Oscar Piastri beats teammate Lando Norris to win Chinese language Grand Prix as McLaren proceed dream begin in F1 2025

Oscar Piastri led from pole to win the Chinese language Grand Prix on Sunday as McLaren used a one-stop technique to finish a dominant one-two with Lando Norris second.

George Russell was third in a Mercedes with Crimson Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen snatching fourth place after an exciting late go on Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

Lewis Hamilton got here residence sixth behind his teammate after his first Ferrari victory in Saturday’s dash race in Shanghai, when Piastri had been second.

“It’s been an unbelievable weekend, the automobile has been fairly mega,” mentioned the Australian Piastri, who had been working second per week in the past in Melbourne’ season-opener earlier than a late spin.

“Very, very blissful. The onerous was a a lot better tyre than everybody anticipated, so to go all the way in which to the top was a little bit of a shock, however a contented shock.”

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Norris had to deal with a late brake situation which compelled him to accept second moderately than problem his teammate.

The Briton continues to guide the championship after two race weekends on 44 factors from Verstappen on 36.

Russell began from second and knew it was crucial to attempt to seize the lead off the road.

As an alternative he was squeezed by Piastri on the lengthy first bend advanced, which allowed Norris to surge previous into second.

Each Ferraris received previous Verstappen on the identical bend, relegating the world champion from fourth to sixth.

Leclerc misplaced a part of his entrance wing when it brushed Hamilton’s rear proper wheel nevertheless it didn’t have an effect on his tempo.

Hamilton was the primary of the front-runners to dive in for brand spanking new rubber on lap 14.

All of the others adopted for onerous tyres with Russell getting previous Norris within the melee.

However the McLaren confirmed superior tempo and surged again previous on the finish of the pit straight with the assistance of DRS.

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Hamilton started to battle on the onerous compound and allowed his teammate previous on lap 21 releasing Leclerc to go after Russell.

On lap 38 Hamilton needed to pit once more for brand spanking new tyres, dropping him behind Verstappen.

The entrance 5 all stayed out because it grew to become clear they have been going to try to make the onerous tyres final until the top of the 56 laps.

Verstappen had nursed his tyres all through the race which enabled him to have a late cost on Leclerc and go the Ferrari firstly of lap 54.

Haas completed with two vehicles within the factors as Esteban Ocon was seventh and rookie Ollie Bearman tenth.

The opposite factors scorers have been Mercedes teenager Kimi Antonelli in eighth with Alex Albon ninth in his Williams on his twenty ninth birthday.