F1 2024 Chinese Grand Prix Preview – Everything You Need To Know.
Formula 1 returns to Shanghai after a 5-year hiatus for the Chinese Grand Prix. Following a dominant 1-2 in Japan, Red Bull and Max Verstappen will be hoping to continue their form in China.
14:29 Mon, 15 Apr 2024
Motorsport.com

Additionally, this weekend marks the first of the 6 sprint races held this season, limiting the teams to just one practice session before the Sprint shootout. This year also marks the first time that a Chinese driver will compete in his home race, with Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu making his hometown debut in a historic moment for fans. Steph Wentworth is joined by Alex Kalinauckas & Haydn Cobb as they preview the upcoming Chinese Grand Prix.

‘Hometown debut’;

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/video/...o-know/649159/


How to watch the 2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix: start time, live stream and TV schedule
April 15th 2024
Cambridge Kisby
Motor Sport Magazine

Chinese Grand Prix live stream and TV schedule
All times in BST

F1 sprint qualifying Session start time 8.30am Live coverage Sky Sports, Sky Go, NowTV 7.30am Highlights Channel 4 12.30pm
Friday 19th April

F1 sprint race Session start time 4am Live coverage Sky Sports, Sky Go, NowTV 3am Highlights Channel 4 12.15pm
Saturday 20th April

F1 qualifying Session start time 8am Live coverage Sky Sports, Sky Go, NowTV 7.45am Highlights Channel 4 12.15pm
Saturday 20th April

Chinese GP Session start time 8am Live coverage Sky Sports, Sky Go, NowTV 6.30am Highlights Channel 4 12.30pm
Sunday 21st April

‘How to watch’;

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/a...?nowprocket=1#


China GP back after five years with contentious sprint as Zhou fulfils dream
17 April 2024 at 3:04 am
Daniel HICKS
Yahoo! Sport

Formula One returns to China for the first time in five years this week with a packed programme including a Saturday sprint race, but not everyone is happy with the Shanghai schedule.

"I think it's not great," said Red Bull's three-time world champion Verstappen about F1's choice of China as the first of the season's six sprint venues. "When you have been away from a track for quite a while you never know what you're going to experience," added Verstappen, who has never won in China.

Shanghai-born Zhou was a five-year-old spectator at the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in 2004. "I couldn't be more excited to finally race on home soil in Shanghai," said Zhou, who drove an F2 car for Renault at the circuit in 2019 before stepping up to F1 in 2022. "To be the first Chinese driver ever to compete in Formula 1 in China means a lot to me. It fills me with immense joy, pride and responsibility.”

‘China GP back’;

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The Shanghai surprise that awaits F1 after five year break
The Chinese Grand Prix is just around the corner, and it sure has been a while since the race has greeted our screens. In our latest podcast episode, we preview the race and discuss all the news on the build-up to the race.
16 April 5:15PM
RacingNews365 Staff
RacingNews365

For the first time since 2019, Formula 1 heads to the Shanghai International Circuit this weekend for the Chinese Grand Prix. The Chinese GP is no ordinary event, as it will host the first sprint race of 2024!

A LOT has happened in the last five years - join RacingNews365's Ian Parkes, Samuel Coop and Nick Golding as they discuss everything that has changed and some breaking news that occurred in the build-up to the event.

‘The Shanghai surprise’;

https://racingnews365.com/the-shangh...ive-year-break


F1 Sprint explained: What's new for 2024?
16.04.2024
Aston Martin F1 - Official Site

What are the major changes for 2024? The structure of F1 Sprint weekends has been revised. The Sprint Shootout to determine the grid for the Sprint will now take place following the sole Free Practice session on Friday.

Saturday will start with the Sprint – a 100km race with no mandatory tyre changes and points awarded on a sliding scale down to eighth place. Qualifying for the Grand Prix will follow the Saturday Sprint, with the Grand Prix taking place on Sunday.

‘What's new for 2024?’;

https://www.astonmartinf1.com/en-GB/...s-new-for-2024


Verstappen: Adding Sprint race to Chinese GP weekend ‘not smart’
13:12 Mon, 15 Apr 2024.
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com

No recent data on how the sport’s current ground-effect cars will behave on the demanding 5.4km track, but the circuit itself has undergone resurfacing… …a mere 60 minutes of practice time to find the perfect setup – an immense challenge considering the circumstance cited above. "Yeah, it's very smart to do that,” Verstappen ironized, speaking at Suzuka last time out.

"On the other hand, it probably spices things up a bit more, and that's maybe what they would like to see. But purely from a driving and performance perspective of the sport, I think it's not the smartest thing to do.”

"We'll see what we get there. I always loved driving there, so hopefully we can hit the ground running as well as we can, and hopefully we don't need to fine-tune too many things on the car."

‘Not smart’;

https://f1i.com/news/505261-verstapp...not-smart.html


Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz protest key F1 decision ahead of Chinese Grand Prix
The Chinese Grand Prix returns this weekend after a four-year absence, but some drivers are frustrated ahead of the race.
12:01, Mon, Apr 15, 2024
By Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express

The Chinese Grand Prix will return in style this weekend as F1 prepares for its first sprint race of the season. The decision to afford drivers just one hour of practice after the track’s four-year absence from the calendar has not been a popular one among drivers though, with Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz speaking out against it.

‘Some drivers are frustrated’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ese-Grand-Prix


Martin Brundle dismisses driver concerns as Chinese GP returns F1 Sprint style
16 Apr 2024 8:30 AM
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com

Not all drivers are comfortable with the Chinese GP returning in F1 Sprint form, but former driver turned pundit Martin Brundle has brushed off such worries. Championship leader Max Verstappen has called F1’s decision “not the smartest”, while Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez expects preparations to be “really hard” with the limited practice.

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz also believes this is “not a good choice” and fears “Istanbul 2.0″ could be on the cards after the track resurfacing. That is in reference to F1’s return to Turkey in 2020, with the wet track more resembling an ice rink as rain fell on the fresh tarmac.

But, Brundle is not buying any of it… “They know their way around there, the simulators are pretty good and pretty realistic and they will have all been working hard on those,” said Brundle on the Sky F1 podcast. “So they will turn up pretty well prepared, the cars won’t be a million miles off on set-up, and they’ll just get on with it. It’s an extra challenge, but I don’t see it as a factor, personally.”

‘Not buying any of it!’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/martin...nese-gp-sprint