The Mercedes gap is enormous even in Shanghai: a matter of super-clipping
Even in the Sprint qualifying in China, Russell’s advantage is over half a second, much of which comes from a particular use of the engine.
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Piastri: “The gap to the Mercedes is really impressive”
Despite fifth place in the Shanghai Sprint qualifying, the McLaren Australian is shocked by the gaps handed out by the Mercedes
Norris is back: “3rd place is the maximum. I’m happy to have beaten the Ferraris”
The McLaren Englishman, reigning world champion, will start from the second row in tomorrow’s Sprint
Antonelli, no penalty: his argument confirmed, Norris was not on a fast lap
No grid penalty for the Bolognese, who will start alongside George Russell in the Sprint tomorrow
Verstappen: “We are completely lost in the corners, I don’t know what we can do”
Red Bull’s Dutchman Max Verstappen finished in eighth position, one second and seven behind Russell’s Mercedes
Vasseur: “We will analyze the data to understand what happened to Leclerc”
The Ferrari SF-26 battery did not work correctly and Charles Leclerc paid the consequences
Mercedes dominance in qualifying, strong on the straight thanks to the corners: Ferrari, work to do
Analysis: Mercedes is strong on the straights thanks to the way it handles the corners. Ferrari is aiming for the podium in the Sprint race.
Racing Bulls takes a step back: double elimination in SQ2
Both Lawson and Lindblad failed to make it into the top 10 in this morning’s Sprint qualifying.
Red Bull sinks, even Hadjar has no explanations: “I was close to Max, but we lost half a second…”
Step back. No repeat of the Melbourne miracle for Isack Hadjar in Shanghai, at least not in today’s qualifying which defined the grid of
Audi confirms its form, Hülkenberg: “Shame to have missed SQ3 by so little”
The words of Nico Hülkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto after Sprint Qualifying in China, where Audi narrowly missed out on SQ3