Verstappen charges to Sprint victory in China

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen fought past the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso to win the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race. Pole sitter Lando Norris suffered a poor start trying to fend off Hamilton dropping back, Alonso hung on until late on when Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz overtook him before Red Bull’s Sergio Perez took advantage to pass both for third.

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Lando Norris takes pole ahead of Sprint in Shanghai

Lando Norris beat Lewis Hamilton to take pole position for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix in a hectic wet session. The McLaren driver had his fastest lap time deleted and then reinstated in the final minutes of the session as he beat Hamilton by 1.261 seconds. Hamilton’s Mercedes headed Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin by 0.714 seconds as Max Verstappen managed only fourth.The Red Bull driver made errors on two laps before sneaking in at the end.

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