A decision to ‘send it’ leads to pole position for Oscar Piastri at the Chinese Grand Prix

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Oscar Piastri captured pole position at the Chinese Grand Prix with the hairpin of his life

When the Formula 1 grid arrived in Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix there was every expectation that a McLaren would be on pole position.

That is indeed the case as Oscar Piastri stormed to the front to secure the first Grand Prix pole position of his young career, ahead of George Russell and teammate Lando Norris.

Piastri attributed...