Formula 1

Chinese Grand Prix FP1 Results

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4.19.2024

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After a five year hiatus, we are finally back in China at the Shanghai International Circuit! FP1 will be the only practice session the drivers get since this is a sprint weekend... Find out who is looking strong out on track:

With 45 minutes left in the session, the red flag was brought out due to a fire on the grass at Turn 7... The teams, drivers and commentators were all appalled at how and where this fire could have started from
Lance Stroll topped the session with Oscar Piastri finishing in second
Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez finished the session in 3rd and 4th
Lewis Hamilton had a close call with Nico Hulkenberg and Oscar Piastri causing him to go off and head down the pit lane to avoid a collision
- Hamilton received a black and white flag for crossing the pit lane
Numerous drivers missed the pit lane entrance, going wide and needing to complete a three point turn to return to the track

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Chinese Grand Prix FP1 Results

Position	Driver Name	Team	Time
1	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:36.302
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:36.629
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:36.660
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing	1:36.690
5	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas F1 Team	1:37.101
6	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:37.118
7	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:37.213
8	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:37.229
9	Daniel Ricciardo	Visa Cash App RB	1:37.238
10	Valtteri Bottas	Stake F1 Team	1:37.530
11	Guanyu Zhou	Stake F1 Team	1:37.626
12	Yuki Tsunoda	Visa Cash App RB	1:38.006
13	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:38.090
14	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:38.284
15	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1:38.286
16	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:38.630
17	George Russell	Mercedes	1:38.806
18	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:38.839
19	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:38.936
20	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:39.276