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China sprint race presents 'huge challenge'
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|March 12, 2026
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One's new era heads into its first sprint in Shanghai this weekend, with the Chinese Grand Prix promising a very different test to Melbourne, where George Russell led home a Mercedes one-two.The Silver Arrows dominated the season-opener, Russell winning from Kimi Antonelli and followed home by the Ferrari pair of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in the first race under sweeping new regulations.
Lando Norris and McLaren struggled, the British world champion trailing home fifth and teammate Oscar Piastri failing to even start after crashing on his way to the grid.
Red Bull’s four-time champion Max Verstappen carved his way through the field to sixth after starting 20th on the grid following a qualifying crash.
The Shanghai International Circuit, unlike the Albert Park track in Melbourne, has one long straight and several complexes of turns.
It will require a different approach to battery deployment and energy harvesting in the new cars, which have a 50-50 split between conventional and electrical power.
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