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F1 LIVE: Chinese Grand Prix 2026 UK time, start time, grid, radio & updates
George Russell led team-mate Kimi Antonelli as Mercedes dominated qualifying for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Russell was 0.289 seconds clear of the Italian and a massive 0.621secs ahead of the first non-Mercedes, world champion Lando Norris in the McLaren.
Lewis Hamilton was fourth for Ferrari, just 0.02secs slower than Norris, while McLaren's Oscar Piastri took fifth ahead of the second Ferrari of Charles Leclerc.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen could manage only eighth place, 1.734secs off the pace and behind the Alpine of Pierre Gasly.
One week on from locking out the front row for the main race in Melbourne, Mercedes have secured another one-two, this time for the first sprint race of the year in China.
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George Russell continued his imperious start to the 2026 Formula 1 season by comfortably beating his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli to pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix Sprint.
After winning last weekend's season opener in Australia, Russell topped all three segments of the shorter-format qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit, with his time of 1:31.520s putting him almost three tenths clear of Antonelli.
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