Two weekends in, and Shanghai is where we find out if Melbourne was real. Mercedes ran a 1-2 in Australia with George Russell leading Kimi Antonelli home, but Ferrari hung close enough that Lando Norris already pegged the Scuderia as having the best chassis on the grid — Mercedes just has the strongest power unit. McLaren and Red Bull still have work to do.
Oscar Piastri gets immediate redemption after that pre-race wall-tap in Melbourne. He won here last year to launch a four-from-five tear, so don't write him off.
The new regs delivered 120 overtakes in Australia, up from 45 in 2025, and Shanghai's heavy braking zones — Turn 14 especially — will reshape how drivers spend their energy deployment.
Add the season's first Sprint, with just one hour of practice, and someone's getting this wrong. Aston Martin and Honda need clean mileage after a reliability-hobbled opener.
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