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🏎️ Norris suceeds expectations at Chinese GP
Jordan Williams
April 23, 2024
In this week’s email:
Chinese GP Analysis 🏎️
Penalty points so far this season 📊
Audi offer Carlos Sainz a deal 📝
Mercedes upgrading car for Miami GP 🛠️
Chinese GP Analysis 🏎️
This past weekend in Shanghai didn’t disappoint. With Max Verstappen winning four of his past five races. Ferrari failing to get a podium for the first time this season. All while Lando Norris placing P2 on a track where the team thought there would be potential damage limitations.
Below are results from the race:
Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
Lando Norris (McLaren)
Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
George Russell (Mercedes)
Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Nike Hülkenberg (Haas)
Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
Alex Albon (Williams)
Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
Zhou Guanyu (Stake)
Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
Kevin Magnussen *
Logan Sargeant
Drivers that DNF - Daniel Ricciardo (RB), Yuki Tsunoda (RB), Valtteri Bottas (Stake)
Other things to note:
Both Red Bull CashApp cars were hit after Valterri Bottas triggered a virtual safety car after technical issues of his car. Stroll hit into the back of Ricciardo’s car and Magnussen hit Tsunoda’s back tire on turn 6.
Zhou Guanyu became the first Chinese F1 driver to race at home in front of his people.
Stroll and Magnussen received 10-second time penalties for causing a collision.
Penalty points so far this season 📊
Similar to driving on the road, Formula 1 racers have to adhere to the rules or they will be penalized. If you gain 12 penalty points in Formula 1, you will be banned for at least one grand prix race.
Since the system was introduced 10 years ago, no driver has ever gone over the 12 penalty points. Below is how many penalty points each F1 driver has so far this season:
Sergio Perez - 8 points
Logan Sargeant - 8 points
Lance Stroll - 7 points
Fernando Alonso - 6 points
Kevin Magnussen - 5 points
Lewis Hamilton - 4 points
George Russell - 4 points
Yuki Tsunoda - 3 points
Zhou Guanyu - 3 points
Valtteri Bottas - 2 points
Max Verstappen - 2 points
Daniel Ricciardo - 2 points
Valtteri Bottas - 2 points
Niko Hulkenberg - 2 points
Drivers with 0 points - Alex Albon, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon, Niko Hulkenberg
Audi offer Carlos Sainz a deal 📝
This past weekend Carlos Sainz was offered a three year deal from Audi as they try to improve their driver lineup for their 2026 entry into F1.
Audi isn’t he only team pursuing Sainz as Red Bull has been in talks with Sainz as well. Nico Rosberg mentioned, "You know that they have an offer out to Carlos Sainz and I saw daddy Sainz speaking to Christian Horner yesterday because Christian Horner has apparently been a bit stingy on the offer”.
Helmut Marko mentioned that they can’t offer the same about of money as Audi as negotiations start to heat up as to where Sainz will drive in 2025.
Mercedes plans to make upgrades for the upcoming Miami GP 🛠️
This past weekend Mercedes failed to deliver results in pursuing podium finishes with a P6 from Russell and P9 from Hamilton.
Team boss Toto Wolff said: "I think the car is difficult car to set up and difficult to drive, and that is why you have these oscillations in performances in my opinion.
Mercedes plans to make a set of upgrades to the W15 car for the Miami GP. With the intention of reversing their downward trajectory. With Mercedes currently in 4th for the constructors championship, challenging Red Bull is currently out of reach.
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