Formula 1

Lewis Hamilton described himself as “super, super happy” after he followed Max Verstappen home to record a breakthrough podium for Mercedes during Saturday’s Sprint race at the Shanghai International Circuit.

Max Verstappen stormed from fourth on the grid to take an impressive victory in the first F1 Sprint of 2024, amid a dramatic battle for P3 in China that saw his team mate Sergio Perez prevail.

Lando Norris’s hopes of scoring his first F1 win in any format disappeared in the Shanghai Sprint, with the McLaren driver dropping from pole position to P7 by the end of the first lap.

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen returned to the top of the pecking order during Saturday’s Sprint race at the Shanghai International Circuit as he turned his low-key P4 starting position into a commanding victory.

In dry conditions – compared to the squall that appeared in the final part of Sprint Qualifying on Friday afternoon – Lando Norris led the field away from pole position for the Shanghai Sprint… but his lead wouldn’t last long.

Live coverage of Saturday's F1 Sprint ahead of the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.

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A sprinkling of the wet stuff turned qualifying for the Sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix into a thriller, with Lando Norris taking a superb pole for McLaren with Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton completing an unusual front row.

The drivers and teams report back on Friday practice and Sprint Qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit ahead of the Formula 1 Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix 2024.

A pumped up Zhou Guanyu delighted his home fans in Sprint Qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit, making it through to the final segment – SQ3 – before taking P10, one place behind his Kick Sauber team mate Valtteri Bottas on a strong day for the Swiss team.

Carlos Sainz has explained how Ferrari failed to “switch on” their tyres when dry conditions were replaced by rain during the closing stages of Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Lando Norris produced a spectacular effort amid wet conditions to claim pole position during Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix, finishing more than a second clear of his nearest rival.

Max Verstappen endured a difficult final segment of Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the Dutchman ending the session in P4 after having more than one off-track moment as he struggled with the slippery track conditions.

Lando Norris splashed his way to the fastest time during an action-packed first Sprint Qualifying session of the season at the Chinese Grand Prix, beating Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso for a brilliant pole position amid wet conditions.

Fernando Alonso expressed his satisfaction after overcoming a tricky, rain-hit Sprint Qualifying session at the Chinese Grand Prix to secure an impressive top-three result for Aston Martin.

Lewis Hamilton was thrilled to navigate the challenging conditions during Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix en route to P2 on the grid, with the Mercedes driver initially claiming pole before losing out to Lando Norris.

Sprint Qualifying threw up all sorts of surprises, with a late rain shower injecting some extra excitement into proceedings. In the end it was Lando Norris who grabbed pole for the Sprint, the McLaren man fending off the charge of Lewis Hamilton. Those two share an all-British front row, which is just one of a number of interesting facts and stats from Shanghai…

Lando Norris was full of smiles after setting the pace in an action-packed, rain-hit Sprint Qualifying session at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the McLaren driver producing a superb final lap to top the timesheets.

Lando Norris has taken P1 during Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix in what proved to be a dramatic rain-affected session, with the Briton initially seeing his time being deleted before it was reinstated.

Live coverage of Friday's Sprint Qualifying session at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.