Sport

Chinese driver bags two points for Alfa Romeo at the city’s Circuit de Catalunya, as Max Verstappen and Red Bull continue their dominance of the sport.

Andrew Pyrah, who is also the team’s chief commercial officer, says there is no point chasing a place on the grid unless you ‘fully commit to it’.

Formula One has struggled to resonate in China and lags far behind sports like basketball or football in popularity, officials hope Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu can change that.

Team has secured significant investment from Asia and US-based Legends Advocates Sports Group, and wants ‘youth focus’ while planning to disrupt the sport.

Charles Leclerc claims Italian team’s first podium appearance of the F1 season, as Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen claim first and second in Baku.

Elated Charles Leclerc says result in qualifying for Azerbaijan Grand Prix was something ‘whole team needed’.

The 100km dash will now be a stand-alone event on the Saturday, with qualifying for Sunday’s Grand Prix held on Friday.

German magazine Die Aktuelle used AI to generate fake interview with seven-time Formula One champion who hasn’t been seen in public since suffering a serious brain injury in 2013.

Max Verstappen crowned winner after two late red flags and multiple crashes, while Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu finishes ninth.

The 1km course will take 4 days to build on city’s iconic harbourfront and officials hope it will attract fans to November event.

The two-day extravaganza in Central Harbourfront will cost an estimated HK$78 million.

China’s Zhou Guanyu finishes his final run of testing in Bahrain and says ‘it feels nice’ to see his name and Alfa Romeo on top of the timing sheets.

Addition of extra zone could see cars reach speeds of 340kph around the street track, and China’s Zhou Guanyu says it’s the first race he looks for on the schedule.