SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 13: Pole position qualifier George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team with his Pirelli Sprint Pole award during Sprint qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on March 13, 2026 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Sam Bloxham/LAT Images)
SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 13: Pole position qualifier George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team celebrates in parc ferme during Sprint qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on March 13, 2026 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Sam Bagnall/Sutton Images)
SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 14: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Scuderia Ferrari SF-26 leads George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 and Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Scuderia Ferrari SF-26 on track during the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on March 14, 2026 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/LAT Images)
SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 14: George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team W17 leads Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Scuderia Ferrari SF-26 and. Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (1) McLaren MCL40 Mercedes at the start during the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on March 14, 2026 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Sam Bloxham/LAT Images)
SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 14: Sprint winner George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team celebrates in parc ferme during the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on March 14, 2026 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Alastair Staley/LAT Images)
