George Russell set an ominous pace in the sole free practice session in China, but can he convert that into pole position for the Shanghai Sprint race?
The Australian GP winner set a commanding time, over half-a-second quicker than the next fastest non-Mercedes, of Lando Norris in third place.
Team-mate Kimi Antonelli kept Russell honest to the tune of 0.120s, but can anyone deny Russell P1 for Saturday’s shorter race?
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