Gear up to immerse yourself in the exhilarating spectacle of yet another exciting racing spectacle this weekend, as “The Chinese Grand Prix 2024” plans ahead to captivate our attention. Mark your calendars for April 19–21, 2024, when the action uncovers at the iconic Jiading, Shanghai, China. Following the fierce showdown of the Japanese GP, it is palpable for this upcoming weekend to bring to light an overload of out-of-the-blue wriggles at the F1 Chinese Grand Prix.
Last week’s Max Verstappen resumed his winning streak by holding victory in the Japanese GP, marking his third race win of 2024 after his retirement. His time out in Australia was chaotic, while teammate Sergio Perez made it a one-two result for Red Bull. There was an eventful start to the race when in touch between Alex Albon and Daniel Ricciardo caused both cars to crash into the shields. Like a dream, both divers were on the track, but the incident brought out the red flags while track repairs were carried out. After a brief pause before the event was resumed, Verstappen repeated his solid launch at the reset action and from there put in another self-assured performance on his way to P1. Perez followed his teammate in P2, while Carlos Sainz overtook Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc in the latter stages for the final podium position. Leclerc had to settle for fourth, even though making a one-stop strategy worked better during the race. Besides Lando Norris, McLaren was in fifth place.
Fernando Alonso held P6 in the Aston Martin as George Russell and Oscar Piastri engaged in a late-race struggle behind him before crossing the line in seventh and eighth, respectively. Lewis Hamilton ended the day in ninth, and Yuki Tsunoda scored a point in front of his followers. The racers finished the podium with strong willpower for their upcoming matches. There is no doubt that this F1 Chinese Grand Prix will also unfold many engrossing moves. Hence, set this weekend free to watch this space for further updates.
Chinese Grand Prix-Shanghai International Circuit
- In April 2003, a marshland in the Jiading District of Shanghai was earmarked for F1 eminence. Eighteen months and around $450 million later, the state-of-the-art Shanghai International Circuit was completed.
- The 2004 season featured two new races, one of which was the Chinese Grand Prix (the other was Bahrain). All the same, it didn’t work—Michael Schumacher won in Bahrain, and Rubens Barrichello won in China.
Circuit Length | 5.451 km |
Race Distance | 305.066 km |
Number of Laps | 56 |
- Shanghai has expanded itself into one of the world’s most dynamic and lively cities since the start of the millennium, making it an awesome F1 tourist stop. Then, when it’s period to go racing down at the Shanghai Circuit quit 60 minutes later on.
- Pierre Gasly is a stranger to this track; in fact, he holds the record for the quickest pole position lap here. At an average speed of 205 km/h, he completed one loop in 1:34.742. Therefore, it would be quite interesting to see if any of the drivers would compete to break this lap record during this confrontation.
- Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes set the official lap record for this circuit in the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix, clocking it at 1:32:06.350. It has been a while since the F1 drives first place in six wins of this record. Therefore, this record will keep us better involved in these circuits, and we will have to wait to see whether or not this man will set additional tape there.
F1 2024: Live Stream of the Lenovo Chinese GP
ESPN and ESPN Deportes liberate live coverage for F1 2024 in the United States. In addition, the ESPN+ OTT platform also provides live streaming.
Sky Sports and C4 are the official broadcasters of Formula 1 in the United Kingdom. The Sky Sports online platform will stream the races.
Star Sports Network will air the event on the Indian subcontinent. In addition, the Disney+ Hotstar app will also livestream the entire race weekend.
F1 TV Pro, Fox Sports, Foxtel, and Kayo will broadcast the event live in Australia.
Japan will see Fuji TV and DAZN broadcast the event.
Fans in the Netherlands, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, and Sweden can witness the races on the Viaplay network.
Canal+ is the go-to network for the F1 2024 live stream in France.
In addition, bet365.com provides a Chinese GP live stream for active bettors on race day.
Formul 1 Outright Odds
F1 2024 Schedule for Lenovo Chinese GP
FIA F4 Chinese Championship | First Practice Session | 09:25 – 09:50 |
Paddock Club | Paddock Club Track Tour | 10:00 – 11:00 |
Paddock Club | Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk | 10:00 – 11:00 |
FIA | F1 Car Presentation | 10:00 – 11:00 |
FORMULA 1 | FIRST PRACTICE SESSION | 11:30 – 12:30 |
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia | Practice Session | 13:00 – 13:45 |
Formula 1 | Teams’ Press Conference | 13:30 – 14:30 |
Formula 1 | Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps | 13:55 – 14:35 |
Paddock Club | Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk | 14:00 – 15:00 |
Paddock Club | Paddock Club Track Tour | 14:35 – 15:05 |
FORMULA 1 | SPRINT QUALIFYING | 15:30 – 16:14 |
FIA F4 Chinese Championship | Second Practice Session | 17:00 – 17:25 |
F1 Experiences | F1 Experiences Track Tour, Trophy Photo & Pit Lane Walk | 17:45 – 19:45 |
Formula 1 | Team Pit Stop Practice | 08:15 – 08:45 |
FIA F4 Chinese Championship | Qualifying Session | 09:30 – 09:55 |
FORMULA 1 | SPRINT (19 Laps or 60 Mins) | 11:00 – 11:30 |
Formula 1 | Press Conference | 11:30 – 12:00 |
Paddock Club | Paddock Club Track Tour | 11:40 – 12:10 |
Paddock Club | Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk | 11:40 – 12:40 |
Formula 1 | Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps | 12:10 – 12:35 |
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia | Qualifying Session | 12:50 – 13:20 |
FIA F4 Chinese Championship | First Race (30 Mins +1 Lap) | 13:55 – 14:30 |
FORMULA 1 | QUALIFYING | 15:00 – 16:00 |
Formula 1 | Press Conference | 16:00 – 17:00 |
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia | First Race (13 Laps or 30 Mins) | 16:55 – 17:30 |
Paddock Club | Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk | 17:40 – 18:40 |
Paddock Club | Paddock Club Track Tour | 17:40 – 18:40 |
FIA F4 Chinese Championship | Second Race (30 Mins +1 Lap) | 10:15 – 10:50 |
Porsche Carrera Cup Asia | Second Race (12 Laps or 30 Mins) | 11:30 – 12:05 |
Formula 1 | Formula 1 Pirelli Hot Laps | 12:20 – 12:50 |
Paddock Club | Paddock Club Track Tour | 12:50 – 13:35 |
Paddock Club | Paddock Club Pit Lane Walk | 12:55 – 13:55 |
Formula 1 | Drivers’ Parade | 13:00 – 13:30 |
Promoter Activity | Opening Show | 13:35 – 13:50 |
Formula 1 | National Anthem | 14:46 – 14:48 |
FORMULA 1 | GRAND PRIX (56 LAPS OR 120 MINS) | 15:00 – 17:00 |
NOTE: Shanghai is 8 hours ahead of UTC. Timetable subject to change.
F1 2024 Chinese GP: Predictions
Max Verstappen will be on track to recover from his retirement in Australia with a commanding drive to victory during Sunday’s Japanese GP, taking the board spectrum flag ahead of Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. After four drama-filled rounds down, the F1 paddock will head to China with Verstappen leading the drivers’ standings on 77 points, tracked by teammate Perez on 64 and Leclerc on 59, while Red Bull (141 points) grabs the advantage over Ferrari (120) in the constructor’s conflict. Verstappen saw out the remainder of the race with ease to hold the victory over Perez, as Sainz completed the podium from Leclerc and Norris. Max said, “It was very nice. I think the critical bit was, of course, the start, to stay ahead, and after that, the car got better and better for me throughout the race. Showing definitively steadfast dominance, Red Bull’s Verstappen has been an unparalleled force throughout the current season, positioning him as the unquestionable pacemaker bound for triumph in China.
Sergio Perez, Verstappen’s teammate at Red Bull, comes out as the immediate rival, having displayed a decent performance in recent hikes. Talking about how the Spaniard has been very striking and has built a career teamed up with some great drivers over his career. Perez exhibits an engaging pick, endeavouring to his teammate in the forthcoming Chinese race.
Meanwhile, Carlos Sainz’s familiarity with the circuit cannot be overlooked, considering his already established past track record. The seasoned driver’s remarkable achievements in China provide a backstory against which he could once again display his phenomenal tricks. In Formula 1, it’s better that Mercedes starts building the team around him and not have stopgap options like Carlos Sainz in place.
