Oscar Piastri takes title fight to Lando Norris with first F1 pole position at Chinese GP - Piastri pulled out all the stops to see off George Russell by just 0.082 seconds with Norris settling for th

Lando Norris suffered a nightmare opening lap, as Lewis Hamilton managed to maintain his lead during the early stages of the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race. Championship leader Norris tumbled down the order into ninth, outside of the point-scoring positions for a sprint race.

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has scored his first pole position in Formula One ahead of Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix, with the Australian delivering two sizzling laps which were both quick enough to take the top spot on the grid.

Lando Norris had a challenging sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix, finishing eighth despite a strong start in qualifying. Early mistakes and strugg

Norris saw off Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc by 0.454 seconds with the fastest time in the sole practice for the Chinese Grand Prix.