F1 teams suffer freight delays for Chinese GP

Several Formula 1 teams have had their freight delayed from Australia to China meaning preparations have been held up for the Chinese Grand Prix.
The FIA has stated that tyre supplier Pirelli did not have its freight at the Shanghai International Circuit on time, although the tyre manufacturer has received equipment in the pitlane on Wednesday.
At least four F1 teams – McLaren, Red Bull …Keep reading

China in their hands – why aren’t F1 teams brimming with Chinese partners?

After a memorable start to the season in Melbourne, Formula 1 rolls onto Shanghai for the second round of 2025 – a perfect chance for all of the Chinese partners and sponsors to roll out the red carpet and showcase their respective businesses to the ever-increasing global audience.
All three of them, that is.
F1 currently races in Japan, China and Singapore and CEO Stefano Domenicali held …Keep reading

Does McLaren’s Melbourne team order set the bar for a Norris/Piastri F1 title fight?

Team orders issued during Formula 1 races are universally loathed. Even at the squads that opt to deliver them.
In the years of the modern era when they were officially banned (2002-2010), “Fernando. Is. Faster. Than. You.” from then Ferrari race engineer Rob Smedley to the Scuderia star Felipe Massa summed up the awkwardness of the act.
It was, after all, delivered to a driver leading …Keep reading