Lewis Hamilton will start the sprint race in P1 after topping the Sprint qualifying session with a 1:30.849. Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri rounded off the top three. Read the full report of the session below.

Max Verstappen is content that he secured second in the Chinese GP sprint qualifying amid performance issues with his RB21 F1 car.

Formula 1 season kicks off, McLaren's star driver Lando Norris offered a surprising opinion when asked to choose between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.

In an interview with the Telegraph, Mclaren CEO Zak Brown stirred the pot a bit, predicting that four-time reigning champion driver Max Verstappen would leave Red Bull at the end

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri qualified 1-2 on the grid, then went on to dominate the race until a trip into the gravel knocked the latter out of contention for a win. Verstappen brought his Red Bull home in second, albeit with the knowledge that he didn’t have the equipment to compete.

Max Verstappen believes Red Bull shouldn’t have had the pace to secure a front row spot for the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix Sprint race. Verstappen is set to line up alongside old adversary Lewis Hamilton for Saturday’s Sprint at the Shanghai International Circuit with the legendary duo separated by a mere 0.018s.