Complete rubbish’ - Hamilton won the China sprint race but was disqualified from the grand prix after his car failed a check

The Lewis Hamilton era in scarlet red has been rather medium. A lackluster qualifying in Australia combined with a mid-tier race and poor strategy left the Brit feeling grim heading into Shanghai.

While his Chinese Grand Prix disqualification could be seen as a blow, Lewis Hamilton is not targeting the title anyway. That is the verdict from the seven-time World Champion after both he and Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc were booted from the Chinese Grand Prix results following the race.

But following his sudden promotion to the senior Red Bull team last week, Yuki Tsunoda knows he has his long-awaited chance to write a new chapter in Japan’s F1 history. Resumin

Liam Lawson said he was surprised at being demoted by the Red Bull team after only two races of the new season but remained determined to make his mark in Formula One with the junior Racing Bulls team.

Yuki Tsunoda finally has his promotion at Red Bull. That was difficult enough, elevated to the top team last week as Liam Lawson was demoted to Red Bull’s No. 2 Formula 1 team — Racing Bulls — after failing to score points in the season’s first two races.