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How The Race Members' Club ranked the F1 drivers at the Chinese GP After every Formula 1 round, Edd Straw ranks the performances of all 22 drivers across the entire race weekend, as he did for the Chinese Grand Prix. Those of you in The Race Members' Club can ask him questions about his rankings and a special Q&A is released shortly afterwards, but for the first time after China, we opened up driver rankings to the Champions tier of The Race Members' Club!So here... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/how-the-race-members-c…

A windscreen? The legality questions around Ferrari halo wings Ferrari has proved to be one of the most innovative Formula 1 teams this year when it comes to aerodynamic developments.It caused a stir in pre-season testing when its SF-26 appeared with a unique exhaust wing, exploiting a design choice with its gearbox and rear crash structure to fit an extra winglet that improves airflow around the diffuser area.Then it revealed its flipping rear wing, which ro... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/ferrari-halo-wing-f1-l…

The F1 rules tensions rivals could use to peg Mercedes back Mercedes is bracing itself for the "political knives" to come out as rivals work to wipe out its current advantage in Formula 1.The team has made a near-perfect start to the new rules era, with George Russell and Kimi Antonelli winning the first two grands prix of the season in Australia and China.The back-to-back successes have left competitors in no doubt that Mercedes is the team to beat, and t... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/the-f1-rules-tensions-…

Everything we learned from F1's 2026 Chinese Grand Prix While Kimi Antonelli led George Russell in another Mercedes 1-2 up front, the state of what was going on further back was also pretty revealing during Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix weekend.Here are our key takeaways from Shanghai:McLaren's title defence is collapsing alreadyNo defending champion has scored fewer points in the opening two rounds (excluding sprints) of an F1 season since the points... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/eight-things-we-learne…

Ferrari thinks its 2026 F1 engine will be allowed upgrade boost Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur believes his team will be allowed to introduce an upgraded power unit this year as part of Formula 1’s regulations aimed at closing the field up.The Maranello squad has emerged as Mercedes’ closest challenger so far in 2026, but is under no illusions that it has a deficit of around half a second.Key to closing that gap down will be upgrades to car and engine, but matters ... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/ferrari-thinks-its-202…

Audi F1 junior Slater to test in Formula E Audi Formula 1 development driver Freddie Slater will drive for Andretti in the forthcoming Formula E rookie test at Jarama.The Race can reveal that the 17-year-old will drive Jake Dennis’ car at the test, as current Trident Formula 3 driver Slater undertakes his first miles in a Formula E Gen3 Evo car.Slater will get a six-hour window of running at the test, which is an annual fixture in Formula ... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-e/audi-f1-junior-freddie…

Edd Straw's 2026 F1 Chinese Grand Prix driver rankings Is a first-time grand prix victory enough for Kimi Antonelli to top Edd Straw's Formula 1 driver rankings from the Chinese Grand Prix?Below you'll find Edd's verdict on all 22 drivers from best to worst. How do the rankings work? The 22 drivers will be ranked in order of performance from best to worst on each grand prix weekend. This will be based on the full range of criteria, ranging from pace a... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-chinese-grand-prix-…

Ferrari removed halo wing after FIA talks Ferrari removed its new halo mini wings over Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix weekend in the wake of discussions with the FIA, The Race has learned.While the new design had run in practice and passed scrutineering for the sprint element at Shanghai, it was taken off the cars on Saturday.This followed questions from the governing body on Ferrari's regulatory interpretation that left the squad feeling... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/ferrari-removed-halo-w…

Does Verstappen's swipe at people who liked Chinese GP hold up? Max Verstappen's biggest attack on Formula 1 2026 yet after the Chinese Grand Prix included a big swipe at anyone who likes the kind of racing in the process.What winds Verstappen up about the new rules seems to get under his skin regardless of what actually happens in the race, though.Verstappen's made his disdain for the 2026 rules very obvious for a long time and his vocal criticism shows no si... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/does-verstappens-swipe…

F1 abandons idea to make rule changes after Chinese GP Formula 1 is to now hold fire on making any major changes to the 2026 rules until at least the Miami Grand Prix, The Race has learned.The move comes with series bosses and teams seeing no need to rush through modifications right now based on a fresh perspective of the regulations over the Chinese GP weekend.It emerged ahead of the start of the season that the FIA and FOM had scheduled a post-Shang... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/immediate-f1-2026-rule…

Wolff: 'Horrendous to drive' Red Bull part of Verstappen's F1 2026 ire Has Red Bull’s “horror show” at Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix amplified Max Verstappen’s hatred of the 2026 regulations?Verstappen launched his biggest attack yet on these cars, lambasting the “terrible” racing they create after retiring from the Chinese GP.He said: “If someone likes this, then you really don’t know what racing is like”. He also inisted he'd say the same if he was winning because... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/max-verstappen-f1-2026…

Winners and losers from F1's 2026 Chinese Grand Prix A first-time race winner, a glut of catastrophic unreliability and plenty of back and forth wheel-to-wheel action means there's a lot to unpick in our selection of the stars and flops from F1's second race of 2026. Loser: McLaren (Double DNS) McLaren didn’t look like it had the pace to get in among the Mercedes/Ferrari battle at the front before the race, but we never found out because of its disa... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/winners-losers-from-f1…

Verstappen launches biggest attack on 'terrible' 2026 racing yet Four-time Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen has launched his most inflammatory broadside yet against the "terrible" racing created by the 2026 rules in the aftermath of the Chinese Grand Prix.The most prominent critic of these regulations, Verstappen appeared slightly more reconciliatory earlier in the Shanghai weekend - but was highly critical again in the immediate aftermath of the Sunday race, ... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/max-verstappens-remark…

Our verdict on Antonelli's maiden win and Hamilton's first Ferrari podium The 2026 Chinese Grand Prix produced a Formula 1 podium that will be remembered for quite some time. But what should we take from Kimi Antonelli's first race win, Lewis Hamilton's first grand prix podium with Ferrari and a frenetic race? Here's what our team thinks...'Proper' Antonelli win was needed as Mercedes looks scaryScott Mitchell-MalmIt was frightening to see just how much pace the Mercede... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/our-verdict-chinese-gp…

Why McLaren had to withdraw both cars before start of Chinese GP McLaren’s withdrawal of both cars from the start of the Chinese Grand Prix was down to two separate electrical problems with their Mercedes engines.Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were due to start the Shanghai race fifth and sixth on the grid.McLaren discovered an electrical issue with Piastri’s engine on the grid and had to move it to the garage before the start of the race after failing to resol... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/why-mclaren-had-to-wit…

Antonelli takes first F1 win after Mercedes-Ferrari battle Kimi Antonelli earned his first Formula 1 grand prix victory, surviving a late-race scare to beat Mercedes team-mate George Russell to win the Chinese Grand Prix.Antonelli had built a sizeable lead while Russell battled the Ferraris, and was looking comfortable before he had a big lock-up at the Turn 14 hairpin and ran wide with four laps to go.He survived that moment to claim victory over Russell... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-chinese-gp-2026-kim…

F1 Chinese GP 2026 race results Kimi Antonelli claimed his first victory in Formula 1 by leading home team-mate George Russell in a Mercedes 1-2 at the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix.Results1 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)2 George Russell (Mercedes) +5.515s3 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +25.267s4 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +28.894s5 Oliver Bearman (Haas) +57.268s6 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +59.647s7 Liam Lawson (RB) +1m20.588s8 Isack Hadjar (Red Bul... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-chinese-gp-2026-rac…

F1 2026 Chinese Grand Prix starting grid as four cars hit trouble Kimi Antonelli is starting on pole position for a Formula 1 grand prix for the very first time in China.Four drivers encountered trouble before the race had even begun. Alex Albon (originally set to start from the pitlane) hit terminal trouble, as did Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto.Both McLaren drivers had dramas too and couldn't start the race. Below you'll find the current starting grid for Sunday's r... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-2026-chinese-grand-…

Both McLaren drivers miss start of F1's Chinese Grand Prix Neither McLaren driver made the start of Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri stricken with technical problems before the race.McLaren was frantically working on Norris’s car around an hour before the start of the race, saying: “We had identified an issue on the electronics side, which is why we had removed the floor and checked a number of parts. “We believe we have... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/both-mclaren-drivers-m…

Five consequences of F1's double race cancellation The official cancellation of Formula 1's Bahrain and Saudi Grands Prix - with formal confirmation issued early on Chinese GP race morning - has triggered an unusual break in the 2026 schedule.F1 has waited as long as it could to see if developments in the Iran war would transpire to open up a door for the races to continue, but with no de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East that has not been... Read more: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/five-consequences-of-f…