- McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri failed to start the Chinese Grand Prix due to separate electrical issues with their cars.
- Norris's car, initially set to start sixth, encountered an electrical problem that prevented it from making reconnaissance laps.
- Piastri's car, which was fifth on the grid, also suffered a different electrical fault just minutes before the race began.
- This incident marks McLaren's first double “did not start” (DNS) since the 2005 US Grand Prix.
- Piastri has now not participated in a Grand Prix this season, following a pre-race crash in the previous round.
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