Hamilton beats Verstappen to pole for China sprint

Lewis Hamilton will start from pole position in his first sprint race with Ferrari after beating Max Verstappen to the fastest time in Friday’s sprint qualifying session at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Zhou hoping for F1 return with Cadillac in 2026

China’s first and only F1 driver, Zhou Guanyu, said ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix on Thursday that he hopes to get back into a race seat with Cadillac when it joins the grid in 2026.

Leclerc plugs leak: Radio call an inside joke

Charles Leclerc has explained the background to his now-viral radio message with his Ferrari race engineer Bryan Bozzi at the Australian Grand Prix, describing it as an inside joke.

Russell: McLaren gap bigger than Red Bull’s

George Russell has delivered an ominous assessment of McLaren’s current performance advantage in Formula 1, saying the team has a bigger gap over the rest of the field than Red Bull ever enjoyed during its period of dominance.