LIVE F1, 2024 Chinese doctor qualified: Ferrari hopes for drought conditions

Sprint races open to multiple solutions. Red Bull favorites in qualifying

Good morning friends of OA Sport. During the night, the 2024 F1 Chinese GP Sprint Race will be held at 5.00 am. Instead we will update you in this live text starting at 9.00 with praise.

Let’s explain. Yesterday (Friday 19 April) the qualifying for the Sprint scheduled at dawn on Saturday 20 April took place. So today’s qualifying has nothing to do with it, it will be a separate race that will be used to define the starting grid with a view to the race on Sunday 21 April.

It should not rain today. In the drought, Red Bull looked to have the upper hand over the competition, with Sergio Perez looking as lively as he has rarely been in recent events, going so far as to consider worrying world champion Max Verstappen.

Those hoping for the dry conditions are undoubtedly Ferrari, who found it difficult to drive on the wet pavement and were even overtaken by Aston Martin, McLaren and Mercedes. The Maranello team hopes to return to at least second place under normal conditions.