Drivers sympathise with fans over “pathetic” practice day
2017 Chinese Grand Prix
Formula One drivers expressed their sympathy with fans at the Shanghai International Circuit after the second practice session was cancelled.
Formula One drivers expressed their sympathy with fans at the Shanghai International Circuit after the second practice session was cancelled.
The second practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix has been abandoned without any of the cars having appeared on the track.
Renault says it has got to the bottom of the technical problems which hampered Jolyon Palmer’s Australian Grand Prix weekend.
The second practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix did not start on time as further visibility problems disrupted proceedings at the Shanghai International Circuit.
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Formula 1’s traditional race weekend format should exclude “gimmicks” like double-header events and reverse-grid races, says Christian Horner.
Max Verstappen headed a badly disrupted first practice session at the Shanghai International Circuit following visibility problems in poor weather.
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Being able to do Friday practice should make Antonio Giovinazzi’s second race weekend easier than his first, he believes.
Kimi Raikkonen says the performance of Pirelli’s revised wet weather tyres is an “unknown” ahead of a potentially rain-affected Chinese Grand Prix weekend.
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Sebastian Vettel sees no need to shake up F1’s format by introducing more than one race per weekend or shortening grand prix distances.
Max Verstappen admits Red Bull need improvements from more than just their Renault engine to get on terms with Ferrari and Mercedes.
Ferrari’s victory in the opening race of 2017 isn’t necessarily a sign of a more successful season ahead, warns Sebastian Vettel.
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Practice for the Chinese Grand Prix is expected to open on a damp circuit and rain may return for the second race of the 2017 season.
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The more durable tyres Pirelli have supplied for 2017 should mean we see a very different race at the Shanghai International Circuit to those we have become used to.