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Not content with a front row start at the Monaco Grand Prix with Oscar Piastri or a top-five starts at the Indianapolis 500 with Alexander Rossi and Kyle Larson later today, McLaren began its busie…
McLaren had a successful day, securing pole position for the Shanghai E-Prix with Jake Hughes narrowly beating Stoffel Vandoorne by 0.001 seconds, the closest pole margin in Formula E history. Despite Hughes feeling unsure about his lap, it was enough to claim pole for the second time this season. The race lineup includes da Costa in third, de Vries in fourth, Cassidy in fifth, and Evans in sixth. Notable names like Jean-Eric Vergne and Maximilian Guenther will start further back, with Sergio Sette Camara as the highest-ranked ERT driver in 15th position. The stage is set for an exciting race day in Shanghai.