F1 Chinese Grand Prix: Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz question wisdom of sprint race on return to Shanghai International track

World champion Max Verstappen has questioned the wisdom of throwing Formula One drivers into a sprint weekend on their return to the Shanghai International Circuit for the first time since 2019 later this month. Verstappen restored normal service with a dominant pole-to-flag victory at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, leading teammate Sergio Perez home …

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Motor racing-Carlos Sainz goes from hospital bed to front row in Australia

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will start on the front row next to pole-sitter Max Verstappen at Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix in a stunning return to racing only two weeks after having surgery for appendicitis. The tough Spaniard missed the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix due to his medical issue and returned to his race seat at Albert …

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