WATCH: Ride onboard as Russell takes Chinese GP Sprint pole

It was advantage George Russell in Sprint Qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix, with the Briton sealing pole position for the first Sprint of the season.

The Mercedes driver pumped in a lap of 1m 31.520s, giving him an advantage of 0.289s over the other Silver Arrows of Kimi Antonelli.

With the team mates locking out the front row, McLaren’s Lando Norris was their closest challenger in P3, just ahead of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton in fourth.

To ride onboard with Russell for his Sprint pole lap, click go on the video player above.