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WATCH: See how Piastri pipped Russell to pole at the Chinese Grand Prix with our fantastic new ‘Ghost Car’ feature
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Oscar Piastri proved to be the fastest driver at the Chinese Grand Prix, taking the first pole position of his F1 career.
The McLaren driver secured his place at the front of the grid with a pair of efforts that each would have been enough to top the order.
Having lost out to team mate Lando Norris by 0.084s in Australia, Piastri fended off Mercedes' George Russell by 0.082s this time around, with the footage showing just how fine the margins were.
Hit play on the video player above to check out the ‘Ghost Car’ feature in action.
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