Following the primary dash race of the season, Verstappen did the double on Saturday with dash race victory and grand prix pole place – marking Purple Bull’s a centesimal pole in F1.
Sergio Perez made it an all-Purple Bull entrance row forward of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso who bounced again from retiring from the Chinese language GP dash race after selecting up a puncture in a conflict with Carlos Sainz.
Lando Norris led the McLaren cost in fourth in qualifying, unable to repeat his dash race pole from Friday, with team-mate Oscar Piastri set to line up in fifth.
Then come each Ferraris, with Charles Leclerc sixth and Sainz seventh, however Aston Martin has protested the qualifying outcomes amid Sainz’s purple flag crash in Q2.
It was a nightmare qualifying for Lewis Hamilton, having completed second within the dash race, because the Mercedes driver was knocked out in Q1 and can begin in 18th.
Picture by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images
When is the F1 Chinese language Grand Prix?
Date: Sunday 21 April 2024
Begin time: 3pm native time/8am BST
The fifth spherical of the 2024 F1 season, the Chinese language GP, will get underway at 3pm native time on Sunday 21 April.
How can I watch Method 1?
In the UK, Method 1 is broadcast reside on Sky Sports activities, with highlights proven on Channel 4 a number of hours after the race has completed. Reside streaming by means of NOW can also be accessible within the UK.
Sky Sports activities F1, which broadcasts the F1 races, may be added as a part of the Sky Sports activities channels which prices £18 a month for brand spanking new prospects. Sky Sports activities may also be accessed by means of NOW with a one-off day fee of £11.99 or a month’s membership of £34.99 monthly.
How can I watch the F1 Chinese language GP?
In the UK, Sky Sports activities can be reside broadcasting the Chinese language GP.
The race can be proven reside on Sky Sports activities F1 and Sky Sports activities Major Occasion, with pre-race protection beginning at 7:00am BST, forward of the race begin at 8:00am BST.
• Channels: Sky Sports activities F1 and Sky Sports activities Major Occasion
• Begin time: 7:00am BST, Sunday 21 April 2024
Autosport can be operating a reside textual content protection of the Chinese GP here.
When can I watch the F1 Chinese language GP highlights?
In the UK, Channel 4 is broadcasting highlights of the Chinese language GP at 12:30pm BST on Sunday. The complete programme will run for 2 and a half hours, protecting the pre-race, the race highlights and the preliminary post-race response to wrap up the key speaking factors of the race weekend.
For the whole 2024 F1 season, Channel 4 will broadcast highlights of each qualifying and race of every occasion. The highlights can even be accessible on Channel 4’s on-demand catch-up providers.
Channel: Channel 4
Begin time: 12:30pm BST, Sunday 21 April 2024
Will the F1 Chinese language GP be on the radio?
Reside radio protection of each apply, qualifying and race for the 2024 F1 season can be accessible on the BBC Radio 5 Reside, 5 Reside Sports activities Further stations, the BBC Sounds app and the through the BBC Sport web site.
Reside protection of the Chinese language GP will begin at 7:45am BST on BBC Radio 5 Reside and on the BBC Sounds app.
Climate forecast for the F1 Chinese language GP
Present climate forecasts predict partly sunny, dry and heat circumstances in Shanghai, with low winds and a really small probability of rain. The temperature is anticipated to be 21 levels Celsius for the beginning of the race.
What number of laps is the F1 Chinese language GP?
The race is scheduled to finish 56 laps of the Shanghai Worldwide Circuit, protecting a complete race distance of 305.066km.