Chinese GP: Dominant Lewis Hamilton claims first Ferrari win in sprint race | Motorsport
Laurence EdmondsonMar 21, 2025, 11:44 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Lewis Hamilton took his first win as a Ferrari driver after securing a lights-to-flag victory in the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix. In just his second race weekend in red, Hamilton qualified on pole position and won the 19-lap race,…
All the data to follow the race with · RaceFans | Motorsport
The new track surface at Shanghai International Circuit has sent lap times through the roof and forced teams into a rethink on their set-ups and strategies. First-time pole winner Oscar Piastri has a great chance to claim his third grand prix victory but teams will be venturing into the unknown as far as strategy is concerned. Here’s what we know…
F1 grid: 2025 Chinese Grand Prix | Motorsport
Oscar Piastri has taken provisional pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix for McLaren ahead of George Russell and Lando Norris. P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’31.591 1’31.200 (-0.391s) 1’30.641 (-0.559s) 2 George Russell Mercedes 1’31.295 1’31.307 (+0.012s) 1’30.723 (-0.584s) 3 Lando Norris McLaren 1’30.983 1’30.787 (-0.196s) 1’30.793 (+0.006s) 4 Max…
Chinese GP qualifying: Lando Norris takes blame for P3 with ‘too many mistakes’ | Motorsport
Laurence EdmondsonMar 22, 2025, 06:07 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Lando Norris took the blame for missing out on a place on the front row of the grid at the Chinese Grand Prix, saying he made “too many mistakes” during qualifying. Norris will line up third for Sunday’s grand prix after McLaren…
Hadjar ends Tsunoda’s nine-race run of out-qualifying his team mate: Qualifying data · RaceFans | Motorsport
Liam Lawson qualified last for both races in Shanghai. If there was any up-side to his tough two days in China, it was that the driver some claim Red Bull should have promoted instead of him was also out-qualified by his team mate – and a much less experienced one at that. Here’s the key data from qualifying for the…
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton tempers expectations: ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’ | Motorsport
Laurence EdmondsonMar 22, 2025, 01:43 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Despite taking his first victory as a Ferrari driver in the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton continued to manage expectations ahead of Saturday’s qualifying session, saying: “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” After a difficult Ferrari debut in…
Doohan handed two penalty points for collision with Bortoleto · F1 · RaceFans | Motorsport
Jack Doohan has collected the first penalty points of his Formula 1 career for a last-lap crash in today’s sprint race. The Alpine driver lunged down the inside of Gabriel Bortoleto at turn 14 and made contact with the Sauber driver. The stewards ruled him wholly responsible for the incident. “I think he locked up and hit me,” said Bortoleto…
F1 pictures: 2025 Chinese Grand Prix qualifying day | Motorsport
Pictures from qualifying day for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free SHANGHAI, CHINA – MARCH 21: Sprint 2nd qualifier Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes arrives in parc ferme during Sprint Qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit…
Chinese GP: Lewis Hamilton beats Max Verstappen to pole for sprint race | Motorsport
Laurence EdmondsonMar 21, 2025, 04:21 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Lewis Hamilton will start from pole position in his first sprint race with Ferrari after beating Max Verstappen to the fastest time in Friday’s sprint qualifying session at the Chinese Grand Prix. In just his second race with the Italian team, Hamilton…
Lawson: Tsunoda ‘had his time | Motorsport
Liam Lawson has rejected claims Red Bull made a mistake by promoting him instead of his 2024 team mate to their senior team this year. He is competing in his second weekend for Red Bull after the team hired him to replace Sergio Perez at the end of last season. Yuki Tsunoda, who was Lawson’s team mate at Red Bull’s…
Chicane addition only change to Homestead-Miami Speedway for Formula E race
The Homestead-Miami Speedway will have a temporary chicane in its infield circuit for the forthcoming Miami E-Prix, Formula E’s first visit to the city since its inaugural season. A map of the circuit released by Formula E earlier this week shows that the in around the final third of the lap, after Turn 9 – where the track rejoins the…
Is the 2025 field the most talented NASCAR has ever seen? | Motorsport
Ryan McGeeMar 21, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski and Kyle Larson are part of a 2025 NASCAR Cup Series field that includes six champions. Sean Gardner/Getty Images As we all watched Josh Berry and the Wood…
F1 grid: 2025 Chinese Grand Prix Grand Prix sprint race | Motorsport
Lewis Hamilton has taken provisional pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race for Ferrari ahead of Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri. P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1’31.212 1’31.384 (+0.172s) 1’30.849 (-0.535s) 2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’31.916 1’31.521 (-0.395s) 1’30.867 (-0.654s) 3 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’31.723 1’31.362 (-0.361s) 1’30.929…
Chinese GP: McLaren’s Lando Norris fastest in practice | Motorsport
Mar 21, 2025, 01:35 AM ET McLaren’s Lando Norris topped the time sheet during the only practice session for Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix on Friday, with Alpine’s Jack Doohan bringing the session to a halt for several minutes after the rookie driver lost power midway through a lap. Norris lapped the Shanghai International Circuit in one minute, 31.504 seconds on…
McLaren would have been “stupid” not to use hold position order | Motorsport
McLaren’s decision to forbid its drivers from racing each other for three laps during the Australian Grand Prix was justified because of the conditions, says Lando Norris. The team told Oscar Piastri to hold position behind him while the pair were running first and second between laps 29 and 32 of the race. They gave the instruction after telling Piastri…
Eddie Jordan, 1948-2025 · RaceFans | Motorsport
One of Eddie Jordan’s earliest jobs – before he became a Formula 1 team principal, racing driver, manager or broadcaster – was selling out-of-date salmon to rugby fans as they made their way home from a nearby stadium. His entrepreneurial instinct served him well as he achieved a feat few have managed in recent decades and perhaps never will again:…
Telangana Congress’ hypocrisy exposed-Telangana Today
As govt gears up to host beauty pageant, it will have to answer questions on how it is so sure that the event, being hosted with tax payers’ money, will benefit the State Published Date – 20 March 2025, 08:41 PM Miss World Krystyna Pyszková, Miss World Limited chairperson and CEO Julia Morley, Telangana Tourism and Culture Minister…
Chinese Grand Prix: F1 session times, predictions, stats | Motorsport
Mar 19, 2025, 10:59 AM ET Formula 1 heads to Shanghai for round two of 2025 and the second of a double-header. It’s too early to talk about championships with 23 races remaining, but Lando Norris is top of the drivers’ championship for the first time at this point in the season, and his world champion team McLaren are level…
Norris explains why he’s learned to accept McLaren’s “very weak” handling · RaceFans | Motorsport
Lando Norris may have won the opening round of the world championship, but that doesn’t mean he’s comfortable at the wheel of his team’s latest car. This is Norris’s seventh season at McLaren, the only team he has driven for in Formula 1. Last year’s McLaren was quick enough to deliver the constructors’ championship, but Norris wasn’t always satisfied with…
Evo Sessions opens new eyes to Formula E
Formula E’s Evo Sessions track days in Miami gave a unique opportunity to get media personalities behind the wheel of the series’ GEN3 Evo racing cars so that they could experience what it’s like to be a professional racing driver – and take fans along for the ride, too. (That’s Alexandra Mary Hirschi, an Australian social media celebrity, presenter and…