Trackside view: Hamilton has China sprint pole, but Ferrari still struggling most of leading teams

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The rolling cheers were the first clue. Reverberating as if sprint qualifying for Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix was taking place within a leisure centre swimming pool – such is the way the Shanghai track's giant main grandstand traps noise - was the noise that greeted Lewis Hamilton's first Ferrari pole.
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