2024 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix Highlights

Max Verstappen converted pole position into victory in a 2024 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix full of incidents and overtakes, leading home McLaren’s Lando Norris and Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez to make four wins from five races this season.

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Mario Isola, Motorsport Director, Pirelli:

I take my hat off to yet another show of strength from Max Verstappen, who won twice on this first Sprint weekend of the season. Nevertheless, it was an exciting race because, behind the three-time world champion, there was a very close race with surprises, overtaking, and excitement. In fact, there was also great excitement among the Chinese fans who had their eyes glued on local hero Guanyu Zhou all weekend long, and he showed his emotion by acknowledging their support after the race.

From a purely technical point of view, today’s race confirmed that all three compounds were suitable for use. Obviously, the long Safety Car periods affected the way the race played out, allowing those considering a one-stop to make it work. However, given the level of degradation evident, it would have really been borderline to make the one-stop work without the Safety Car, as there would have been too high a price to pay in terms of performance compared to those who would have been on quicker, and possibly newer, tyres in the final part of the race. In fact, this was demonstrated by Alonso, who came in for new Mediums on lap 43 when in seventh place and was then able to make up all five places lost at the pit stop over the course of his final stint. Finally, it’s worth noting that none of the three compounds suffered from graining, proving that they worked well on this unusual track in very particular conditions.

The day on the track:

Predictably, most drivers opted to start on the Medium, with four—Hamilton, Stroll, Sargeant, and Tsunoda—choosing the Soft and Magnussen choosing the Hard.

The way the race panned out and the various strategy choices were influenced by three Safety Car periods, one virtual and two real, for a total of around 17 minutes, just before half-distance. This bunched up the pack and mixed things up regarding pit stops and tyre usage to the extent that six drivers – Hamilton, Stroll, Alonso, Sargeant, Tsunoda and Zhou – used all three compounds. Further confirmation of this was the fact that the strategies of the drivers who made up the top ten were very different to one another in terms of the order in which the compounds were used, as well as in the number of pit stops: Norris, Sainz and Leclerc stopped only once, while Verstappen, Perez, Russell, Hamilton, Piastri and Hulkenberg stopped twice and Alonso three times.

Sainz drove the longest stint of all (39 laps on the Hard), Magnussen went furthest (29 laps) on the Medium, and Alonso did 20 on the Soft.

What’s next?

Next up, it’s Formula 1’s first visit to North America this season, with a race on a track around Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium from 3 to 5 May. The Sprint format will operate for the second consecutive round, meaning just one free practice session and Sprint Qualifying on Friday, with the Sprint Race and Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday, followed by the usual race on Sunday. The compounds chosen for the season’s sixth round are the C2, C3 and C4, the same as here in Shanghai.

2024 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix Race Results

2024 Constructor Standings

Here are the team-by-team highlights:

Oracle Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen dominated the 2024 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix ahead of McLaren driver Lando Norris and team-mate Sergio Pérez despite twice having to re-establish his lead in a race interrupted by two safety car periods at the Shanghai International Circuit.

Starting from pole position after topping both qualifying and the sprint race on Saturday, the Dutchman controlled the race in commanding fashion despite two Safety Car periods being called in the space of five laps, which forced him to rebuild his sizeable lead each time. In the end, Verstappen crossed the line after 56 laps with an advantage of 14 seconds over Norris to secure his first win at the Shanghai International Circuit and his fourth victory in five races so far in 2024.

Lining up alongside Verstappen on the front row of the grid, Sergio Pérez suffered from unfortunate timing of the Safety Cars and had to fight his way back from fourth after the second period to claim the final podium position, just running out of time to challenge Norris for second.

Verstappen now leads Pérez by 25 points in the Drivers’ Championship standings ahead of the Miami Grand Prix on May 5, while Oracle Red Bull Racing extended their advantage in the Constructors’ Standings over Ferrari to 44 points.

Max Verstappen, Driver, Red Bull Racing

I think today went really well, and I was pleased with everything. We had great pace in the whole race, although, of course, with the deployment of the safety car, the gap that I had made was shortened, and we then had to gain that back. Today the car was very well balanced, every time that we needed to be quick we were and it felt much more consistent to drive in comparison to the sprint, even for the restarts. Overall, I’m really pleased with the performance that we had as a team. Every race is different in terms of emotions, but this one was delightful because the whole weekend went so well, especially considering that it was a sprint weekend, which is always much more hectic. A weekend like this is as much as you can ever hope for. A win in Shanghai was definitely on my list, so to be here and to win in front of such a fantastic crowd is very special, and I’m pleased that the race is back on the calendar.

Sergio Pérez, Driver, Red Bull Racing:

The safety car cost us a little today. It would have been close, but unfortunately, it came at the wrong time for us, put us on the back foot, and caused us to lose two places. Fighting with Charles Leclerc damaged my tyres a little too much, making it complicated. The level of degradation was a little too trying on this track to make better progress, so we struggled. I wanted more today. I did expect a little more from the race. The sprint looked very promising, but today, we couldn’t capitalise on that. We made some changes that potentially took away some of our performance. We will review those for Miami to make sure we keep this progression going to keep these better weekends. We’re having a lot stronger weekends, and it’s just a matter of now being able to lead from lap one and do our own race. Hopefully, that will come soon.

Scuderia Ferrari marked the return of the 2024 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix to the calendar with a fourth and a fifth place courtesy of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz. On the plus side, a total of 31 points in the bag, including those from the Sprint Race, the second highest total behind Red Bull. It would always be about trying to make up places after a difficult qualifying, but for the first time this season, neither driver made it to the podium.

Strategy and management. From sixth and seventh on the grid, the strategy aimed to move Charles and Carlos up the order without getting stuck in a DRS train. But neither of them got a good start, being overtaken by George Russell and further complicating matters. Leclerc managed to get ahead of the Mercedes after nine laps and then ran robustly on the Medium tyres, running a more extended stint than those around him. Carlos had a harder first stint and came in on lap 17 to switch to Hards, rejoining tenth. One of the key moments was the arrival of the Virtual Safety Car on lap 22, when Valtteri Bottas stopped out on track, followed by a real Safety Car period. Charles then made his only planned stop to fit Hard tyres, taking half the time compared to usual, which thus promoted him to third behind Max Verstappen and Lando Norris and ahead of Sergio Perez. Carlos also benefited from the pit stops, moving up to fifth. At the restart, neither Ferrari driver was able to match the pace of the quickest cars on Hard tyres, so the Monegasque had to give the best to Perez. Sainz had to lengthen his stint on the Hards, dropping down one place to sixth as Alonso passed him. However, Fernando was on soft tyres, so Carlos retook the place when the Aston Martin had to make a further stop, finishing fifth behind his teammate.

Next stop Florida. The world championship resumes in a fortnight’s time with the sixth round in Miami, the last race before the start of the European leg of the season.

Carlos Sainz #55

A tough race on a challenging track for us this weekend. The first few corners were far from ideal, and with the traffic, we decided to pit early to switch to the Hard tyres. Some laps later, under the Safety Car, we stayed out on that tyre and went to the end to finish fifth. Overall, we struggled more than expected, and today’s result is not what we wanted. We will review everything before going to Miami, where I’m confident we can return to the form we showed in the previous weekends.

Charles Leclerc #16

Today, we’re not completely satisfied with our results as a team. We have two things to focus on leaving Shanghai: our qualifying trim and our pace on the Hards, which was our main challenge today. Our strategy and performance were strong until the Safety Car, but after that, we were all on the same strategy, and it was a bit more difficult for us to get back to speed on the Hard tyres. The upcoming upgrades will be essential, as they will define our direction for the next part of the season.

Frédéric Vasseur – Team Principal

Given our grid positions, I’m unsure if we could have expected more in terms of finishing the higher-up order today. However, I was expecting more in terms of pace than we demonstrated in the race. We now need to understand why that was, especially on the Hards and improve in time for Miami both in qualifying and the race because it’s all very close currently, with hundredths of a second making a big difference. We had put both drivers on a two-stop strategy, and Charles did an excellent job of lengthening his stint on the Mediums, but when the Virtual Safety Car was called, we went for a one-stop, with the hope of being able to fight for a podium finish. Unfortunately, Carlos had stopped just before the Safety Car, so he had to switch to a single stop. This naturally meant he had to be a bit conservative in the final part of the race, but he still brought home the best result that was possible today.

George Russell finished P7 and Lewis Hamilton P9 at the 2024 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix.

Both drivers tried to pressure the car ahead in the closing stages but had to settle for P6 and P9 at the flag.

George Russell

We expected to start P8 and make up a few positions from today’s race. The result is probably fair; we know we have work to do. We’ve had a similar battle with Alonso and Piastri in the last three races, so our car is currently in P6.

Overall, it was an interesting weekend. With the Sprint format, we had two very different set-ups on the car from Friday and Saturday morning into the rest of the weekend. There’s lots to pick through and, hopefully, things to build on. We must keep adding performance to the car to finish higher up the grid, and we will keep working hard to do so.

Lewis Hamilton

I went forward and got into the points, but it was a tough race. Ultimately, I made a lousy set-up change to the car yesterday and paid the price for it. I plan to make sure I don’t do that in the future! The car does seem to work in a small window, and I did think it was the correct thing to do. Sadly, it made today very difficult. The team did a great job with the pit stops, though, and George scored some solid points well. I’m sure the next race in Miami will be better.

While I didn’t have the best race, seeing the incredible fans here has been fantastic. They are some of the best anywhere in the world. I am so grateful to see them again after several years away, and it created a brilliant atmosphere.

Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO

Considering where we started today and, more importantly, where we had put the cars in terms of their set-up after the Sprint, P6 and P9 were the best predictions from our pre-race simulations. The car that we have under us is not currently fast enough. However, we must ensure that we are not trying to find a silver bullet each weekend when it comes to how we run the car; we need to focus on getting the basics right and maximising the package we have. Today, we didn’t have the car in the right window: we made too many extreme changes after the Sprint, making the most crucial part of the weekend much more challenging. We know that today’s result is not strong enough overall, so we must dig deep to make improvements. The pack behind Red Bull is close, and small details can make a big difference in terms of finishing position. We have developments to bring in the coming races, which we hope will be a step forward and will improve the car.

Andrew Shovlin, Trackside Engineering Director

It was always going to be a tough race for us. We’re not quick enough currently, and we don’t qualify well. Our finishing positions were precisely where we’d forecast them to be this morning. George couldn’t really have got more out of it; he got a good start, which put him ahead of the Ferraris, but we’d taken a bit too much out of the rear tyres in that first stint and had to box earlier than planned. That early stop would have been more painful to deal with, but the two Safety Car periods were helpful for us and neutralised the tyre age offset. The race from there in was straightforward. We were not quick enough to attack Sainz but had the pace to stay ahead of Fernando.

Lewis’s race wasn’t easy as he didn’t gain much off the line on the Soft tyre. He then got stuck in a traffic jam on the inside line around Turn 2 and lost to cars on the wide line. We had made some changes to his car after the Sprint, and clearly, they didn’t improve the car. It made Qualifying and the race difficult. He was struggling to turn the car and had to use the power to do so, which was hurting the rear tyres. We decided to pit him under the Virtual Safety Car to offset other cars, but most of our competitors did the same once the Safety Car was deployed. We benefitted from a couple of cars dropping out ahead, but considering the early part of the race, it was a relief to get some points. We will work hard to ensure we do a better job at the next race in Miami.

Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, and Team Principal Andrea Stella after the 2024 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix.

Lando and Oscar make a good start at lights out, retaining P4 and P5. With his tyres in good condition, Lando overtakes Alonso for P3. Suffering from rear deg, Oscar gets overtaken by Leclerc for P6. With the rest of the grid pitting, Lando leads the pack at the front. Oscar pits for a fresh pair of Medium tyres. He comes out in P9. Bottas retires, and a Virtual Safety Car is called. Lando pits for new tyres on Lap 23. He comes out with Hard tyres. A full Safety Car is called. Oscar pits again for Hard tyres. The Safety Car ends on Lap 26, with Lando in P2 and Oscar in P8. Multiple cars create incidents at the restart, and another Safety Car is called. The drivers maintain their position at the restart, but Ricciardo hits Oscar. He has damage. The chequered flag waves and Lando crosses the line in P2. Oscar finishes in the points in P8

Lando Norris

I am very happy for the team today; they deserved it, and I thank them so much. Our pit stops were solid, and the car felt great today. I wasn’t expecting it to be the race where we would perform like this, but I was comfortable. We could manage the tyres far easier than yesterday and push. Good day, good points and another podium – I’m delighted. It’s a pleasant surprise, but it shows the team has done an excellent job. We’re working hard, and it’s paying off.

Oscar Piastri

It was a difficult afternoon for me. I struggled a little bit in the first stint, and then, on the Safety Car restart, I got hit from behind, which caused a lot of damage and made the second half of the race pretty painful. It was good to score some points still and get Lando on the podium, so we came from China with positives and now look forward to Miami.

Andrea Stella

We expected this weekend in China to be a case of damage limitation, but in reality, it proved to be the strongest weekend of the season so far. Pole Position in the Sprint, a solid qualifying performance ahead of the grand prix, a podium for Lando, and a podium on merit. It’s a great credit to the hard work put in by the drivers, the team trackside, at the factory, and everyone at HPP, and it is a nice reward for us, our partners, and our fans. I’m very happy for everyone involved.

On Oscar’s side, the damage he received during the race robbed him of downforce and made it impossible to fight for higher positions, but he drove really well, adapting to the car’s changed balance, and did a good job adding points to our tally.

It feels good to have a result like this. A big thank you to everyone involved – now we need to keep improving and working hard to have more days like this. The only way to do that is to improve the car. Bring on Miami.

The team is in China for the fifth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship. Get the latest thoughts from Lance and Fernando following the 2024 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix.

In Aston Martin’s debut 2024 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso finished P7 after starting the race from the second row of the grid, while Lance Stroll classified P15.

The team is heading to the Miami Grand Prix weekend, which takes place between May 3rd and May 5th.

Fernando Alonso

We didn’t quite have the pace today, and it was a tricky race with many things happening. Despite this, scoring some points and getting a bonus was also necessary to get the fastest lap. We made a good start and moved up to second, and for a moment, I thought it would be nice to lead the race for a lap, but we couldn’t make that happen. A few Safety Cars changed the strategy a bit, and we didn’t have any more Hard tyres available, so we switched to the Soft compound. Overall, it was a good race, but we have some work to do to improve our Sunday pace and match what we can do in Qualifying.

Lance Stroll

We were on for a good result today. The Soft tyres had performed well at the start of the race, and I made a couple of crucial overtakes to climb into the points. We timed our stop well under the VSC, and I think the ninth place was on the cards. Then, when the safety car came in, there was a chain reaction, and all the cars ahead suddenly slowed. I didn’t have enough time to react and avoid contact with Daniel [Ricciardo]. It’s frustrating because I got the penalty, but the incident was caused by someone at the front of the pack breaking suddenly. We ran last after the front wing change, which meant our race was over. It’s a shame to lose out on the points, but we’ll regroup ahead of another Sprint weekend in Miami.

Mike Krack, Team Principal:

Seven hard-earned points today after an eventful Chinese Grand Prix weekend. The extended Safety Car periods compromised Fernando’s three-stop race, negating the Soft tyres’ full benefit. Fernando’s recovery in the final laps, using new Medium tyres, provided plenty of entertainment and brought him back to P7. We also picked up a point for the fastest lap. It was a reasonable damage limitation. The incident under the Safety Car undid Lance’s strong race: we need to analyse what happened comprehensively, but it was a chain reaction caused by cars ahead. He was running well in the points, was on the best tyre strategy, and was set to score good points. We will regroup ahead of another Sprint weekend in Miami.

Stake F1 Team KICK Sauber completed a thrilling and emotional 2024 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix weekend, as Zhou Guanyu and the team wrote a page of motorsport history in Shanghai. Zhou fought through the field to record 14th position, pushed along by the incredible support of the home crowd; Valtteri Bottas raced hard to finish in the top ten, but his quest for a point ended with a technical issue when in contention for a strong result.

With improving pace and consistency on and off the track, the team will keep working ahead of the next race, which is in Miami in two weeks.

Valtteri Bottas

Today marks a somewhat disappointing ending to a very promising weekend: starting from P10 put me in an excellent position to fight for points, and the race was going well overall until I suddenly lost drive and my engine turned off – something we’ll have to investigate in the upcoming days thoroughly. It’s pretty unfortunate; while there was still a long way to go, I was fighting with Nico [Hülkenberg], who made it to the points. It’s tough to accept, but this is racing, and many more opportunities will arise: our pace is improving, and as a team, we’re constantly making small steps on many fronts. We’ve been around P10 the entire weekend and were able to learn a lot about our car and the upgrades that will allow us to maximise our potential. As we keep making those steps, I’m looking forward to racing in Miami again, a track I have enjoyed a lot in the last few years.

Zhou Guanyu

This weekend has been a fantastic experience: for years, I dreamt about racing at home, and finally, I could do it. To see the passion and the love from everyone in the stands was something I’d never experienced before: the in-lap, in particular, was something I won’t ever forget, seeing so many people cheering and shouting your name. I ensured I waved at each grandstand, at every corner with fans. As much as I treated this as a regular race weekend, the emotion was undeniable, and it really got me in the end, especially when I stopped in Parc Ferme: it was a special moment, topping off the honour of being the first ever Chinese driver to race in a Chinese Grand Prix. The race was tough, especially in the first stint, where I didn’t have a lot of grip and slid all over the place, but we managed to recover well. Finishing the race isn’t what makes me happy – it’s to do so, fighting my way through the field, giving everything and leaving nothing behind. Unfortunately, starting from the back, we knew breaking into the points would be difficult, but we can focus on some positives, such as our pace and, of course, the significant improvement done by the team and the crew in the pit stops, which were primarily clean. In the end, we chose to go for a cheeky stint on softs: we knew we’d be able to keep the position we were in if we didn’t stop, so we gambled on switching to softs and see if we could improve even more. We did a lot of overtakes; the car felt good, and it was nice to fight my way through. Given the pressure of this weekend, I am happy with the job I have done. The whole weekend was positive; yesterday afternoon and today were a bit tougher, but we gave it all.

Alessandro Alunni Bravi, Team Representative

This hasn’t been the race we expected. It hasn’t been the race we wanted. Before going into the race analysis, it’s worth acknowledging the vital page that Zhou and the team have written for the history of motorsport and Formula One in China. Testament to this is the support of all the spectators throughout the weekend, from Thursday onwards: it was something impressive that exceeded our expectations. We saw how much the popularity of Formula One is increasing in China thanks to Zhou, and we’re proud that our team could be part of this with him. We expected a tough race for him, starting 16th, but he had a good pace and fought well in the many battles he had. In the closing stages, we adopted an aggressive strategy, switching to soft tyres to give him more performance. Unfortunately, there were no points for him today, but it was necessary to show he could fight and be competitive against the cars around him. It was a disappointing end of the race for Valtteri, who was fighting with Nico [Hülkenberg] for a place in the top ten. He had a solid opening stint on medium tyres, and the choice to move to hards was the right one: unfortunately, his race was cut short by a drivetrain issue, something we will investigate. It was a big disappointment as he had the pace to finish in the points, which would have been a deserved result for him and the team. Finally, a positive side to today’s race was the consistency in our pit stops, in which we achieved our target for this weekend. It’s an improvement that will also give confidence to our pit crew. Now, we set our sights on Miami, aware we can go there for a strong weekend.

MoneyGram Haas F1 Team finished with Nico Hulkenberg 10th and Kevin Magnussen 16th at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix, Round 5 of the 2024 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.

Kevin Magnussen

Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal

Visa Cash App RB endured their most challenging day of the season, with Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda failing to finish the 2024 Formula 1 Grand Prix.

Hass driver Kevin Magnussen hit Tsunoda at the restart after the first Safety Car period on Lap 27, which put the Japanese driver out of the race and forced the second Safety Car deployment, whilst Ricciardo was also forced out after being hit on Lap 33.

Daniel Ricciardo

We started to make up a lot of ground in the stint before the Safety Car, but during the restart, I got a pretty big hit, and the car was damaged. We decided to retire because I wasn’t really driving an F1 car. It’s very frustrating. I watched his onboard and it looked like he wasn’t even looking at me, it seemed that his helmet was looking at the apex. We’ll never know what could have happened later in the race, but I think we were looking in a good place. Getting ruined by someone else makes me frustrated, and this is where the disappointment comes in because today, we had an opportunity, and we missed it. I think there’s a lot of disappointment for everyone in the team. When I returned to the garage, I saw the mechanics looking at the damage, and they felt as heartbroken as I was. I think we definitely had a better weekend from a pace point of view, and I think the team could feel some momentum and shift to the season. We go onto Miami, and we’ll just try to keep working on that.

Yuki Tsunoda

It’s unfortunate and frustrating how it ended up today. I was happy with how I progressed in the race until my contact with Magnussen. After the Safety Car, the start was good, and I gained five positions, so I feel I maximised what I could do, but the pace itself didn’t improve as much as we wanted. We’ve been sliding more than other cars, and the team has been pushing hard and helping me sort it out, but overall, this week, we weren’t able to show our proper strong performance, and that’s a shame. We’ll look into why back in Faenza, and I know as a team, we’ll come back stronger in Miami. It’s also a shame that Daniel had to retire because he had a good pace in this race, so as a team, it’s frustrating that neither car finished the race and we couldn’t score points.

Laurent Mekies – Team Principal

It’s a disappointing Sunday for us with both cars taken out of the race in separate incidents, which our drivers could do nothing about. It’s painful, but we have no choice but to accept it and move on. On a positive note, and even if the weekend had started on the slow side, everyone has been working very hard to recover enough pace to be in the fight for P10 again. Daniel produced a powerful drive all weekend, especially today, battling with Lewis Hamilton just before the Safety Car came out. It was a trickier weekend for Yuki. It’s always going to be difficult to drive for the first time here during a sprint weekend, but he kept fighting hard and drove a good race today, where he made up a lot of positions. We will regroup with Daniel, Yuki, and the team in Faenza and Bicester to analyse the weekend together and come back stronger in Miami for another ultra-tight battle – and, hopefully, a less frustrating Sunday!

The 2024 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix produced yet another tight midfield battle, but Williams Racing will leave Shanghai with no points to their name, finishing five seconds shy of the top 10.

Alex Albon

It was an okay race today. Although the lower winds helped us, we were battling a lot of tyre degradation throughout the race. We ultimately didn’t have the pace to overtake [Esteban] Ocon at the end, and he was defending well. We understand the problems with the car, but they’re not immediate fixes, and we will need a few upgrades to improve our performance. Looking to Miami, I think our car will suit the track much better, and I’m optimistic we can get a better result.

Logan Sargeant

Esteban Ocon started from P13 on New Mediums and finished P11, and Pierre Gasly started from P15 on New Mediums and finished P13 at the 2024 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix.

Esteban Ocon

As expected, it was a hectic race today with plenty of action and close racing, which was really fun from behind the wheel. Overall, we managed the race and the tyres well. The positive is that we were more competitive here and put ourselves in contention for points, but narrowly missed out in the end – albeit being the best result of the season. We made a small step in performance this weekend, with the new parts the team brought to the track working as expected. Thank you to the team for fast-tracking the upgrades, but we must keep improving in order to remain in the fight for points in the coming races, continuing in Miami in two weeks’ time.

Pierre Gasly

We can be encouraged by the outcome today based on the performance this season so far. It was pretty interesting how the race unfolded, and there are a few areas where we lost time today, but I am glad we managed to recover some places. We will take a lot of learnings with us. There is a lot for us to analyse and understand from this weekend, which we will focus on in the coming days, preparing for the next race in Miami. I am already looking forward to returning to the US, where we can run with the new package on my side for the first time. Until then, the team will continue to work hard to ensure we can continue improving and get closer to where we want to be. The Chinese fans put on a great show today, and it felt great to be back here after such a long time.

Bruno Famin – Team Principal

It was an incident-packed race with multiple Safety Car periods, meaning we needed to stay alert and be ready to react, which we did with a well-executed double-stacked pit stop. Esteban drove a great race to be within striking distance of scoring points but just missed out in the end. Pierre also recovered and made up places after the delay in his first stop. Thankfully, nobody was hurt, and we will investigate the reasons to avoid such incidents in future. Today shows that we still have work to do, and as a team, we need to keep pushing for more performance, as we did not quite have enough today. Special thanks to the team at the factory, who put in a considerable effort to bring new parts to Shanghai, which performed as expected.