George Russell earns 1st career sprint pole in Shanghai

George Russell earns 1st career sprint pole in Shanghai

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After winning the season-opening Australian Grand Prix last week in Melbourne, Mercedes driver George Russell qualified for the pole of Saturday's Chinese Grand Prix sprint race in Shanghai.

Russell, atop the F1 driver standings with 25 points, finished the final qualifying lap in 1:31.520, edging teammate Kimi Antonelli, who finished second in sprint qualifying