Customize ESPN

Rain forces mixed grid for Chinese GP sprint as Norris takes pole

Lando Norris will start the first sprint race of the 2024 season from pole position after a wet qualifying session in China resulted in a mixed grid.

Lars Baron/Getty Images

TOP HEADLINES

CHINESE GP

Chinese Grand Prix Paddock Diary: Guanyu's homecoming, track surface concerns

The track surface at the Shanghai International Circuit is an early talking point, while Zhou Guanyu races on home soil for the first time at the top level.

(Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images )

Why Sauber is a 'really good' option for Carlos Sainz

1:30

UNLAPPED PODCAST

Chinese GP preview & Alonso commits to Aston Martin until 2026 | ESPN F1 UNLAPPED

Chinese GP preview & Alonso commits to Aston Martin until 2026! - ESPN F1 UNLAPPED

ESPN

F1 returns to China: What makes the Chinese Grand Prix unique?

2:28

CHINESE GRAND PRIX

Will Red Bull continue to dominate at the Chinese Grand Prix?

2:07

Verstappen: A lot of unknowns from Chinese Grand Prix track

0:49

DRIVER MARKET

Where could Alonso-Aston deal leave Sainz in 2025 F1 market?

After Aston Martin announced a new contract for Fernando Alonso on Thursday, the list of Carlos Sainz's potential new teams for 2025 shrunk by one.

Clive Mason/Getty Images

SMOOTH OPERATOR

'You have a Ferrari yet?' - Sainz catches up with Djokovic and Sinner

1:23

JAPANESE GP

Ferrari's gains see it emerge as Red Bull's nearest rival

Ferrari made significant improvements on tyre wear in the offseason, and those gains have seen the Italians close the gap to Red Bull so far in 2024.

TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP via Getty Images

Verstappen's predictable Suzuka win should have F1 worried

Pole, fastest lap, race win: Max Verstappen's Japanese Grand Prix was as impressive as it was inevitable, and that's a problem for Formula One.

Bryn Lennon - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images

Customize ESPN