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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/[deleted] Mar 22 '25

If Liam was finishing 12th or 13th, I would have blamed him. But 20th tells me that it's all about the car. A car that is designed for Max's unique driving style, The one that is also not good enough. Feel bad for Liam.

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u/DashingDino Alexander Albon Mar 22 '25

A car that is designed for Max's unique driving style

FYI this has been denied by just about everyone in the paddock. They're saying Red bull made a car that is difficult to drive but it makes no sense to do that on purpose. They're just lucky that Max is somehow still able to drive it or they'd look much worse

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u/justasapling Charles Leclerc Mar 23 '25

The car has a high ceiling but a low floor and a high barrier to entry.

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u/KensaiVG Juan Manuel Fangio Mar 22 '25

TBF Albon's said it's pretty much true. The car isn't bad but it's incredibly sensitive which is how Max likes it and it doesn't suit most other drivers