Chinese Grand Prix

Red Bull’s Shanghai Disaster: Max Verstappen 1.7s Off the Pace in Sprint Qualifying

Verstappen qualified eighth for the Chinese GP Sprint, outpaced by an Alpine, as Red Bull suffered a catastrophic loss of grip and balance on what the champion himself called a « disaster » Friday in Shanghai.

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Leclerc’s Shanghai Blackout: Why the 2026 F1 Power Units Are So Hard to Master

A seemingly quick lap in SQ3 evaporated the moment Leclerc hit Shanghai’s 1.2km back straight and found his battery empty. The incident lifts the lid on why 2026’s hybrid power units — without the MGU-H and with a tripled MGU-K output — are pushing every team to their modelling limits.

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How Zhou « Ticked All the Boxes » for Cadillac | Ferrari Knowledge Key Factor

Graeme Lowdon has explained why Zhou Guanyu was, in his view, the ideal third driver for Cadillac: thanks to his Formula One experience, but especially his knowledge of the Ferrari power unit. The Chinese driver’s recent work with Ferrari made him the perfect candidate.

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