George Russell won ‘a pretty fun’ sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday, as the Mercedes driver continued his early-season dominance by leading home both Ferraris. 

Russell enjoyed a ding-dong battle in the opening laps with seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari, as the pair traded places at the front several times. Later he had to fend off the second Ferrari of Charles Leclerc after a late safety car, with the Monegasque driver coming home second with Hamilton in third.