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Another week of Formula One: the fifth date of the World Cup brings with it the return of Chinese Grand Prix after four seasons of absence and a new sprint format (the first of six of the season), which does not make some drivers very happy.
This is the first time that the Mexican Sergio ‘Checo’ Pérez fight the podium with Red Bullhad previously achieved results that were not so good, but close to the top 10.
The race was suspended with the COVID pandemic in Chinathe last one was on April 14, 2019, the Mercedes won: Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas 1-2, Sebastian Vettel took third place on the podium.
Max Verstappen commented to Motorsport that a sprint in Shanghai in his first year back doesn’t seem like the best idea: “I think it’s not great to do that because when you’ve been away from a track for quite a while, I think you never know what you’re going to experience, so I would have It was better to have a normal race weekend there.”
The three-time champion, who has won 3 of the 4 races of the season, also believes that this situation could put him more excitement on the weekends: “Probably spice things up a little more, and that is perhaps what they would like to see. But from the point of view of driving and performance of the sport, I think it is not the smartest thing to do.”
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Dates and times: When and what time is the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix?
He Shanghai International Circuit live again your F1 Grand Prix from April 19 to 21, it is considered one of the most complicated tracks on the calendar.
These are the weekend schedules for Mexico (central time), the activities this time take place at night and early morning:
- Practice 1: Thursday, April 18 at 9:30 p.m.
- Sprint classification: Friday, April 19 at 1:30 a.m.
- Sprint: Friday, April 19 at 9:00 p.m.
- Classification: Saturday, April 20 at 01:00 a.m.
- Race: Sunday, April 21 at 01:00 a.m.
What is the new F1 sprint format like?
This new format It only has a 60 minute practice session and they are carried out on the first day of activities (Friday in local time in China), as was done previously, however, after that the Sprint Shootout qualification is carried out.
On the second day, the sprint takes place where the drivers will be able to score points and the ferme park opens again for qualifying for the main race (Sunday).
The sprint remains at 100 km or a third of the usual Grand Prix distance.
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F1 broadcast: Where can I watch the Chinese GP live from Mexico?
The weekend of Chinese Grand Prix can be seen on cable television or streaming:
- Fox Sports
- FOX Sports 3
- FOX Sports Premium
- F1 TV
How did ‘Checo’ Pérez do in the Chinese Grand Prix?
Sergio Pérez seeks his first podium in Shanghai, his best result was in 2019, when he was a Racing Point driver and finished the race in eighth place. Since this date was suspended after that year, this is the first time that the Mexican races with Red Bull in China.
These are the results of the Mexican in this Grand Prix:
- 2012 with Sauber: P11
- 2013 with McLaren: P11
- 2014 with Force India: P9
- 2015 with Force India: P11
- 2016 with Force India: P11
- 2017 with Force India: P9
- 2018 with Force India: P12
- 2019 with Racing Point: P8
Chinese GP: Details of the circuit and its history in F1
He Shanghai circuit It has complicated superforce corners like 7 and 8, as well as one of the longest straights, 1.2 kilometers. It has a total of 5,451 km, 305,066 km of race and 56 laps.
It began to be built in 2003, in a swamp in the Jiading district of Shanghai, and cost around 450 million dollars, according to information from Formula 1, which details:
“The pleasing shape of the circuit seen from the air (it is designed to resemble the chinese symbol for ‘shang’ which means up) is equally pleasant for pilots on dry land.”
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Carlos Sainz commented to Motorsport the reason why this is one of the drivers’ favorite tracks: “It is simply a great racing circuit and a track that offers a good chance of overtaking, so a sprint makes sense to have there.”
The first Chinese GP It was held 20 years ago: in 2004, Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari) won, followed by Jenson Button (BAR) and the Finn Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren).
F1 2024 calendar
- Bahrain GP (March 2). The podium was Verstappen (P1), ‘Checo’ Pérez (P2) and Carlos Sainz (P3).
- Saudi Arabia GP (March 9). The podium was Verstappen (P1), ‘Checo’ Pérez (P2) and Charles Leclerc (P3).
- Australian GP (March 24): The podium was: Carlos Sainz (P1), Charles Leclerc (P2) and Lando Norris (P3).
- Japanese GP (April 6): The podium was Verstappen (P1), ‘Checo’ Pérez (P2) and Carlos Sainz (P3).
- Chinese GP: 01:00 am on April 21 (sprint)
- Miami GP: 2:00 p.m. on May 5 with sprint race
- Emilia-Romagna GP: 07:00 on May 19
- Monaco GP: 07:00 on May 26
- Canadian GP: 2:00 p.m. on June 9
- Spanish GP: 12:00 on June 23
- Austrian GP: 07:00 on June 30 (sprint)
- British GP: 08:00 on July 7
- Hungarian GP: 07:00 on July 21
- Belgian GP: 07:00 on July 28
- Dutch GP: 07:00 on August 25
- Italian GP: 07:00 on September 1
- Azerbaijan GP: 05:00 on September 15
- Singapore GP: 06:00 on September 22
- United States GP: 1:00 p.m. on October 20 with sprint race
- Mexican GP: 2:00 p.m. on October 27
- Brazilian GP: 11:00 on November 3 with (sprint) race
- Las Vegas GP: 24:00 on November 23
- Qatar GP: 11:00 on December 1 with (sprint) race
- Abu Dhabi GP: 07:00 on December 8
How is the F1 drivers’ championship going?
After Japanese Grand Prix 2024that’s how it goes formula 1 championship:
- Max Verstappen – 77 points
- Sergio Pérez – 64 points
- Charles Leclerc – 59 points
- Carlos Sainz – 55 points
- Lando Norris – 37 points
- Oscar Piastri – 32 points
- George Russell – 24 points
- Fernando Alonso – 24 points
- Lewis Hamilton – 10 points
- Lance Stroll – 9 points
- Yuki Tsunoda – 7 points
- Oliver Bearman – 6 points
- Niko Hülkenberg – 3 points
- Kevin Magnussen – 1 point
- Alexander Albon -0 points
- Zhou Guanyu – 0 points
- Daniel Ricciardo – 0 points
- Esteban Ocon – 0 points
- Pierre Gasly – 0 points
- Valtteri Bottas – 0 points
- Logan Sargeant – 0 points
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