P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has taken pole position for tomorrow’s Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix during a session which saw
“Verstappen set the fastest lap time of 1:33.660s, giving him a three-tenth lead over his teammate Sergio Perez, and Fernando Alonso secured the third spot for Aston Martin. Lando Norris bounced back from Sprint disappointment to secure a fourth-place start, followed by McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri in fifth and Charles Leclerc in sixth. Despite spinning in Q2, Carlos Sainz recovered well to finish just behind his teammate in seventh place. George Russell ended up in eighth position in the only running Mercedes car in the final stage, with Nico Hulkenberg in ninth and Valtteri Bottas in tenth. Lewis Hamilton, after finishing second in the Sprint, made a mistake and dropped to 18th place on the starting grid.”
