2018 Chinese Grand Prix

“Holy testicle Tuesday!”

With the final paddock round-up from Shanghai, Michael Lamonato brings you all the raceday news items you may have missed.

Kimi Raikkonen was left pleased with his third-place finish in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix after a Safety Car period saved his race, having initially been sacrificed to aid Ferrari Formula 1 teammate Sebastian Vettel’s victory bid.

Valtteri Bottas felt disappointed to see his hopes of winning Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix slip away after being passed for the lead with 12 laps to go by Red Bull Formula 1 rival Daniel Ricciardo.

Max Verstappen has denied he needs to calm down his Formula 1 driving style despite taking the blame for a late clash with Sebastian Vettel during Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix.

As Lewis Hamilton completed his post-qualifying interviews in Shanghai on Saturday, it was impossible not to hear the disappointment in the voice of the defending Formula 1 world champion.

Kimi Raikkonen said his performance in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix was “not good enough” after narrowly missing out on pole position to Ferrari Formula 1 teammate Sebastian Vettel in the final stages of the session.

Sebastian Vettel left it late to snatch pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix away from Formula 1 teammate Kimi Raikkonen on Saturday as Ferrari locked out the front row of the grid in Shanghai.

Lewis Hamilton is unsure Mercedes will have the pace to challenge Formula 1 rival Ferrari for victory in Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix after finishing half a second adrift during qualifying in Shanghai.

Lewis Hamilton feels upbeat about Mercedes’ chances heading into the rest of the Formula 1 race weekend in China after leading both of Friday’s practice sessions, but remains wary of the threat posed by Ferrari and Red Bull.

Full results from opening practice for the Chinese Grand Prix, round three of the Formula 1 season, at the Shanghai International Circuit. Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 Results

Fernando Alonso says he has not been surprised by McLaren’s performance through the first two races of the 2018 Formula 1 season, believing the team has made a “very good start” to the year.

Ferrari has opted for a more aggressive tyre selection than chief Formula 1 rival Mercedes for the Chinese Grand Prix later this month, selecting two additional sets of the Ultrasoft compound for the race in Shanghai.

Formula 1 commercial chief Sean Bratches has confirmed that efforts are being made to swap the dates for next year’s races in China and Bahrain in order to avoid clashing with a national holiday.