From a European perspective, there was nothing surprising about the sprint race of the Chinese Grand Prix, which began in an unfriendly interval. On the other hand, it was historic!
Lewis Hamilton got off to a perfect start, as did the rest of the field, which set off without any problems. Shortly after, Lando Norris, who was in third place, attempted a too daring maneuver and dropped to ninth position. Yuki Tsunoda, on the other hand, had a better feel for the pace and was already running in sixth position on lap three—probably not only for the precious points, but also a little for the Red Bull Racing seat. Meanwhile, Liam Lawson was modestly in 18th place after a questionable overtake. At the front, Hamilton maintained his one-second advantage over Max Verstappen, but on lap eight, the Dutch driver managed to close the gap. In the end, no action took place, so Verstappen had to focus on Oscar Piastri, who was coming from behind instead of attempting an overtake. At this point, the positions were frozen, and we essentially saw a train of cars on the track. Piastri eventually managed to overtake Verstappen, but he had neither the time nor the tires to target Hamilton. Thus, the Briton won his first sprint race and celebrated Scuderia Ferrari's victory ahead of Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen.
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