The grid is set for the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix.
Oscar Piastri, thanks to the “hairpin of [his] life,” stormed to the front of the field to capture his first Grand Prix pole position. He nipped George Russell for P1 in a thrilling qualifying session and will start right in front of his McLaren teammate Lando Norris, who will start third.
Max Verstappen is of course lurking, as the defending F1 Drivers’ Champion will start alongside Norris in P4.
Saturday’s qualifying session offered up some surprises throughout the field. Rookie driver Isack Hadjar rebounded from a difficult start to his F1 career as he stormed into Q3 and
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