Russell: “Hamilton caught me by surprise, Ferrari is very close to us on race pace”
George Russell’s words at the end of the Sprint race in China won ahead of the Ferraris of Leclerc and Hamilton
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Hamilton doesn’t repeat his 2025 victory but smiles: “Ferrari clearly better, I was part of the project”
Lewis Hamilton’s immediate reaction after the end of the 2026 F1 Chinese GP Sprint Race, finished in third place behind Russell and Leclerc
The Sprint shows Ferrari and Mercedes closer in the race
Analysis: Russell and Mercedes also prevail in the Sprint, but Ferrari’s gap in the race is smaller
Antonelli: “At the start the turbo was missing, I compromised my race”
Between the numerous positions lost at the start due to an error and the 10-second penalty for the contact with Hadjar, the Bolognese explained what went wrong
Hadjar: “Antonelli ruined my Sprint, I don’t know why he’s so overexcited, he has a rocket”
Andrea Kimi Antonelli rammed Isack Hadjar in the China GP Sprint, receiving a 10″ penalty
Verstappen is furious: “Tyre degradation, various problems, we are unprepared! I have no words”
The immediate words of a clearly disappointed Max Verstappen, who finishes the China GP Sprint Race in ninth place, outside the points zone
Bearman: “Difficult qualifying, but I didn’t expect to be fighting for the top eight positions”
Top-10 finish for the Haas Briton, who however would not have expected to be fighting for the top eight
Compression ratio, Wolff: “They keep complaining, but for the FIA it is legal. Me good at politics? Like the others”
Toto Wolff teased the rivals who protested to the Federation regarding the compression ratio of the Mercedes power units
Vasseur: “The gap to Mercedes will not be closed in 1-2 GPs”
Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has admitted that the SF-26 has a clear disadvantage compared to the Mercedes
Williams, what a disappointment! Sainz: “We will use the weekend as a test”
Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon’s comments on the Sprint Qualifying in China: the Williams will occupy the third-to-last row of the grid