2024 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix Highlights

It’s been a difficult weekend as we’ve struggled to get the car in the right window. We’ve had good moments and some bad moments through the weekend. Most importantly, we must figure out what we could’ve done better as a team. The first half of the race was solid. The start on the Softs was strong then we were in a perfect place on the Medium tyres. We probably could’ve done without the Safety Car because we would’ve gone Medium, Medium, which would’ve suited us better. When we put the hard tyres on, I couldn’t get them to switch on, and they suffered from degradation. The penalty for the Safety Car infringement doesn’t really matter in the end. From my perspective, I thought I crossed the line first. When the cars go at such different speeds, I don’t know how I could’ve known the true order.

We were more competitive today, and having taken the opportunity to make some setup changes on Logan’s car, we were able to do some helpful testing in good condition. The experience gained yesterday in the Sprint race helped Alex and Logan to manage their stints today. Whilst we didn’t quite have the pace to fight for the final points positions, we were close on pace with the teams around us.  It was good to return to the Shanghai circuit and complete the first Sprint event of the year. It was a tricky weekend, but the team worked very hard throughout, and we made good progress as the event progressed.