08:48
A few more pit stops
Piastri comes into the pits now and rejoins behind Sainz, Alonso and Russell.
Sargeant also comes in.
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20 leads at the start of the race…
2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix - As it happened
A recap of what happened in the 2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix.
21 Apr 2024
08:50
Lap 26/56
The Safety Car will be coming in at the end of this lap...
08:47
Order under the SC
Verstappen, Norris, Leclerc, Perez, Piastri, Sainz, Alonso, Russell, Ricciardo, Stroll, Sargeant, Hulkenberg, Ocon, Hamilton, Magnussen, Tsunoda, Albon, Zhou and Gasly.
08:43
Lap 23/56
Safety Car has been deployed now..
08:40
Lap 22/56
Virtual Safety Car deployed... this allows Leclerc to pit and rejoin in fifth.
08:38
Bottas is out
"Engine is gone," Bottas reports.
Could be a Safety Car here...
08:37
Norris radio
"Leclerc and Sainz are incentivised to go long. Leclerc might even try the one stop."
08:36
Lap 19/56
Verstappen returns to the lead of the race as he breezes past Norris down the back straight.
08:34
The order on Lap 18
Norris, Verstappen, Leclerc, Perez, Alonso, Russell, Stroll, Piastri, Hulkenberg and Sainz.
08:30
Lap 16/56
Verstappen breezes past Leclerc into Turn 6 for second.
08:28
Lap 1 shots in Shanghai
Max Verstappen (NLD) Red Bull Racing RB20 leads at the start of the race…
08:26
Lap 14/56
Verstappen and Perez come into the pit lane for new hard tyres.
They rejoin in fourth and sixth respectively.
08:25
Order on Lap 13
Verstappen, Perez, Norris, Leclerc, Piastri, Sainz, Ricciardo, Magnussen, Alonso and Russell.
08:23
Lap 12/56
Leclerc makes a nice move on Piastri to move into fourth.
Alonso comes into the pits for hards as well.
08:20
Lap 10/56
A number of midfield drivers have come into the pit lane for fresh rubber. Stroll rejoins ahead of Hulkenberg, while Bottas has dropped behind the Haas driver.
Hamilton has also come into the pits.
08:18
Leclerc overtakes Russell
Leclerc goes around the outside of Russell into Turn 1 as Ferrari begin to pick up the pace in Shanghai.
08:16
Norris into third
Norris uses DRS to get past Alonso for third into the hairpin.
08:14
Lap 6/56
Verstappen's lead over Perez sits at 5.8s currently, while Alonso is now running 1.1s behind the second Red Bull driver.
Norris, Piastri, Russell, Leclerc, Sainz, Stroll and Hulkenberg complete the top 10.
08:11
Lap 5/56
Perez gets past Alonso into Turn 6 with a nice lunge down the inside.
08:09
Hulkenberg drops down the order
After a great start, moving up to seventh, Hulkenberg has already lost out to the two Ferraris and Stroll.
08:06
Dominant start from Verstappen
He's already 2.3s clear of Alonso at the front of the field.
08:05
Verstappen remains in the lead on Lap 1
Verstappen leads ahead of Alonso, Perez, Norris, Piastri, Russell, Hulkenberg, Leclerc, Sainz, Stroll, Bottas, Ocon, Albon, Gasly, Ricciardo, Tsunoda, Zhou, Magnussen, Hamilton and Sargeant.
08:03
Here we go then
The 2024 F1 Chinese Grand Prix is now underway...
We will be bringing you lap-by-lap updates throughout the race in Shanghai.
08:01
Formation lap underway
Verstappen leads the pack away for the formation lap now.
07:59
Verstappen radio
“Already I’m feeling a little drizzles…”
