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A look at how the Sprint weekend works ahead of its first appearance in 2026 at the Chinese Grand Prix; watch every session of the Chinese GP Sprint weekend live on Sky Sports F1 from this Friday
The first Sprint weekend of the 2026 Formula 1 season will take place at the Chinese Grand Prix, bringing an extra layer of intensity to an already packed race weekend. F1Technical's senior Balazs Szabo explains the sprint weekend format.
Fri, Mar 13, 2026 The stewards have explained why Kimi Antonelli avoided a grid penalty for the Chinese Grand Prix Sprint race after a post-qualifying investigation. The Italian was second quickest on track behind only team-mate George Russell,
Charles Leclerc remains optimistic about a Scuderia Ferrari fightback despite his qualifying struggles ahead of the Sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix. Speaking to F1 TV about how his Sprint qualifying session unfolded,
Lewis Hamilton says Mercedes' rapid qualifying pace in the 2026 Formula 1 season is down to a power unit setting similar to "party mode" from his time with the team. In the two qualifying sessions held so far at the Australian Grand Prix and China for the sprint,