Despite one five-place penalty, the starting grid for Sunday's Chinese GP looks the exact same as Saturday's qualifying timesheet. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has said his "window of optimism" with the Renault engine is reducing after suffering more reliability issues in China. read more »

There was high praise from Christian Horner as Red Bull's mechanics fitted a new engine in ultra-quick time to get Daniel Ricciardo out of the garage for qualifying. read more »

Fernando Alonso is not too disheartened by his latest failure to reach Q3 with the MCL33 and thinks strategy could bring McLaren back into points places. read more »

Max Verstappen joked that Ferrari have "somehow found a turbo button" after singling out their "really quick" straight-line speed. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen bemoaned missing out on pole for a second straight race weekend but is happy with Ferrari's work so far this season. read more »

Marcus Ericsson has been slapped with a five-place grid penalty and three penalty points have been added to his licence after failing to slow down for yellow flags. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has hailed the strength of Ferrari's SF71H after pipping Kimi Raikkonen to pole position at the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Lewis Hamilton was at a loss to explain why Mercedes struggled so much in qualifying as the Brit settled for P4 on the grid for Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said he was surprised by Ferrari's pace in China and they have given the Silver Arrows "something to think about". read more »

Sebastian Vettel clinched his fourth career pole in China after pipping Kimi Raikkonen by 0.084 seconds at the Shanghai International Circuit. read more »

Kevin Magnussen reckons the FIA doesn't need to get involved in the spate of pit stop issues, rather teams need to return to a "more safe area". read more »

Lewis Hamilton added his name to the list of drivers going for a spin in China, however, it was Daniel Ricciardo who had the worst morning of all. read more »

Sebastian Vettel led a Ferrari 1-2 in final practice in China but for Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo it was a morning to forget as his RB14 suffered a suspected turbo failure. read more »

Max Verstappen "foot" was partially to blame for his Bahrain qualifying crash, that's according to Christian Horner. read more »

Andy Green concedes that there is something fundamentally wrong with Force India's VJM11, and it is a problem they've yet to make any inroads on. read more »

Lance Stroll says Williams' lack of pace is "shocking" after following up their Bahrain disappointment with two of the slowest times in China. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen has said he has found it a "bit strange" to be complimented on his fitness levels by Ferrari boss Maurizio Arrivabene. read more »

Fernando Alonso has declared McLaren as "the place to be" despite his manager Flavio Briatore saying he would like to see the Spaniard at Mercedes or Ferrari next season. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has said work needs to be done for Red Bull to get a better understanding of the ultrasoft tyre, but is happy with their race pace. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has said it has been a productive day for Mercedes in China, but is well aware of the threat that Ferrari and Red Bull are posing this weekend. read more »

McLaren are now the third team this season to be fined by the FIA for an unsafe release after a pit stop. read more »

Liberty Media have set a deadline of the "end of May" for finalising the 2021 engine rules; that's according to Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene. read more »

Francesco Cigarini, the pit crew member who suffered a broken leg in a botched pit stop in Bahrain, is doing "fine" according to Maurizio Arrivabene. read more »

Ferrari's Maurizio Arrivabene, Force India's Bob Fernley and Toro Rosso's Franz Tost sit down with press; the focus very much on Ferrari's botched pit stop... read more »