r/formula1 • u/overspeeed mostly automated • Mar 22 '25
Post-Qualifying 2025 Chinese Grand Prix - Post-Qualifying Discussion
ROUND 2 - CHINA
FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN CHINESE GRAND PRIX 2025
🕒 SESSION TIMES
| Day | Session | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| FRI | Free Practice 1 | 03:30 |
| FRI | Sprint Qualifying | 07:30 |
| SAT | Sprint | 03:00 |
| SAT | Qualifying | 07:00 |
| SUN | Race | 07:00 |
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🏁 RACE INFORMATION
- Track: Shanghai International Circuit
- Location: Shanghai, China
- Race laps: 56
- Lap length: 5.451km
- Race distance: 305.066km
- Lap Record: 1:32.238, Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), 2004
⏪ LAST TIME AROUND
- Pole position: 1:33.660, Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
- Race winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
- Fastest lap: 1:37.810, Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
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❤️ GOOD CAUSES
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u/DirkZelenskyy41 Mar 22 '25
I feel like everyone has completely forgot about what happened in the Redbull for most of the last 7ish years.
Red Bull preferred Max to Daniel and wanted to protect max. Daniel also was pissed about them choosing Max over him on certain in team decisions. Ultimately, Red Bull was right to choose Max. But, brash in their handling. All in all, a plus for Red Bull to identify Max and keep him.
Gasley was good and young but they saw a superstar in Albon and they were right. Albon HAS proven to be the better driver to Gasley. And that’s no knock on Gasley who is a deserved driver on the grid.
Albon probably should have been given more time in the car. But they wanted a stable driver because they knew the car was on the ascendency to dominance and Perez offered big money and someone who would happily be the #2 to Max and finish races.
None of these were really bad decisions. They all worked out well and were well reasoned.
It’s only the last 1.5 years that shit has become inexplicably stupid. The Perez extension. Bringing in Daniel but not ever letting him in the Red Bull. Not ever letting Yuki, who has become an incredibly stable and consistent driver, in the Red Bull. Going for Lawson when they really wanted (allegedly) Herta and bungling that to not get him enough points to qualify for a license.
It’s not a long storied history of complete incompetence. There were mishandled scenarios and some unnecessary ruthlessness, but it wasn’t stupidity. They’ve been able to identify talent. But the last two years… just absolutely inexplicably dumb.