Max Verstappen blasted Formula One's new era as a "joke" on March 15, after retiring from the Chinese Grand Prix with a power unit problem.

World champion Lando Norris’ Chinese Grand Prix was over before it started after a mechanical failure ruled him out of Sunday’s race.

Kimi Antonelli dominated the Chinese Grand Prix to claim his first Formula 1 win, with George Russell second in the other Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton third for his first podium for Ferrari, on a day neither McLaren driver started the race.

McLaren is scrambling to get Lando Norris at the start of the Chinese Grand prix as it rectifies an electronic issue, with the world champion set for a pitlane start if the team can solve the issue in time. Norris qualified sixth on Saturday, but was not able to take up his grid slot during the pre-race procedure before the pitlane exit had closed.

F1 announces a curfew rule change for the Chinese Grand Prix after Pirelli tire freight delays disrupted preparations at the Shanghai International Circuit.

The early forecasts suggest a small chance of rain for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.

Complete 2026 F1 Chinese Grand Prix weekend schedule, including practice, sprint, qualifying, and race start time at Shanghai International Circuit.

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri did not take to the start line at the Chinese Grand Prix in an early-season disaster for McLaren. Norris’s car, which was meant to start in sixth, missed the usual pre-race reconnaissance laps,