It's nearly time for qualifying for the F1 Chinese Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton will be hoping to follow up his sprint race victory with his first F1 pole position since the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix.
McLaren will be looking to bounce back, though, after their underwhelming weekend so far in China.
Lando Norris could only finish eighth in the sprint.
"Right from the get-go Lewis looked at one with the car and track. I didn't see a single lap in Australia where that was the case. Something has transformed and he was able to dial in the car in his new environment and make it sing."
It was a masterclass from Lewis Hamilton to take the sprint race victory ahead of Oscar Piastri. Hamilton won by over six seconds in the end as he managed his tyres beautifully.
Max Verstappen drove a solid race to finish third - but Red Bull struggled with their tyres.
It was a bit of a disaster for Lando Norris, who lost three places on the opening lap before finishing eighth, overtaking Lance Stroll late on.
We're back and we're building up to qualifying.
Qualifying kicks off at 7am UK time - so just 30 minutes until Q1 kicks off at the Shanghai International Circuit.
We will be back here at 6am to build up to qualifying which gets underway at 7am UK time.
| 2025 F1 Chinese Grand Prix - Sprint Race Results | ||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Laps |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 19 Laps |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | +6.889s |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | +9.804s |
| 4 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | +11.592s |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari HP | +12.190s |
| 6 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | +22.288s |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | +23.038s |
| 8 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | +23.471s |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | +24.916s |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | +38.218s |
| 11 | Alex Albon | THA | Atlassian Williams Racing | +39.292s |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | +39.649s |
| 13 | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | +42.400s |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Oracle Red Bull Racing | +44.904s |
| 15 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | +45.649s |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | +46.182s |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing | +51.376s |
| 18 | Gabriel Bortoleto | BRA | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | +53.940s |
| 19 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | +56.682s |
| 20 | Jack Doohan | AUS | BWT Alpine F1 Team | +60.212s |
Hamilton, Piastri, Verstappen, Russell, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Antonelli and Norris.
A dominant display from the seven-time world champion in Shanghai.
He's over six seconds ahead of Piastri.
Leclerc is now right behind Russell in the race for fourth.
Further down the order, Norris has overtaken Stroll into the hairpin for eighth.
He's increased his lead over Piastri to 3.4s. Looks like he has the win in the bag.
Piastri moves into second. He overtakes Verstappen into the hairpin.
Hamilton, Verstappen, Piastri, Russell, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Antonelli, Stroll, Norris and Alonso.
Verstappen goes on the defensive against Piastri into Turn 1 - but keeps the position.
Piastri still running in DRS range of Verstappen. Antonelli is within one-second of Tsunoda.
He's now 0.5s behind Verstappen.
Hamilton, Verstappen, Piastri, Russell, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Antonelli, Stroll, Norris and Alonso.
"I've got front left graining," Hamilton tells his engineer.
Verstappen has moved into DRS range of Hamilton now.
He's now 0.6s behind Verstappen in the battle for second.
He's now moved into DRS range of Verstappen in second.
The gap is still 1.0s at the front between Hamilton and Verstappen.
Further back, Lawson and Doohan bang wheels as the former overtakes the Alpine into the hairpin.
The gap at the front is remaining similar with 1.1s between the top two here.
Piastri isn't making an impression just yet at the front.
Hamilton is 1.0s clear of Verstappen at the start of the sprint race.
Further down the field, Russell has managed to get ahead of Leclerc.
Hamilton, Verstappen, Piastri, Russell, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Antonelli, Stroll, Norris and Alonso.
He's down in ninth after running wide.
