McLaren’s Lando Norris seized pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race on Friday after a wet and chaotic qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri was fastest in a damp second practice for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix but it was world champion Max Verstappen who topped the timesheets for Red Bull in the dry FP1 session on Friday.
George Russell suffered a spectacular crash on the penultimate lap of a dramatic Australian Grand Prix, finishing with his car upside down in the middle of the track, as Max Verstappen’s hopes of winning a record-equalling 10th consecutive race went up in flames.