09.26am – Lap 14/56 Red Bull double pit stop
Perfect stops for Verstappen and Perez, Norris (who hasn’t stopped yet) is now leading the GP ahead of Leclerc
09.24am – Lap 13/56 The Ferrari strategy
Leclerc and Sainz are not stopping at the pit stop for now, Ferrari is trying to make the most of the tires for the second part of the races. Verstappen has already made a gap up front with a 10” lead over Perez.
09.21am – Lap 12/56 Leclerc also passes Piastri
Leclerc also takes the position on Piastri with the mobile wing, Charles is having an excellent race. Russell and Alonso changing tires.
09:19 am – Lap 10/56 Sainz on Russell
Carlos has also gotten behind Russell and is looking for a good lap to pass him.
Pray 09:16 – Giro 8/56 Leclerc surpasses Russell
Well done to pass Leclerc on the outside of turn 1, Charles recovers the sixth place lost at the start.
09:14 – Lap 7/56 Norris attacks Alonso, passes
Lando gets close to Fernando, McLaren is doing much better on this track than elsewhere. Norris manages to overtake the Spaniard using his mobile wing.
09:12 – Lap 5/56 Leclerc close to Russell
Leclerc now must complete the attack on Russell to regain sixth place. Then we will have to think about getting Piastri and Norris back.
09:10 – Lap 4/56 Max pulls ahead, Perez passes Alonso
Verstappen’s lead has risen to 4”3, while Perez passes Alonso for second place. Red Bull impregnable.
09:07 am – Lap 3/56 The top 10
Verstappen, Alonso, Perez, Norris, Piastri, Russell, Leclerc, Sainz, Stroll, Hulkenberg.
09:06 – Lap 2/59 Bad start Ferrari
Leclerc and Sainz then caught Hulkenberg, but lost a position to Russell. Up front Verstappen has an advantage of over 2” over Alonso.
Verstappen starts well. Alonso also overtakes Perez at the start trying to flank Max on the outside. The Ferraris have a bad start as they are passed by Russell and also by Hulkenberg
9.02am – Rain risk of 10%
According to the weather forecast, the risk of rain is low, the race should be dry.
08.56am – Tire choices
Among the big names, all with the mediums, behind someone, like Stroll, tries the reds.
08.52 am – Ferrari’s goal
Ferrari has a good pace in the race and the mission is to try to get on the podium. Up front there are fast and tough opponents like Alonso, Norris and Piastri. It will be important not to form a “procession” of attached machines in which each one behind can exploit the mobile wing.
08.48 am – Inter president Zhang: «The rumors about the transfer are false»
08.44am – The tires available to each team
Here are the sets of tires that remain available to each team.
08.40am – Repairs to the floor for Alonso
The mechanics intervened on the grid to fix the bottom of the Aston Martin which was slightly damaged by a stone in the preparation laps. Fernando was the protagonist of the Sprint Race with battles beyond the limit and then also of qualifying, the second row is a great objective.
08.35 am – Race strategies
It will be a race with at least two stops, here are Pirelli’s predictions on strategies: starting on the mediums, switching to the hards and then the final stint on the mediums. Or medium-hard-hard. Someone could risk starting with the reds.
08:28 – Warm-up laps, Sargeant starts from the pit lane
The drivers carried out warm-up laps and test starts. The only news on the grid is that Sargeant will start from the pit lane: Williams has replaced parts on the American’s car. He was already last.
08.10 am – The starting grid of the Chinese GP
This is the starting grid for the Chinese Grand Prix, scheduled over 56 laps of the Shanghai circuit, the 5th round of the Formula 1 World Championship:
1st row
1. Max Verstappen (Ned) Red Bull
2. Sergio Perez (Mex) Red Bull
2nd row
3. Fernando Alonso (Spa) Aston Martin
4. Lando Norris (Gbr) McLaren
3rd row
5. Oscar Piastri (Aus) McLaren
6. Charles Leclerc (My) Ferrari
4th row
7. Carlos Sainz (Spa) Ferrari
8. George Russell (Gbr) Mercedes
5th row
9. Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Haas
10. Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Kick Sauber
6th row
11. Lance Stroll (Can) Aston Martin
12. Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) RB
7th row
13. Esteban Ocon (From) Alpine
14. Alexander Albon (Gbr) Williams
8th row
15. Pierre Gasly (Fra) Alpine
16. Zhou Guanyu(Cin) Kick Sauber
9th row
17. Kevin Magnussen (Den) Haas
18. Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes
10th row
19. Yuki Tsunoda (Gia) RB
20. Logan Sargeant (Usa) Williams
07.45 am – Verstappen looks for poker, Ferrari comes back
Max has won three of the four races of this World Championship and is still the favourite: the pace shown in the sprint race was impressive. And not even his teammate Perez, in the front row with him, seems able to worry him.
2024-04-21 07:18:45
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