Race Highlights | 2024 Chinese Grand Prix

the race in Shanghai begins in Five

Lights time the Chinese Grand Prix is

underway and Max V staffen gets the

launch he knes to chop across Sergio

Perez Fernando Alonzo does he feel Brave

to sweep around the outside of the

Mexican driver gets the jump at the

moment is the grip there Alonzo's being

really brave but the grip runs out he's

got the inside line he's got second

position he moves past Perez as for

stappen holds the lead but look at the

traction that Alonzo's got fighting the

car it is for staffen Alonzo then Perez

were on board with fourth place Lando

Norris alono was working so hard to

bring those tires to life on the warm up

but is paid off the commitment and

confidence he had around the outside of

turn one was staggering thought he was

going to have a look at P1 for a minute

as well oh that really really was an

aggressive start by the driver in the

green Aston Martin Lando Norris chasing

down Perez Perez did not enjoy racing in

the pack earlier on and if you're

thinking who's that in the house that is

Nico hulkenberg up two places poor

getaway for both Ferraris lir down to

eighth SS down to

ninth the team's trying to get the tires

up to temperature trying to make

overtakes as we see now a big

opportunity for charlot Clair trying to

make amends for losing places off the

line and he makes the pass into turn 14

gets past hulkenberg Who's down to

eighth SS trying to come with him as

well hulkenberg on the inside into the

final Corner that'll compromise his exit

and science could do with clearing the H

as soon as possible maybe into to turn

one here let's see he pulls out of the

slipstream building up to 200 mph DRS is

now enabled but SS didn't have to wait

for it hulkenberg knows his fight is not

with the cars from

Marinello looks like Alonzo's pushing

their tires a lot harder than us this is

good it is good news will there be any

defense offered by Fernando Alonzo or

does he have to think about the long

game and Sergio Perez Powers by and

retakes second place in the Grand

Prix so here we go with the young

British driver Lando Norris trying to

get past the oldest driver in the field

Fernando Alonso focusing on the race

again park it on the Apex he tried that

on the lap to the gridge and Lando

norres takes third place this is so

important for lir to try and make the

pass early using one of the DRS zones

How brave is lir

feeling now that move isn't done yet but

lir makes the pass shuts the door and

takes the long way round to take sixth

place ah There's an opportunity now for

the Ferrari that was late to pull out of

the slipstream but that's another

position gained for the man from Monaco

through go charlot Clair he's up to

fifth and he's going chasing Fernando

Alonzo here's our race leader Max a

stappen all by himself as Perez comes in

in fact he's so far ahead Red Bull can

double stack not even worry about it

that is so impressive from Red Bull 2.1

and two second stops backto

back problem for valy botas he'd been

having a good weekend he was challenging

for the points but still still he can't

find his way to the top

10 thankfully for Norris he will take

the the 8C benefit that you get for uh

for pitting under the VSC 15sec loss

instead of a

23 and the full safety car is out they

cannot move that car due to this man's

retirement and into the pitch we come

with Max vapen and Perez has been called

in Red Bull will have to double stack

once again Perez is going to lose track

position here so through goes Norris up

to second place it will change for you

on the left hand side and Perez drops

down now Alonzo comes into the pits can

lir get out before the Mexican driver

can he get to that safety car line I

think he's going to do it and he gets

pass so it's for stappen Norris and

charir as Perez rejoins

here we go lock up for everyone oh

contact at the back between stroll and I

think Ricardo as Max for stappen yeah

hulkenberg moves up Ricardo moves down

it was a mess at The Hairpin the green

flag flies once again at Shanghai

International and it's a great restart

for V stappen this was at the head oh

that is ridiculous that is a huge hit

into the back of Daniel Ricardo for

stroll who then had to pit this is what

it looked like on board they just clob

at

him so stroll who was hoping to returned

to the points today and had a good oh

spin in the background for one of the

vabs and there you go oh that is so

disappointing for Yuki Coda who is

pulling off and will that require more

intervention that car looks like it's in

trouble at the back Magnuson on board

we've seen that before there is the

contact damage to the front left for

Magnuson puncher maybe more for Yuki

Coda this is on board the Japanese

driver and this was against Carlos SS

and that's the soft tire in full

operating well it caused chaos but once

he fired it up it's very effective tire

and he got past

sights take two this time the pass for

stroll who's able to get past ah

Magnuson leaves a wheel in and they

somehow make their way around the corner

stroll leaves the widest birth possible

and this is really really great battling

for the last place on the road because

Daniel Ricardo has come into the pits

and we're scrapping all the way through

the order but stroll in the green Aston

Martin and Magnuson finding himself back

ahead for the time being it as you were

into The Hairpin or is it late Lun time

now for the Canadian driver gets to the

Apex first will that be the pass oh

they're treating us to some great

battling through this one Magnuson

doesn't want to give the place up and

they'll still continue this Jan I got to

bring you in now this is our new vov

dejon isn't it a lap of wheel tohe

action swapping places every corner here

comes Magnuson again around the outside

and this time strolls elbow is out to

claim the

place and this is the move for Perez

trying to get past Char clir canair plac

the Ferrari in order to fight back it's

going to be close between these two side

by side they go no Perez gets

ahead Alonzo can take that soft tire no

further and they felt the need to roll

the dice but it's not paid

off these two were not on the

friendliest terms former teammates by

the end of their time together and alono

will love to make the move as quickly as

possible man that is a quick Direction

change and that is as quickly as

possible and it will not be a contest

with fresh tires with DRS he seated the

place to get rid of the softs he put on

the medium tires and another place

gained by Fernando Alonso who goes after

Lewis Hamilton who's up 10 places at the

moment

oh he nearly dropped it from the gravel

and did a caros signs from yesterday

Alonzo so nearly into the barrier and

out of the race how has he done

that 42 years of age but still providing

box office moments Fernando Alonzo pass

Lewis Hamilton and up to eighth it could

have all been over a few Corners

ago to The Hairpin turn 14 another

position gained and up to seventh

position

for the first time in his career Max

vapen crosses the line to take victory

in Shanghai his 58th Formula 1 win and

he has destroyed the field once more the

Dutchman leads home Lando Norris two red

bulls on the podium thanks to Sergio

Perez and a first victory in Shanghai

for Max nappen who extends his lead in

the driver championship