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Red Bull was worried it wouldn't make the front two rows for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint after woeful tyre wear in practice, says advisor Helmut Marko.

The rolling cheers were the first clue. Reverberating as if sprint qualifying for Formula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix was taking place within a leisure centre swimming pool – such is the way the Shanghai track’s giant main grandstand traps noise - was the noise that greeted Lewis Hamilton’s first Ferrari pole.

Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton says he is "a bit gobsmacked" after taking his first sprint pole of his nascent Ferrari era.

F1 heads to Shanghai for the second race of the 2025 season

Seven-time world champion pips Max Verstappen to top spot to quickly banish memories of difficult Scuderia debut in Australia

Lewis Hamilton announced his arrival at Ferrari by taking pole position for the Formula 1 sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix and is joined on the front row by old foe Max Verstappen.

Lewis Hamilton announced his arrival at Ferrari by taking pole position for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix and will be joined on the front row by old foe Max Verstappen.

F1 heads to Shanghai for the second race of the 2025 season and the first sprint weekend of the new campaign

Lando Norris needed the whole of the one and only practice session at the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix before he ultimately set the benchmark with a stunning lap.