Russell seals chaotic Shanghai sprint win as safety-car reshuffles the field
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George Russell won the chaotic Chinese Grand Prix sprint 2026 after a sequence of lead swaps with Hamilton and a late safety car; Hulkenberg's retirement triggered pit stops, Piastri briefly moved to fifth before yielding to Antonelli, Verstappen climbed from 15th to ninth, and Liam Lawson rose to seventh.
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