This episode previews the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai, exploring the impact of the 2026 regulations, track specifics, overtaking strategies, and predictions for race outcomes.

The team analyse

• Impact of 2026 regulations on racing
• Shanghai International Circuit features and challenges
• Energy management and overtaking strategies
• Safety concerns and tire degradation issues
• Race predictions and driver performance expectations

With this being the second round of the new season and regulations the fact that teams have only one hour of practice before the SPRINT ROUND this raises serious concerns around safety and performance.

Be sure to visit www.thedownshift.com.au to access the live F1 tracker to be as close to the action with data streamed direct from the track providing real time data on lap times, tyre compounds, micro secotrs and position from practice all the way to the main race.