The Australian Oscar Piastri (McLaren) will first be this Sunday After achieving the best time in the final qualifying round (Q3) for the Chinese Grand Prix, second stop of the World Formula 1 championship in 2025.
The ‘papaya’ pilot covered 5,451 meters from the Shanghainese track in A minute, 30 seconds and 641 thousandthssurpassing the British George Russell (Mercedes) in 8 hundredths (+0.082).
In third place on the grill will be tomorrow’s teammate from Piastri, The British Lando Norristo which the current world champion, the Dutch Max Verstappen (Red Bull) will accompany in the second row.
In the third row they will be The two Ferrari, led by British Lewis Hamilton (5th) and Monegasco Charles Leclerc (6th)while the Frenchman Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) and the Italian Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) will leave from the fourth.
The worst times of the Q3 were for the Japanese Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls) and Thai Alexander Albon (Williams)so they will start tomorrow’s race from the fifth group.
Behind them, those eliminated in the second round (Q2): the two Spaniards of the grill, Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin, 13th) and Carlos Sainz (Williams, 15th)as well as the French Esteban Ocon (Haas), the German Nico Hülkenberg (Kick Sauber) and the Canadian Lance Stroll (Aston Martin).
And finally, The pilots who had been excluded in the first phase of the classification (Q1): Frenchman Pierre Gasly (Alpine), British Oliver Bearman (Haas), Australian Jack Doohan (Alpine), Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto (Kick Sauber) and Neozylalands Liam Lawson (Red Bull).
Shanghai’s appointment is the second stop of the championship in 2025, and The first to be held with the special format That includes the Sprint, which was held this morning and left Hamilton’s first victory with the most laureate team monkey in history.
The great race will be held this Sunday From 15.00 local time (07.00 GMT)when 56 laps to the Chinese circuit are expected to complete a 305.3 kilometers route.
After this weekend, The next stop of the International Formula 1 tour will be in the Suzuka circuitwhere the Japan Grand Prix will be held on April 6.
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