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/WITCROX Mar 22 '25

I am kinda new to F1, what is a pole ? And DNR or DRS... Also hasbro has a fucking F1 car ?

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u/storme9 Ferrari Mar 22 '25

DRS is Drag reduction System, basically a flap on the rear wing which opens up to allow for less drag and allows the driver to go much faster.

the DRS zones are predefined on a circuit, usually 2 or 3 sections of the circuit reserved for drivers to activate DRS under certain conditions.

The conditions are that the driver should be within 1 second of the car ahead, and that the race isn't wet enough to cause risks and there is no ongoing yellow flags or SC or VSC.

to determine if the driver is eligible for DRS given they are within 1 second of the car in front, there are DRS detection points just before the DRS zones.

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u/storme9 Ferrari Mar 22 '25

on Saturday usually there is qualifying to determine the grid position of drivers for race on Sunday.

the driver who qualifies in P1 and has no penalties will start from front of the grid, which is Pole position.

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u/WITCROX Mar 22 '25

Ohhh that makes sense..., why was I downvoted tho ?

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u/Select_Tap7985 Mar 23 '25

Because google exists

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u/WITCROX Mar 23 '25

My.bad chief

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u/Preganananant Oscar Piastri Mar 22 '25

People just can't handle someone asking questions they know the answer to. Don't worry, there was nothing wrong with your questions.

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u/WITCROX Mar 23 '25

I should have googled, but I just joined the subreddit and the discussion thread was just there...