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Piastri notes McLaren progress but Mercedes ‘pretty impressive’
© XPB Michael Delaney
13/03/2026 at 09:5113/03/2026 at 10:10 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. There was a sense of bafflement lingering in the Shanghai paddock after Sprint qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix – and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri seemed slightly stunned by what Mercedes managed to pull off. For the second race weekend in a row under Formula 1’s new 2026 regulations, the Silver Arrows locked out the front row in a qualifying session. George Russell once again led team-mate Kimi Antonelli, this time claiming sprint pole by 0.289s as rivals struggled to make sense of their pace. Behind them, McLaren’s Lando Norris salvaged third, but the rest of the...
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