The 2026 Formula 1 season is officially underway, drivers will be pulling back-to-back race weekends as they leave Melbourne and head to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix.

Action at the Shanghai International Circuit is only ramping up, following George Russell 's victory in the first F1 sprint race of 2026.

In FP1, George Russell and Kimi Antonelli ended the session in a Mercedes 1-2, at a significant margin ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the McLaren cars.