Max Verstappen once again dominated both sessions of the day, finishing pole in the first sprint race of the season at Shanghai track and pole position in the Chinese GP. However, Fernando Alonso and Hamilton had a great day.
Post View and Result of F1 Shanghai Sprint Race
As soon as lights went out for the race, Lewis Hamilton pushed his throttle with a perfect shift and got ahead of race leader Lando Norris, who tried to keep his place but went off the track in the 1st turn, making him lose the six spot and put him at the 7th place.
It was the first time this season that Hamilton led the race, but it did not last long, as Max Verstappen kept on gaining and was in third place. Still, he was not happy with his battery, so he asked on the radio why it was flat. When the technical team told him to use mode eight, it worked for him, and he was able to pass through Alonso to second place using the DRS in the seventh lap.
At the start of the 8th lap, Hamilton told his technical team that the F1 car was not turning well at a slow speed, which made Max take the pole position in the 9th lap. On the other hand, the two Ferarri drivers, Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc, were fighting for the 4th place, but in the end, it was Leclerc who finished the race in 4th place ahead of his teammate Sainz, and Norris finished fifth.
Red Bull Racing drivers Max and Sergio Perez got the chance to stand on the sprint podium, coming 1 and 3, respectively, but it was Lewis Hamilton who separated both of them to take the second position on the Podium.
F1 Chinese GP (Grand Prix) Qualification Result: Max Verstappen Grab the Pole Position
| POS | NO | DRIVER | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Verstappen | 1:34.742 | 1:33.794 | 1:33.660 | 18 |
| 2 | 11 | Perez | 1:35.457 | 1:34.026 | 1:33.982 | 19 |
| 3 | 14 | Alonso | 1:35.116 | 1:34.652 | 1:34.148 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Norris | 1:34.842 | 1:34.460 | 1:34.165 | 15 |
| 5 | 81 | Piastri | 1:35.014 | 1:34.659 | 1:34.273 | 16 |
| 6 | 16 | Leclerc | 1:34.797 | 1:34.399 | 1:34.289 | 20 |
| 7 | 55 | Sainz | 1:34.970 | 1:34.368 | 1:34.297 | 17 |
| 8 | 63 | Russell | 1:35.084 | 1:34.609 | 1:34.433 | 20 |
| 9 | 27 | Hulkenberg | 1:35.068 | 1:34.667 | 1:34.604 | 21 |
| 10 | 77 | Bottas | 1:35.169 | 1:34.769 | 1:34.665 | 15 |
| 11 | 18 | Stroll | 1:35.334 | 1:34.838 | 12 | |
| 12 | 3 | Ricciardo | 1:35.443 | 1:34.934 | 12 | |
| 13 | 31 | Ocon | 1:35.356 | 1:35.223 | 15 | |
| 14 | 23 | Albon | 1:35.384 | 1:35.241 | 14 | |
| 15 | 10 | Gasly | 1:35.287 | 1:35.463 | 15 | |
| 16 | 24 | Zhou | 1:35.505 | 8 | ||
| 17 | 20 | Magnussen | 1:35.516 | 6 | ||
| 18 | 44 | Hamilton | 1:35.573 | 6 | ||
| 19 | 22 | Tsunoda | 1:35.746 | 9 | ||
| 20 | 2 | Sargeant | 1:36.358 | 7 |
Max will start at the pole position after hitting the fastest lap, and then it’s his teammate Sergio Perez, who might have had last season in the Red Bull because there are talks going around about Carlos Sainz replacing Perez for the next season. The 42-year-old driver Fernando Alonso is still going strong and got himself in third position for the Chinese GP (Grand Prix).
Max Verstappen Dominated the F1 Chinese Sprint Race and Qualifiers.
When and Where to Watch the Chinese GP (Grand Prix)
You can watch every F1 race on F1 TV, and Indian fans can watch every F1 race on Fan Code cheaper than F1 TV.
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