STRATEGY GUIDE: What are the tactical options for the Chinese Grand Prix?

On Saturday we had a Ferrari and Red Bull on the front row for the Sprint; on Sunday it’s a McLaren and a Mercedes for the Grand Prix – to say it’s quite tight at the top of the F1 tree would be an understatement.
Oscar Piastri took his first pole position to make it three-in-a-row for McLaren, but he’s only a fraction ahead of George Russell for Mercedes, with a tightly-packed field of the usual suspects jostling close behind.
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