Aston Martin Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso was “struggling a little bit to feel my hands and feet”, as Honda vibration issues knocked him out of the Chinese Grand Prix. The troubled AMR26 endured another difficult weekend amid ongoing struggles with its Honda power unit.

Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 Chinese Grand Prix for Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton taking his first Ferrari podium. McLaren's Norris and Piastri both failed to start in Shanghai.

George Russell and Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli established a comfortable margin over the field in the sole practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli won out in qualifying, taking pole position after his Mercedes team-mate George Russell suffered a reliability issue when exiting the pits in Q3. However, Russell was able to return to the action, and put his Mercedes second on the grid.

McLaren has not taken part in Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix as both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri hit pre-race trouble

F1 standings after Chinese GP race as Kimi Antonelli closes gap to George Russell - F1’s new era moves on to the Shanghai International Circuit for the first sprint weekend in 2026

Formula 1 has announced that the upcoming races in Bahrain and Saudi ArabianG will not take place in April as originally scheduled due to the ongoing situation in the Middle East.

With six months to go until the inaugural Formula 1 race at the Madring circuit, organisers have released fresh renders of the 5.4km Madrid circuit