The French company, Alpine, is bringing some upgrades to its Formula 1 car for the sprint race in Shanghai. These upgrades aim to make the car perform better after a tough start to the year.…
While teams usually don’t introduce big changes during sprint race weekends because there isn’t much track time, they still look for ways to improve their cars. For this weekend’s race in Shanghai, three teams have…
Rain made the Shanghai track even more slippery during Friday’s sprint qualifying. Max Verstappen, the world champion, slipped off the track twice, and Charles Leclerc tapped the wall with his car’s front wing. Lando Norris…
Verstappen has been doing really well in the 2024 F1 season, getting pole position in every race. In the sprint qualifying session at Shanghai International Circuit, he was doing great until it started raining. This…
During the first practice on Friday morning at the Shanghai International Circuit, a fire broke out on the grass near Turn 7, causing the session to be stopped. The same area caught fire again at…
Sainz did well in qualifying, coming in fifth place, while his teammate Charles Leclerc was in seventh. The Ferraris had a tough time warming up their tires when it started raining at the end of…
Red Bull has already signed Max Verstappen for 2025, and Sergio Perez is doing well this season, so he might keep his seat for next year too. Perez said he expects to know about his…
Formula 1 teams were surprised when they arrived at the Shanghai circuit and found the track surface looking different than expected. Despite extensive preparation using simulators and information from Pirelli and the FIA, they were…
The French driver, Ocon, got a new floor for his car, which was originally meant for Miami. They hurried to make the new floor in time for the Chinese Grand Prix. This new floor has…
Johnny Herbert is known for winning big races like the Le Mans 24 Hours and Formula 1 races. But when asked about his favorite cars from his career, he doesn’t choose the ones he won…
In 1976, Niki Lauda, who won the Formula 1 world championship three times, had a terrible crash during the Nurburgring race. Even though his helmet got torn off during the crash, he survived. His car,…
Lewis Hamilton decided to join Ferrari for the next year, leaving Mercedes to search for a new teammate for George Russell. There are two paths Mercedes could take. One is to find a very experienced…
China last hosted an F1 race in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic stopped it. F1 now goes back to the Shanghai International Circuit after four years away. Teams aren’t sure how the new cars will…
McLaren had a good start to the 2024 season. They were ranked third before the fifth round, even ahead of Mercedes. But they admitted that they still hadn’t fixed a problem with their car’s performance…
After four seasons without reaching the podium and only earning 52 points, Haas saw its team principal Guenther Steiner and technical director Simone Resta leave last winter. Komatsu took over as the new team principal,…
Red Bull Powertrains is teaming up with Ford to create the engine for the current Formula 1 world champions. They’re currently testing their new turbo-hybrid design on their dynos. Red Bull’s progress with the engine…
Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd., the company behind the Mercedes Formula 1 team, shared its financial report for 2023. They made £546.5 million in turnover, which is how much money they brought in from sales and…
Haas was worried they might start this year’s races in a bad position, maybe even at the back. But things are better than expected. Out of the five teams at the back, Haas is in…
Alpine’s drivers, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, haven’t been able to score points yet this season. This is because the team changed the design of their car late, and it hasn’t worked as well as…
Formula 1 is making big plans to cut down on its carbon emissions by the year 2030. They want to reduce 50% of the carbon they release compared to what they were putting out in…
