Lewis Hamilton gained two positions at the start, overtaking both Mercedes for the lead, while Charles Leclerc overtook George Russell for third.  Max Verstappen lost half a dozen positions at the start.  By lap 3, Kimi Antonelli retook the lead from Hamilton and Russell took third back from Leclerc.  On lap 4 it was back to Antonelli, Russell, Hamilton, Leclerc.  Isack Hadjar spun early, losing many places, and flat-spotted his tires, requiring a pit stop dropping him to the

Chinese Sprint Race The two Mercedes of George Russell and Kimi Antonelli started together on the front row for the Sprint race, but Antonelli had a terrible start and dropped back to mid-field. He later found himself slapped with a ten-second time penalty for a collision with Isack Hadjar, which he served during a pit stop when almost everyone came in under a safety car period. Antonelli was able to overcome these setbacks to finish in fourth place. Lewis Hamilton had an

We look back over Friday practice and sprint qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix weekend.