Plates, Alpine, Ocon… The five lessons of the Chinese Grand Prix

Piastri poleman and winner in China, Hadjar at the level of Tsunoda, Alpine still silent: here are the lessons to be learned from the Chinese Grand Prix.

Published 25/03/2025 à 15:33

Dorian Grangier

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Plates, Alpine, Ocon… The five lessons of the Chinese Grand Prix

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Piastri at the meeting

We expected a surge from him after the "drama" in Melbourne, but we actually saw the takeoff of a title contender this weekend in Shanghai. A week after the terrible disappointment of the Australian Grand Prix, where he lost everything following a mistake in the rain, Oscar piastri made up for lost time in the best possible way in China, taking pole position and victory! And in what style: after a promising Sprint (2nd behind Hamilton), the Australian did not tremble in qualifying and took his first pole in Formula 1. A great performance when you consider that last year, it was in this exercise that Oscar Piastri sinned against Lando Norris.

More serene and less at fault than his teammate, the Melbourne native then managed his race perfectly, particularly on the

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Dorian Grangier

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Thierry Pingret

25/03/2025 at 08:43 a.m.

One wonders what Colapinto would have that Doohan or Lawson (and if he has a well-stocked wallet), poor people.

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Yves-Henri RANDIER

25/03/2025 at 05:59 a.m.

Has anyone seen Brille A Tort? Oakes hasn't spoken either... and Alpine without any points! We thought it would be impossible to repeat the 2024 start, but unfortunately it is. The adage is therefore true: impossible is not French!

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