Verstappen and Hamilton congratulate Kimi Antonelli: ‘Doesn’t need any more advice’
Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton congratulate Andrea Kimi Antonelli on his very first pole position: ‘Doesn’t need any more advice’.
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Hamilton sees Mercedes using ‘party mode’: ‘Suddenly they made a leap’
Lewis Hamilton accuses Mercedes of using a kind of ‘party mode’ during qualifying: ‘Suddenly they made a leap’.
Russell problem at Mercedes, but Wolff is positive: ‘Kimi is the youngest polesitter ever’
Wolff is satisfied with Mercedes’ result in qualifying in China. “You can’t do better than this.”
Briatore confirms Mercedes interest in Alpine shares: ‘But it is about a supporting role’
Flavio Briatore confirms that Mercedes is in the running for a minority stake in Alpine, although he downplays the impact on the French team.
Toto Wolff sees a ‘luxury problem’ at Mercedes: ‘Russell and Antonelli can swap places’
Toto Wolff warns of an internal battle between Russell and Antonelli. “It is sometimes a toss-up who is the fastest.”
Russell praises Mercedes after convincing sprint pole: ‘A joy to drive this car’
Russell dominated all sessions in sprint qualifying in Shanghai on Friday. Consequently, the driver also claimed sprint pole.
Hamilton keeping a close eye on strong Mercedes: ‘Must make up that deficit’
According to Hamilton, Ferrari feels strong in China, although he points out a weak spot on the straights and the gap to Mercedes.
Norris (P3) sees opportunity at start of sprint race in China: ‘Good starting position’
Norris qualified third for the sprint race in China. “I have one chance and that is at the start.”
Toto Wolff: ‘Customer teams’ gap is temporary, McLaren will return naturally’
Toto Wolff assumes that McLaren will still be dangerous for Mercedes. He explained what the customer team does differently than the factory team.
Norris speaks out about Mercedes withholding information: ‘Have to figure it out ourselves’
Lando Norris speaks out about the ‘withholding of information’ from the Mercedes engine department: ‘Have to figure it out ourselves’.