Max Verstappen fought past Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso to win the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race. Pole-sitter Lando Norris slid wide at the first corner trying to fend off Hamilton's Mercedes.

Max Verstappen has continued his dominance in Formula 1 and took the first sprint race of the season — the prelude to the full-blown Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.

F1 Chinese GP: Sprint Race For a change, it wasn’t Red Bull’s Max Verstappen who started from pole in the Sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix. The top honours went to Lando Norris of McLaren.

Max Verstappen won the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race Saturday ahead of Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez to increase his Formula One world championship lead.

SHANGHAI - Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen won the first sprint race of the Formula One season at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday. The Dutch 26-year-old beat Mercedes' Lewis ...

Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen pulverized the opposition during F1’s opening Sprint Race of the season at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday in Shanghai. Since Formula 1 introduced its ...

Oscar Piastri received a black-and-white flag by Lap 9 of the 19-lap sprint race for track limit infringements. Follow live coverage of today’s Las Vegas Grand Prix; MAX VERSTAPPEN WINS # ...

SHANGHAI (AP) — Lewis Hamilton has won his first race for Ferrari, securing Saturday's Sprint victory from pole position following an early duel with Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen at the ...

SHANGHAI, April 20 (Reuters) - Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen won the first sprint race of the Formula One season at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday. The Dutch 26-year-old beat ...

Max Verstappen won the Chinese Grand Prix sprint race Saturday ahead of Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez to increase his Formula One world championship lead.

And, unsurprisingly given recent history, Sunday's F1 Chinese Grand Prix is likely to be another Verstappen roadshow, as he won Saturday’s Sprint Race in spite of a few setbacks. The win was ...