While Formula 1’s paddock argues about artificial overtaking and Mario Kart regulations, three documented near-misses at race starts have barely registered. The 2026 start procedure is creating genuinely dangerous closing-speed differentials — and the sport appears to be waiting for an accident to prove it.
Franco Colapinto crossed the line tenth in Shanghai — one point, his first for Alpine. But strip away the Safety Car timing, the Ocon collision and the floor damage, and the Argentine was on course for seventh. The drive deserved far better than the result.
Nobody predicted it. After two rounds of the 2026 Formula 1 season, Haas sit fourth in the constructors’ championship — ahead of Red Bull. Team principal Ayao Komatsu says the pace was real, not borrowed.
Sergio Perez collided with Cadillac teammate Valtteri Bottas on the opening lap of the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix, spinning and causing floor damage. He immediately took full responsibility — and both cars still crossed the finish line in only the team’s second-ever race.
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After Isack Hadjar publicly rejected Kimi Antonelli’s post-Sprint apology in Shanghai, the two drivers made peace during Sunday’s drivers’ parade. Antonelli took full responsibility — then went out and won his maiden Grand Prix.
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Kimi Antonelli converted pole into a maiden victory at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix, becoming the second-youngest winner in F1 history. Lewis Hamilton claimed his first podium in Ferrari colours after a breathtaking battle with Leclerc.
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Kimi Antonelli, 19, became Formula 1’s youngest-ever Grand Prix pole-sitter at the 2026 Chinese GP in Shanghai, beating Sebastian Vettel’s record that had stood for 18 years.
Antonelli: F1’s Youngest Pole-Sitter Ever | Chinese GP 2026 Lire la suite »
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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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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Ferrari’s 180-degree rotating rear wing made its race weekend debut in Shanghai, but lasted just one practice session. A combination of limited units, insufficient data guarantees, and a rushed timeline pushed the Scuderia to revert to their Melbourne-spec wing.
Ferrari Rotisserie Rear Wing / Chinese GP Lire la suite »
