Russell secures sprint race pole in Mercedes 1-2 at Chinese GP

George Russell secured pole position for the sprint race at the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, achieving a Mercedes 1-2 with teammate Kimi Antonelli. Russell dominated qualifying, topping all three segments and finishing Q1 with a time of 1m33.030s. Mercedes outperformed competitors McLaren and Ferrari, while Red Bull’s Max Verstappen struggled, qualifying eighth.

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