Reaction to Chinese GP sprint qualifying

The first sprint quali of the year left us with more questions than answers… Like, why are F1 trying to deceive viewers by hiding data? How can we tell what’s driver skill and what’s battery deployment? And has the magic of qualifying been lost?

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