The Ferrari drivers tangled at turn one as the Chinese Grand Prix began. Here’s race day in pictures.
2016 Chinese Grand Prix articles archive
2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Tyre rules aid Rosberg as Hamilton prepares to attack
2016 Chinese Grand Prix pre-race analysis
Posted onNico Rosberg starts the Chinese Grand Prix 17 points and 21 places ahead of Lewis Hamilton. How will those gaps look at the end of the race?
Alonso: Missing Q3 ‘massively frustrating’
2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says he believes both he and Jenson Button had the pace to make the third qualifying session in China, before they were both denied a final attempt.
Vettel rues mistakes after qualifying gamble
2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel says he was not happy with his flying lap that left him fourth on the grid after opting to save a set of tyres by making just one run in Q3.
Three-place grid penalty for Hulkenberg after wheel mishap
2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onNico Hulkenberg has been given a three-place grid penalty for tomorrow’s Chinese Grand Prix after stewards found Force India guilty of an unsafe release from pitlane.
Ricciardo surprised by ‘awesome’ front row start
2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo believes starting second on the grid is an ‘awesome’ and unexpected result for Red Bull Racing after pipping both Ferraris to the front row.
Hamilton to give ‘everything I’ve got’ from last
2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onLewis Hamilton says he’s going to give his all during the Chinese Grand Prix after an engine problem left him doomed to start the race from the back of the grid.
2016 Chinese Grand Prix qualifying and practice in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onPictures from qualifying and final practice for the 2016 Chinese Grand Prix.
Rosberg on pole, Hamilton starts last in China
2016 Chinese Grand Prix qualifying
Posted onNico Rosberg will start from pole in China, while Lewis Hamilton will start dead last on the grid after an engine problem left him unable to set a time.
2016 Chinese Grand Prix grid
2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onNico Rosberg and Daniel Ricciardo share the front row of the grid for the Chinese Grand Prix.
Qualifying stopped after Wehrlein crash
2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onQualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix was stopped after just three minutes following a crash involving Pascal Wehrlein.
Vettel tops wet final Chinese GP practice
2016 Chinese Grand Prix third practice
Posted onSebastian Vettel set the quickest time in a very wet final practice session in Shanghai in which both Mercedes drivers failed to set a time.
Ferrari and Mercedes close on long-run pace
2016 Chinese Grand Prix Friday practice analysis
Posted onIs Ferrari really a threat to Mercedes in China? Or was Toto Wolff’s claim the red cars are “pushing us very hard” just a bit of positive PR for F1?
Teams still not agreed on engine rules changes
2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onF1 teams have not yet found common ground on changes to the sport’s engine rules, leading Red Bull team principal Christian Horner to warn that “nothing will change”.
Bottas almost had same tyre failure as Massa
2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas says he was lucky not to experience the same tyre failures as his team mate during practice.
Alonso says rib pain is “manageable” after first day back in car
2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onFernando Alonso says he can cope with the pain from his injured ribs after returning to action for the first time since his Australian Grand Prix crash.
Button unhappy with “massively high” tyre pressures
2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onJenson Button says the tyre pressures Pirelli is requiring teams to use this weekend are too high.
Wolff sure Ferrari has made big gains again
2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onMercedes executive director Toto Wolff says Ferrari has made a step forward this year which is comparable to the gains they made ahead of last season.
Horner keen to see lighter F1 cars
2016 Chinese Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner is concerned about the rising weight of Formula One cars.
Ferrari lead Mercedes in second practice
2016 Chinese Grand Prix second practice
Posted onFerrari served notice of their potential in the second practice session for the Chinese Grand Prix by out-pacing both Mercedes drivers.