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F1 Chinese GP sprint race and qualifying – Start time, how to watch & more
Formula 1 has made changes to its sprint race schedule, with qualifying shifting to Friday and the race to Saturday. The traditional weekend schedule will resume for grand prix qualifying on Saturday and the grand prix on Sunday. Lando Norris of McLaren secured pole position after some controversy with his lap time in sprint race qualifying. Rain during Q3 made conditions challenging, leading to multiple off-track incidents. The Chinese GP sprint race will see Lewis Hamilton alongside Norris on the front row, followed by Fernando Alonso and Max Verstappen. Viewers in the UK can watch F1 on Sky Sports, with coverage of the Chinese GP sprint race starting at 3:25 am BST on Saturday. Channel 4 will broadcast highlights of the sprint race and grand prix qualifying at 12:15 pm BST on Saturday.
