McLaren's Lando Norris had his fastest lap deleted and reinstated as he seized pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race at the end of a wet and chaotic qualifying on Friday.
SHANGHAI — McLaren's Lando Norris had his fastest lap deleted and reinstated as he seized pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race at the end of a wet and chaotic qualifying on Friday.
Hamilton appeared to have secured the pole for the points scoring sprint but Norris then went top with a time of one minute, 57.940 seconds and 1.261 faster than the Mercedes. "I got a bit nervous but they're conditions where you've just got to risk a lot, you've got to push, build tire temperature. The qualifying started dry then turned damp before rain at the end with a small trackside fire also flaring up early on and blamed on sparks from the cars' skid blocks.
"On the final run the tires were in the sweet spot, combined with a great drive. That made the time."
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