We return to China
For the first time after four seasons, i.e. since the COVID-19 emergency forced the cancellation of the event from the calendar, the Chinese Grand Prix will return to host Formula 1 next week. The circuit of Shanghai it also presents the novelties and unknowns of one completely resurfaced trackwhere the cars of the contemporary era have never raced, i.e. those with ground effect.
Red Bull not dominant in Shanghai
Added to this is a roll of honor in which the Red Bull It doesn't particularly shine. The GP, introduced in 2004 and remaining continuously since then until 2019, saw the Milton Keynes team winner only on two occasions: the first was with Sebastian Vettel, then at his first success in Red Bull in 2009, while the second and last with Daniel Ricciardo, in 2018.
Sprint and Ferrari
If this is also taken into consideration the appointment with the first Sprint weekend of the season and the recognition of Ferrari's good moment, for the team principal Christian Horner it won't be a weekend without challenges: “Shanghai is a good circuit – he commented to the media – the first curve never ends, and high-speed corners have always been challenging especially for the left front tire. There is also a sprint race, the first of the year, so it will be another another challenge. There are many points available, it will be interesting to see how it goes. I believe that the Ferrari she was certainly competitive in Australia, and in Japan we saw that her race pace was competitive. We expect that she will probably be our closest competitor in China too“.
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