'The conflict which shows up F1's best and worst sides'
Lewis Hamilton, fresh from his long-awaited first podium finish for Ferrari, called his battle with team-mate Charles Leclerc "awesome" and "the best racing I've ever experienced in F1". Max Verstappen, who retired with a problem in his Red Bull's energy recovery system after a dispiriting race in the lower half of the field, said the new F1 was "terrible". Max Verstappen: Why an F1 great is taking on a 24-hour race Beyond that, it means that some elements of driver skill are being removed. " Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff said: "From an entertainment perspective, I believe that what we've seen today between Ferrari and McLaren was good racing. There is a meeting of team bosses with F1 and governing body the FIA this week, and another race in Japan in two weeks' time before a five-week break before the next Grand Prix in Miami at the beginning of May. " Antonelli wins Chinese GP as McLarens fail to start F1 cancels Bahrain & Saudi Arabia Grands Prix Andrew Benson Q&A: Send us your questions.