Po Name Nat Team SQ1 SQ2 SQ3 1 George Russell GBR Mercedes 01:33.030 01:32.247 01:31.520 2 Andrea ‘Kimi’ Antonelli ITA Mercedes 01:33.455 01:32.291 01:31.809 3 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes 01:33.788 01:33.086 01:32.141 4 Lewis Hamilton GBR Ferrari 01:33.148 01:33.042 01:32.161 5 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren – Mercedes 01:33.813 01:33.038 01:32.224 6 Charles Leclerc
George Russell has beaten his Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli by just under two tenths to secure pole for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix. The Englishman continued to look like the man to beat on Friday, having also led his teammate by a tenth in FP1. Russell further underlined his status as favourite
George Russell set the pace in practice for the Chinese Grand Prix, posting a 32.741 to go a tenth faster than Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli in the weekend’s only practice session. Like in Melbourne, the silver arrows looked to hold a clear advantage; Lando Norris was four tenths behind Antonelli and half a second off
The latest news and analysis behind the headlines ahead of this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix, looking at the biggest talking points going into this race at the Shanghai International Circuit, Jiading
Round two brings F1 to China’s commercial and financial capital, Shanghai, a circuit which over the past two decades the race has become one full of action and drama, adding to that scene its return in 2024 following its Covid hiatus. Since joining the calendar, the Shanghai International Circuit has become one of the best
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Po Name Nat Team Time Points 1 George Russell GBR Mercedes 01:23:06.801 25 2 Andrea ‘Kimi’ Antonelli ITA Mercedes +00:02.974 18 3 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari +00:15.519 15 4 Lewis Hamilton GBR Ferrari +00:16.144 13 5 Lando Norris GBR McLaren – Mercedes +00:51.741 10 6 Max Verstappen NED Red Bull – Ford RBPT +00:54.617 8
George Russell took a comfortable, near three second victory ahead of Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. The pole sitter had initially lost out to the two Ferraris as they got a better start, which set the stage for a race-long fight between the two Mercedes and the Ferrari duo of
Po Name Nat Team Q1 Q2 Q3 1 George Russell GBR Mercedes 01:19.502 01:18.934 01:18.518 2 Andrea ‘Kimi’ Antonelli ITA Mercedes 01:20.120 01:19.435 01:18.811 3 Isack Hadjar FRE Red Bull – Ford RBPT 01:20.023 01:19.653 01:19.303 4 Charles Leclerc MON Ferrari 01:20.226 01:19.357 01:19.327 5 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren – Mercedes 01:19.664 01:19.525 01:19.380 6
