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| The drivers began their first routine pit stops on lap nine. However, Pierre Gasly pulled away from his box sooner than expected, before all four tyres were fitted, causing an engineer to fall over. While no major injuries were reported, Alpine was fined [[Euro|€]]10,000 after the race for the unsafe procedure.<ref name="alpine fine">{{cite web |url=https://racingnews365.com/alpine-slapped-with-heavy-fine-by-chinese-gp-stewards |title=Alpine slapped with heavy fine by Chinese GP stewards |last=Nichol |first=Jake |date=21 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=RacingNews365 |quote=Alpine has been fined €10,000 for a pit-stop incident involving Pierre Gasly during the Chinese Grand Prix.}}</ref> While Max Verstappen made his stop, [[Lando Norris]] stayed out, allowing him to briefly inherit the lead of the race. Soon, [[Valtteri Bottas]]' [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber]] ground to a halt, his engine expiring as he went into turn 11. Marshals struggled to move the car as it appeared to be stuck in gear, facilitating double-waved yellow flags before it was decided that a [[Safety car#Virtual safety car (VSC)|virtual safety car]] period was required. During this period of time, numerous drivers who had not yet made their pit stops opted to change their tyres as the virtual safety car period transitioned into a full safety car period. During this period of time, drivers decided to box once more, with [[Zhou Guanyu]] in particular suffering a slow stop.<ref name="race report"/> | The drivers began their first routine pit stops on lap nine. However, Pierre Gasly pulled away from his box sooner than expected, before all four tyres were fitted, causing an engineer to fall over. While no major injuries were reported, Alpine was fined [[Euro|€]]10,000 after the race for the unsafe procedure.<ref name="alpine fine">{{cite web |url=https://racingnews365.com/alpine-slapped-with-heavy-fine-by-chinese-gp-stewards |title=Alpine slapped with heavy fine by Chinese GP stewards |last=Nichol |first=Jake |date=21 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=RacingNews365 |quote=Alpine has been fined €10,000 for a pit-stop incident involving Pierre Gasly during the Chinese Grand Prix.}}</ref> While Max Verstappen made his stop, [[Lando Norris]] stayed out, allowing him to briefly inherit the lead of the race. Soon, [[Valtteri Bottas]]' [[Sauber Motorsport|Sauber]] ground to a halt, his engine expiring as he went into turn 11. Marshals struggled to move the car as it appeared to be stuck in gear, facilitating double-waved yellow flags before it was decided that a [[Safety car#Virtual safety car (VSC)|virtual safety car]] period was required. During this period of time, numerous drivers who had not yet made their pit stops opted to change their tyres as the virtual safety car period transitioned into a full safety car period. During this period of time, drivers decided to box once more, with [[Zhou Guanyu]] in particular suffering a slow stop.<ref name="race report"/> |
| The safety car was called in on lap 26. During the restart, Alonso locked up into turn 14, creating a [[Accordion effect|concertina effect]] which culminated in two incidents involving both [[RB Formula One Team|RB]]'s: [[Yuki Tsunoda]] was sent into a spin by [[Kevin Magnussen]] in turn 6, and [[Daniel Ricciardo]]'s rear was struck by Lance Stroll. Ricciardo, whose car was pitched upward from the impact, was then pushed into the [[McLaren]] of [[Oscar Piastri]]; both drivers suffered major damage to their diffusers, with Ricciardo in particular being forced to retire a few laps later. Tsunoda suffered terminal rear-right damage and retired on the spot, and marshals also had trouble moving the car. Piastri carried on but with reduced performance. Stroll was given a ten-second penalty and two penalty points by the stewards, as well as Magnussen. In an interview following the race, Ricciardo, who had a chance to score his first points of the season, revealed that he was displeased with the crash, criticising Stroll's lack of responsibility regarding the incident.<ref name="stroll incident">{{cite web |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/r...y-blood-boil-after-china-f1-contact/10601594/ |title=Ricciardo: Stroll "making my blood boil" after China F1 contact |last1=Cleeren |first1=Filip |last2=Karpov |first2=Oleg |date=21 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=Autosport}}</ref> Stewards investigated a safety car infringement involving Sargeant and Hülkenberg, penalising the former with a ten-second penalty.<ref name="race report"/> | The safety car was called in on lap 26. During the restart, Alonso locked up into turn 14, creating a [[Accordion effect|concertina effect]] which culminated in two incidents involving both [[RB Formula One Team|RB]]'s: [[Yuki Tsunoda]] was sent into a spin by [[Kevin Magnussen]] in turn 6, and [[Daniel Ricciardo]]'s rear was struck by [[Lance Stroll]]. Ricciardo, whose car was pitched upward from the impact, was then pushed into the [[McLaren]] of [[Oscar Piastri]]; both drivers suffered major damage to their diffusers, with Ricciardo in particular being forced to retire a few laps later. Tsunoda suffered terminal rear-right damage and retired on the spot, and marshals also had trouble moving the car. Piastri carried on but with reduced performance. Stroll was given a ten-second penalty and two penalty points by the stewards, as well as Magnussen. In an interview following the race, Ricciardo, who had a chance to score his first points of the season, revealed that he was displeased with the crash, criticising Stroll's lack of responsibility regarding the incident.<ref name="stroll incident">{{cite web |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/r...y-blood-boil-after-china-f1-contact/10601594/ |title=Ricciardo: Stroll "making my blood boil" after China F1 contact |last1=Cleeren |first1=Filip |last2=Karpov |first2=Oleg |date=21 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=Autosport}}</ref> Stewards investigated a safety car infringement involving Sargeant and Hülkenberg, penalising the former with a ten-second penalty.<ref name="race report"/> |
| The two incidents facilitated a second safety car period, with drivers opting to change their tyres once more; Alonso took the soft tyres over hards, so he had to stop once again later on to swap to mediums. Ricciardo overtook Nico Hülkenberg during this safety car period; stewards imposed a ten-second penalty for Ricciardo, turned into a three-place grid drop as he could not serve the penalty, in the following [[2024 Miami Grand Prix|Miami Grand Prix]].<ref name="Miami GP grid drop">{{cite web |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/r...penalty-for-safety-car-infringement/10601719/ |title=Ricciardo hit with Miami F1 grid penalty for safety car infringement |last=Gale |first=Ewan |date=21 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=Autosport |quote=The [stewards'] report read: [...] "As Car 3 was unable to serve the penalty due to retirement, we imposed a three-grid place penalty to Car 3 for the next race in which the driver participates."}}</ref> The safety car period ended on lap 31, with Verstappen leading the race ahead of Norris and [[Charles Leclerc]] of [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]. During this period of time, Alonso's car snapped at the final straight, but swiftly recovered to gain [[Drag reduction system|DRS]], and Stroll and Magnussen, who both had ten-second penalties, had a brief battle for sixteenth. Stroll won the battle after he passed Magnussen on the first two turns. Meanwhile, Zhou and Gasly battled against Sargeant, with Gasly displeased with Sargeant's defence. Zhou passed Magnussen to finish fourteenth in his first home race.<ref name="race report"/> | The two incidents facilitated a second safety car period, with drivers opting to change their tyres once more; Alonso took the soft tyres over hards, so he had to stop once again later on to swap to mediums. Ricciardo overtook Nico Hülkenberg during this safety car period; stewards imposed a ten-second penalty for Ricciardo, turned into a three-place grid drop as he could not serve the penalty, in the following [[2024 Miami Grand Prix|Miami Grand Prix]].<ref name="Miami GP grid drop">{{cite web |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/r...penalty-for-safety-car-infringement/10601719/ |title=Ricciardo hit with Miami F1 grid penalty for safety car infringement |last=Gale |first=Ewan |date=21 April 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024 |website=Autosport |quote=The [stewards'] report read: [...] "As Car 3 was unable to serve the penalty due to retirement, we imposed a three-grid place penalty to Car 3 for the next race in which the driver participates."}}</ref> The safety car period ended on lap 31, with Verstappen leading the race ahead of Norris and [[Charles Leclerc]] of [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]. During this period of time, Alonso's car snapped at the final straight, but swiftly recovered to gain [[Drag reduction system|DRS]], and Stroll and Magnussen, who both had ten-second penalties, had a brief battle for sixteenth. Stroll won the battle after he passed Magnussen on the first two turns. Meanwhile, Zhou and Gasly battled against Sargeant, with Gasly displeased with Sargeant's defence. Zhou passed Magnussen to finish fourteenth in his first home race.<ref name="race report"/> |
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