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# F1 podcast: Our verdict on Chinese GP's controversies and oddities
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/chinese-grand-prix-f1-podcast-2024/
- Published: 2024-04-22T05:20:37.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-22T11:49:11.000Z
- Description: Formula 1's first Chinese Grand Prix in five years had a predictable winner but a lot of variety, controversy and unexpected form swings in Max Verstappen's wake. The Race F1 Podcast delves into it all
- Author: The Race Team
- Tags: Formula 1, #chinese-grand-prix, #max-verstappen, #lando-norris, #ferrari, #mclaren, #mercedes, #lewis-hamilton, #zhou-guanyu, #racing-bulls, #daniel-ricciardo, #lance-stroll

Has Formula 1 missed Shanghai? Edd Straw, Mark Hughes and Scott Mitchell-Malm give their take on the first Chinese Grand Prix in five years in The Race F1 Podcast.

Though it had a predictable winner, there was plenty to unravel in Max Verstappen's wake.

How Lando Norris pulled his drive to second off what went wrong for Ferrari and Lewis Hamilton's miserable grand prix are among the topics tackled, and as ever there are plenty of questions from [The Race Members' Club](https://www.the-race.com/members-club/) to get our panel thinking.

What Fernando Alonso's Saturday penalty means for F1's racing rules and the fractious fallout of the Lance Stroll/Daniel Ricciardo incident are debated too.

And given Shanghai's been absent for so long, the quality of the track, the racing it produces, the local crowd's enthusiasm, focus on home hero Zhou Guanyu and the challenges of actually working at Shanghai are all explored as well.

The Race F1 Podcast is available free to subscribe to from all good podcast suppliers, including [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-race-f1-podcast/id1495557562?ref=the-race.com) and [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5jYPRckNa9oSZAiuURm8WZ?ref=the-race.com).