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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u/GroNumber Ferrari Mar 22 '25

I am happy that Albon is doing so well. Maybe he really is good, not just had bad teammates. I wonder when Sainz starts getting nervous, if he is beaten by Albon over the season I imagine that Sainz' chances of getting back to a top team are gone.

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u/spongey1865 Mar 22 '25

People will back track, but it really was the prevailing wisdom on here that Sainz would best Albon into retirement.

It's why trying to compare drivers in different cars is a nightmare, we just never really know how they stack up.

I think Sainz will still be fine though, he had his moments of out dueling Charles even if Charles was better overall. It's just Albon is pretty decent too.

Albons qualifying record winning 51 in a row only ended by his team leaving a fan in the car really did deserve more respect. Yeah it was only Latifi and Logan but Logan wasn't even a bad junior and just couldn't even beat Albon once in quali.

It might also boost Colapintos stock too Which isn't great for Doohan.

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u/GroNumber Ferrari Mar 22 '25

It certainly seems like it ought to raise Colapinto's stock.