Norris wins sprint qualifying for China grand prix, Verstappen outside top 3

On Friday, April 19, was held sprint qualification of the new stage of the Grand Prix of Formula 1, which takes place in China.

At the end of the second segment of qualifying on, the autodrome began to rain, which affected the final location of the seats of the drivers.

The leader of the overall standings and reigning world champion, Max Verstappen, could not collect the fastest lap in the race and in the sprint will start only fourth.

The place on the pole position was played by British pilots: Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton.

At first, the best result showed Hamilton. At a certain point, he was overtaken by Norris with the indicator However, he did not count the last lap because of the violation of the boundaries of the track.

It seemed that already Hamilton confidently goes to his victory today, but at the last moment Norris was returned the last lap and he, as a result, ahead of Hamilton by 1.261 seconds.

Thus, it was the McLaren driver who was the winner of spring qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix.

In third place, the race was completed by the Spanish pilot of the team Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso.

The Chinese Grand Prix sprint race will take place on Saturday, April 20. The event will start at 05:00 CET.

The Chinese Grand Prix returns to the Formula 1 calendar for the first time since 2019. Five years ago, it was decided to cancel the event due to the difficulties the organisers faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The Dailysports team has prepared information for you on where you can watch the fifth F1 round in your country below.