Nico Rosberg said he was surprised by the news of Lewis Hamilton’s move to Ferrari, but he supports the choice made by his former teammate. Although only four races into the season, much attention is focused on 2025, when Lewis Hamilton will fulfill the dream of wearing red at the venerable age of 40, bidding farewell to Mercedes after 11 years of tremendous success. Nico Rosberg knows something about emotional farewells to the Brackley team, having retired with a surprise announcement at the end of 2016 shortly after winning the title. He has now spoken for the first time about his former tea ..read more

The Sprint qualifying for the Chinese GP, which took place this morning to determine the starting grid for the Sprint Race, proved to be nothing short of spectacular and, above all, with an outcome not as expected, as often is happening during this season. A first official session, accompanying the return of Formula One to Shanghai after five years of absence, characterized by extremely variable weather, which brought rain at the start of Q3. This factor, combined with resurfaced asphalt with little grip, scattered the cards and provided excitement, twists, and even controversies regarding the ..read more

In this video we analyze where Ferrari lost to Red Bull on dry track in Shanghai based on data from the 2024 F1 China Sprint qualifying — see video above — The post Video: where Ferrari lost to Red Bull on dry track in Shanghai | 2024 F1 China Sprint qualifying appeared first on Scuderia Fans ..read more

Formula 1 fans hoping for some chaos in order to create uncertainty and more entertainment will surely be satisfied after the Friday track action in view of the Chinese Grand Prix. The sprint qualifying session at the 5.451-kilometre Shanghai International Circuit took place after just one free practice session that left more unanswered questions than certainties, and at the end of SQ2, rain arrived to further disrupt the situation. Nevertheless, some interesting readings can be drawn from the Friday action in China, starting from the result in the rain. Lando Norris’s pole position for the Sp ..read more

In this video we take a look at how Scuderia Ferrari changed the warm-up strategy in the sprint qualifying session in China: — see video above — The post Explained: how Ferrari changed warm-up strategy in China sprint qualifying (video) appeared first on Scuderia Fans ..read more

In China, the first Sprint qualifying of the year doesn’t go well for Scuderia Ferrari: the Prancing Horse struggles in the wet, Charles Leclerc makes an almost fatal error in SQ3, then recovers. The Monegasque’s explanation leaves a glimmer of optimism for the rest of the weekend. Immediately chasing time after just one hour of free practice, the drivers in Shanghai have to deal with complicated weather. The leaden sky over the track adds to the difficulty coefficient of the Chinese Sprint qualifiers. Rain arrives already in the second session, complicating the SQ3, dotted with spins, track l ..read more

Listen to the team radio communication between Charles Leclerc and his Ferrari race engineer Xavier Marcos Padros in the final stages of the Sprint Qualifying session at the 5.451-kilometre Shanghai International Circuit in China: — see video above — The post Audio: Charles Leclerc full team radio in SQ3 amid crash and P7 result | 2024 Chinese GP appeared first on Scuderia Fans ..read more

In the first free practice session for the 2024 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, despite Ferrari opting for less aerodynamic downforce on the car compared to Red Bull, as we explained yesterday in order to achieve a consistent End of Straight Speed and attain factual top speeds, the downforce generated by the SF-24 car’s floor seemed really good. This aspect became clear through onboard footage at the 5.451-kilometre Shanghai International Circuit. This is because during high-speed cornering, we observed a very stable, fast, and well-balanced red car, thanks also to the support of the beam wing ..read more

Starting fifth on the grid but with a bitter taste in the mouth. As Frederic Vasseur emphasized at the end of the Sprint qualifying session, this Friday’s on-track action leaves mixed feelings even for Carlos Sainz, because there was a feeling of being able to do more. The third and fourth rows certainly don’t put the Red Team in the best position for tomorrow’s China sprint race, although there are more encouraging signs for Sunday’s race, which is expected to be dry. The transition from dry to wet conditions is precisely what Carlos Sainz wanted to focus on at the end of qualifying, emphasiz ..read more

Historically, it’s his strong suit, or at least one of his strengths, but so far in the 2024 Formula One season, qualifying has been almost Charles Leclerc’s main weakness. In China, rain complicated the plans for the Scuderia Ferrari driver, who has struggled in the first four events to get the tires in the right window during the out lap. It’s an aspect he had worked profitably on in the sole free practice session held in Shanghai, where this weekend features the new revised Sprint format. However, his efforts were somewhat thwarted when the track was soaked by rain before the start of the Q ..read more