Lewis Hamilton has dismissed former team-mate Nico Rosberg’s claim that Chinese Grand Prix qualifying was a ‘disaster’ as he qualified 18th.
Hamilton locked up on his final lap in Q3 at the hairpin, and lost time, failing to advance out of Q1 for the first time since the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix by less than a tenth in 18th place.
The verdict of Aston Martin’s protest following Carlos Sainz’s Q2 crash in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix is in.
Sainz lost control of his Ferrari coming out of the final corner of the Shanghai International Circuit mid-way through Q2.
Fernando Alonso has been handed a 10 second time penalty and three penalty points for his collision with Carlos Sainz in the Chinese Grand Prix sprint.
On Lap 16, a slow Alonso, hanging onto third place, was passed around the outside by Sainz through Turns 7 and 8, but the Aston Martin driver launched a late-braking move into Turn 9.George Russell has refuted Lewis Hamilton’s claim that the duo went in different directions with their car set-ups in China.
Hamilton endured a difficult qualifying session in Shanghai and ended the outing in 18th place – his lowest result in seven years
Charles Leclerc has declared that Carlos Sainz was “over the limit” amid their battle for position during the sprint race in China.
The Ferrari pair were involved in a battle for third place in the latter stages of the race, with Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez also in contention for the spot.
Charles Leclerc has declared that Carlos Sainz was “over the limit” amid their battle for position during the sprint race in China.
The Ferrari pair were involved in a battle for third place in the latter stages of the race, with Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez also in contention for the spot.
