McLaren dominate the race in Shanghai as Mercedes driver Russell finishes third and Ferrari’s Hamilton sixth.
Australian Oscar Piastri has roared again from season-opening disappointment in his dwelling race by successful the Chinese language Method One Grand Prix from pole place in a McLaren one-two with championship-leading teammate Lando Norris.
George Russell completed third for Mercedes, forward of Purple Bull’s reigning champion Max Verstappen, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and dash race winner Lewis Hamilton fifth and sixth in Shanghai on Sunday.
Piastri’s win denied Norris a 3rd victory in a row, together with final yr’s season-ender, however left champions McLaren unbeaten in two races up to now this yr.
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“It’s been an unimaginable weekend, the automotive has been fairly mega,” mentioned Piastri.
“Very, very completely satisfied. The laborious was a a lot better tyre than everybody anticipated, so to go all the best way to the tip was a little bit of a shock, however a contented shock.”
Norris had to deal with a late brake challenge which compelled him to accept second somewhat than problem his teammate.
The Briton continues to guide the championship after two race weekends on 44 factors from Verstappen on 36.
Russell began from second and knew it was crucial to attempt to seize the lead off the road.
As a substitute he was squeezed by Piastri on the lengthy first bend complicated, which allowed Norris to surge previous into second.
Each Ferraris received previous Verstappen on the identical bend, relegating the world champion from fourth to sixth.
Leclerc misplaced a part of his entrance wing when it brushed Hamilton’s rear proper wheel however it didn’t have an effect on his tempo.
Hamilton was the primary of the front-runners to dive in for brand new rubber on lap 14.
All of the others adopted for laborious tyres with Russell getting previous Norris within the melee.
However the McLaren confirmed superior tempo and surged again previous on the finish of the pit straight with the assistance of DRS.
Hamilton started to wrestle on the laborious compound and allowed his teammate previous on lap 21 liberating Leclerc to go after Russell.
On lap 38 Hamilton needed to pit once more for brand new tyres, dropping him behind Verstappen.
The entrance 5 all stayed out because it grew to become clear they had been going to aim to make the laborious tyres final until the tip of the 56 laps.
Verstappen had nursed his tyres all through the race which enabled him to have a late cost on Leclerc and go the Ferrari at first of lap 54.
Haas completed with two automobiles within the factors as Esteban Ocon was seventh and rookie Ollie Bearman tenth.
The opposite factors scorers had been Mercedes teenager Kimi Antonelli in eighth with Alex Albon ninth in his Williams on his twenty ninth birthday.
