Lewis Hamilton broke the Shanghai lap record to take a stunning pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race as Ferrari bounced back from a torrid season-opener in style on Friday.
Hamilton, who has won a record six Chinese Grands Prix, flew around the resurfaced 5.451km Shanghai International Circuit in 01:30.849sec in only his second race weekend with Ferrari.
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull was second 0.018sec behind and McLaren's Oscar Piastri third.
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