Hamilton wins first F1 Sprint in a Ferrari

Jehran Naidoo

From start to finish, Lewis Hamilton led the 19 lap Sprint Race at the Shanghai Circuit in China for his maiden victory in a Ferrari. The 40-year-old started from pole position after a lightning quick qualifying on Friday, putting himself ahead of Red Bull and McLaren on just his second dance in the horse. Hamilton built himself a significant gap between P2, nipping and tucking the SF-25 like the seasoned 7-time World Champion that he is. Oscar Piastri’s patience paid off after Max Verstappen’s tyres failed him yet again in the dying stages, allowing Piastri to slip by and take P2. Verstappen held onto P3 with Mercedes' George Russell claiming fourth. Russell wasn’t given his P4 so easily with the other Ferrari driven by Charles Le Clerc, who finished P5,…

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