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
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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
Ferrari, the Macarena wing will return in the Japanese FP1
The Macarena wing will be mounted again on Hamilton and Leclerc’s SF-26s during FP1 of the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka
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
Starts, Ferrari ‘victory’: FIA does not grant the increase or elimination of the recharge limit on the formation lap
Some teams would have liked more freedom on the formation lap to properly charge the battery, the FIA said no
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.
Hamilton via radio: “Crazy to be 6 tenths off Russell”, Santi: “Gap due to the engine”
The radio exchange between the Ferrari driver and his race engineer, after the Shanghai Sprint Qualifying
Vasseur and the Macarena wing: “Reliability test in Free Practice, then we decided not to use it today”
The words of Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur at the end of the Chinese GP Sprint Qualifying
Leclerc via radio: “What the hell is going on?”. And then explains: “4 tenths lost on the second straight”
Leclerc is not satisfied with 6th place in the Sprint Qualifying and accumulated a 4 tenths gap only on the second straight in Shanghai.