The error which cost McLaren and helped Ferrari on Friday in China has been pointed out.

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton took pole position in sprint qualifying at the F1 Chinese Gr𓆏and Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit.

McLaren’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri was third, while 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris (who topped t✱he sole practice ಌsession of the weekend beforehand) was restricted to sixth.

Sky Sports’ Karun Chandhokಌ praised Ferrari’s turnaround since a drab round in Australia last weekend: “It’s impressive what the team have done.

“They looked there or thereabouts in Free Practice but it went away in qualifying✅ in Melbourne.

“Here, we haven’t got McLaren on the front row. That’s the thing.

“We had George Russel🃏l walk in and say ‘McLaren will blitz it, they can stop development!’

“Everyone sai🥀d McLaren were the favourites. “But we haven’t go🤪t a McLaren on the front row.

“We have got Hamilton v Max Verstappen w﷽hich will be fun to watch.”

McLaren error in China identified

Ex-race strategist Bernie Collins spotted what went wrong for McLaren, who were tipped to have the fastest car in China after a great start to 2025 last weekend in Melbou𒆙rne.

“They have got analysis to do,” she warned.

“When we look at just SQಌ3, every otherཧ team went for a single lap. McLaren were the only drivers to go for the push, cool, push.”

A🎉 push, cool, push strategy in an F1 qualifying session asks a driver to push for a fast time on one lap, then to cool his tyres on the next, before pushing again.

But it didn’t work on Friday for McLaren in Chiꦑna.

“Piastri’s lap looked so strong at the beginning of the SQ🧔3 session,” Collins analysed.

“But with the track temperature dropping, and it still improving𒁏 a bit, perhaps in hindsight that wasn’t the way to go.

“They should have put it on the 🅘line for both drivers to do a single lap.

“It didn’t work for everyone in ▨SQ3, so I can se🐻e why they did it.

“They will review it. By [Sa෴turday] we could see a⛄ very different order.”

Red Bull’s Verstappen was praised for edging ahead of b♏oth McLa𝔍rens in sprint qualifying.

“Verstappen rolled the dice,” Chandhok said.

“He did a single lap on the soft tyre with the temperature 🔯dropping.

“And ♕it worked for him. You would not have put money on a Red Bull behind ahead of a McLaren.”

But 🦋Collins insisted: “With that, you risk the yellಌow flag at the end of the session. It’s a gamble.

“S🎃ometimes, you need to send it ou⛦t there and be fully confident in your driver.

“Because you need🍌 everything to get 🐲that pole position.”