Piastri seeking to capitalize on breakthrough F1 pole at Chinese Grand Prix
- Oscar Piastri secured his first pole position in Formula One at the Chinese Grand Prix with a time of 1:30.641 seconds, surpassing George Russell by 0.082 seconds.
- George Russell will start alongside Piastri on the front row, after a strong final effort of 1:30.723 seconds.
- Lando Norris, who faced difficulties in the sprint race and aborted his final lap attempt during qualifying, finished third.
- Lewis Hamilton secured fifth place while teammate Charles Leclerc took sixth, following Hamilton's victory in the sprint race.
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Piastri seeking to capitalize on breakthrough F1 pole at Chinese Grand Prix
SHANGHAI (AP) — McLaren driver Oscar Piastri has cruised to his maiden Chinese Grand Prix win from pole position with the Australian untouchable ahead of his teammate Lando Norris as the pair completed McLaren’s milestone 50th one-two placing in Formula 1. Piastri, who took his maiden pole position on Saturday, got a great start in Sunday’s race to lead into the first corner, as Norris passed Russell for second. The Australian then slowly stretc…
McLaren's Piastri takes his first F1 pole at Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton to start fifth
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has scored his maiden pole position in Formula 1 ahead of Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix by delivering two sizzling laps that were quick enough for the top spot ahead of Mercedes’ George Russell. The 23-year-old Australian was…
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