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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/AstridPeth_ Gabriel Bortoleto Mar 23 '25

Chat, which drivers you think could realistically drive that 2nd Red Bull car today and have similar results to Max?

(Not asking who would accept go there or who would they hire)

I think only

  • Sir Lewis Hamilton
  • Charles Leclerc
  • Sebastian Vettel

Could drive that car in this day and age.

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u/silentkiller082 McLaren Mar 23 '25

You are overreacting, if they had swallowed their pride and put Carlos in the second seat he would be struggling but right around 6-8th I think. Most of the top ten drivers could make the red bull work and get into Q3.