yes, in this series of repairs, the situation is as follows: 1 Verstappen 2 Perez 3 Norris 4 Leclerc 5 Piastri 6 Sainz 7 Ricciardo 8 Magnussen 9 Aron So 10 Russell.

Hamilton moved ahead of Tsuna into 15th with some good, confident driving, monitoring and exploiting gaps.

Lap 12/56: Alonso and Russell pitted quickly. Verstappen was now 9 seconds ahead as Gasly made a little ding in the pits, almost hitting the mechanic and someone went down.

Lap 11/56: “Those are the worst tires,” it sounded like what Hamilton said in 19th, when the focus returned to Russell defending seventh place from Sainz in pursuit. You think it’s just a matter of time. Leclerc passed Piastri and moved into fifth place.

Lap 10/56: Russell’s tire problems were serious. Sainz was also breathless on his neck.

Hamilton and Stroll also pitted, the former’s soft tires not being very durable. Officers will take no further action regarding the Fort Hulkenberg/Alban incident.

Lap 9/56: Leclerc, who has finished in the top four in every race this season and still has work to do after a sluggish start, moved ahead of Russell into sixth after an attempt to exploit DRS.

Zhou, Samoda and Hulkenburg also pitted early.

Lap 8/56: Norris deftly pushed in front of Alonso, deftly blocking him and taking himself to the podium.

So their position is this: 1 Verstappen 2 Perez 3 Norris 4 Alonso 5 Piastri 6 Russell 7 Leclerc 8 Sainz 9 Stroll 10 Hulkenberg . Hamilton returned to 17th place.

Lap 7/56: An incident was reported between Gasly and Albon, with the latter allegedly forcing the former to leave the track. This is being noticed. Verstappen now leads by 5.8 seconds…

Lap 6/56: Perez made a well-timed entry on the inside at turn six to regain position from Alonso. This is another Red Bull two versus one.

Lap 5/56: Daniel Ricciardo also had a hard time, starting from 12th, but has lost 3 places, falling to 15th. At the top, Perez was closing in on Alonso for second but had not yet chosen to make a move. This could be the real test.

Lap 4/56: Hamilton took action, surpassing Zhou and finishing 18th. Two well-supported riders battle it out at the back.

Lap 3/56: Verstappen, meanwhile, was already in the clear lead; he was 2.5 seconds ahead of Alonso, with Perez third, Norris fourth and Piastri fifth.

Lap 2/56: Stroll passed Hulkenberg into ninth place. Hamilton sounded frustrated and unhappy with his tires on the radio.

Lap 1/56: Back in the pack, Hamilton had lost a position, falling to 19th, and Zhou passed Magnussen to the delight of the crowd, but quickly lost his place. Ferrari got off to a shocking start and both dropped one place.

Verstappen maintains lead But Alonso advanced directly to second place.It was a perfect driving performance from the Spaniard

Turn off the lights and let’s go!

Tire News: The top 10 drivers were all on medium tyres; Hamilton had a lot of ground to make up and he started on soft tyres. They were already on the hot lap.

Max Verstappen is There’s a drizzle warning on the radio…

Small grid adjustments:

Alonso’s racing situation It seems more troublesome. Mechanics are still working on the floor – we understand there is some stone damage. But when you’re third on the grid, that’s the last thing you need to do with 10 minutes left in the race.

A quick chat with a local hero of the week: “energy [from the crowd] It’s been a shock since day one and I’ll do my best. I believe we can move forward. He started in 16th place.

A little bit of surgery It’s happening on Fernando Alonso’s racing floor. Not a big deal, but maybe a little worrying. The Spaniard starts from third and he will love that.

Now, the Chinese national anthem

General pre-match predictions Yes this is likely to be a two stop race. The weather was overcast but dry.

Lewis Hamilton spoke: And blame myself for yesterday’s misfortune. I should have been Q2 and it was entirely my fault.The team did a great job with what we had and George [Russell] Well done, but I’ll try to make up for it today. Today he also has many followers in Shanghai. “[This crowd] are the best and they have supported us over the years so it’s great to be back. The British Grand Prix is ​​special and unique but they always bring some great energy here and I love this track.

Will Verstappen’s dominance finally deter new fans? Lando Norris fears it could:

“If you see the same driver winning every time without a fight, then of course it starts to get boring, that’s obvious. You have one of the best drivers in the history of Formula One, driving one of the best One of the most dominant racing cars, this is a deadly combination.

Preface