2026 Chinese Grand Prix - [SPRINT] discussion thread 🏎️

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2026 Chinese Grand Prix - [SPRINT] discussion thread 🏎️ - Lemmy.World

# ROUND 2: 🇨🇳 China — FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN CHINESE GRAND PRIX 2026 — ## Weekend Schedule Click here to view the schedule in your local timezone [https://f1calendar.com/] — - Practice 1: Friday, 04:30 CET | 03:30 UTC - Sprint Qualifying: Friday, 08:30 CET | 07:30 UTC - Sprint: Saturday, 04:00 CET | 03:00 UTC - Qualifying: Saturday, 08:00 CET | 07:00 UTC - Race: Sunday, 08:00 CEST | 07:00 UTC — ## Circuit stats & Tyres — - First Grand Prix: 2004 - Number of laps: 56 - Circuit Length: 5.451 km - Race Distance: 305.066 km - Lap record: 1:32.238 Michael Schumacher (2004) - 2025 Pole: Oscar Piastri (1:30.641) - 2025 Fastest Lap: Lando Norris (1:35.454) - 2025 winner: Oscar Piastri - Pirelli Tyres: C2 (Hard) ⚪, C3 (Medium) 🟡, C4 (Soft) 🔴 — ## Track Map — Image [https://media.formula1.com/image/upload/c_fit,h_704/q_auto/v1740000000/common/f1/2026/track/2026trackshanghaidetailed.webp]

I wonder if anyone can get within half a second of Russell (besides Ferrari).
Disastrous start for Antonelli. What happened with Verstappen too.

Something flopping on the front left tire of Verstappen during race start? Couldn’t see it properly.

Also I’m disappointed to see the one decimal timings again.

There indeed was something stuck! Not sure what it was.
Oop safety car. Unfortunate for Hamilton to lose a position due to waiting while double stacking.

Great strategy for Lawson staying on that hard tire. Antonelli is quite error prone.

Russell is untouchable currently.

Should have been an easy merc 1-2