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F1: Chequered Flag

Chinese GP Saturday Review: Pole History & Hamilton’s Resurgence

F1: Chequered Flag

BBC

Sports

4.22.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

It was an eventful day at the Chinese Grand Prix as a surprise pole sitter made history, following a dramatic sprint. Was that F1’s best sprint? Plus, is Lewis Hamilton back to his best? Harry Benjamin, former McLaren Formula E driver Sam Bird and the BBC’s F1 correspondent Andrew Benson reflect on Saturday at the Chinese Grand Prix, and look ahead to Sunday’s race.

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0:00.0

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0:07.4

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0:11.8

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0:29.8

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0:32.1

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0:36.2

Five Live Formula One.

0:40.6

Well, we have just finished calling qualifying ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix.

0:45.1

And this is about the fourth take of opening up this podcast because I clearly used up all my words in qualifying.

0:51.5

I've grabbed a cup of tea.

0:52.6

I've grabbed a sandbird.

0:53.9

My name's

0:54.2

Harry Benjamin, by the way. This is your Saturday post-sprint, post-qualifying checkered flag.

1:00.5

There's a lot to get into Sam. But I think we've got to start with the poll man who's made history.

1:06.1

Kimmy Antonelli. He has indeed, hasn't he? I mean, not handed to him by an issue with George Russell's car,

1:14.6

but certainly helped a little bit along the way. George Russell, for anybody that didn't see,

1:20.4

George Russell stopped on track on the exit of turn three with an issue. We're not entirely sure

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