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Formula 1: Verstappen on pole for Chinese GP, Hamilton to start at 18th position

Red Bull's Max Verstappen dominated the qualification at the Shanghai International Circuit. Having won the morning's Sprint race by a convincing margin, Verstappen carried on where he had left off, topping every segment and setting a fastest time of 1:33.660, 0.322s faster than teammate Sergio Perez. But it was a nightmare session for Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton, who had finished an encouraging second in the Sprint.