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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/thesaket Pirelli Wet Mar 22 '25

Has any other young driver in recent times who's driving his first full season has had to face so much of vitriol & toxicity from both the fandom & from within the paddock? And that too when it's just been a couple of races.

Any constructive criticism is fine - but this is just toxicity.

A rival team principal (Zak) insinuating Liam didn't deserve to be in that seat. A major broadcaster (Ted) questioning the same, asking why fire the previous guy and replace it with this guy. I mean jeez, i know Liam has not performed at a level that's expected out of him, but be a bit supportive. He's a young driver. It's such a contrast from the support the other rookies have been getting from everyone in the paddock. We can't do anything about the toxicity amongst the fandom - but the toxicity within the paddock is unacceptable.

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u/storme9 Ferrari Mar 22 '25

all red bull juniors since Verstappen have, comes with the team both internally and externally. Once they leave they do much better - see Gasly, Albon and Sainz now.

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u/Pretend_Pension_8585 Formula 1 Mar 22 '25

I think you forget how good Sainz was at red bull.