First win for Hamilton in Ferrari; McLaren's Piastr takes pole for Sunday main event. Neither Lewis Hamilton nor Ferrari had ever claimed victory in a Formula 1 Sprint Race, but the seven-time world champion delivered on Saturday in China for his first taste of success in red.

Lewis Hamilton claimed his first win for Ferrari by controlling the Shanghai sprint race from pole. Hamilton got the perfect getaway to avoid any challenge into the long and tightening first turn,

Lewis Hamilton smashed the Shanghai circuit lap record on his way to a stunning first sprint race pole for Ferrari in China on Friday, with Red Bull's reigning champion Max Verstappen alongside on the front row.