Why Piastri was unbeatable even without "hairpin of my life" in claiming China GP pole

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McLaren's Oscar Piastri had a surprise rival for pole position at Formula 1's 2025 Chinese Grand Prix in Mercedes driver George Russell, but the data behind the headline times show that the first-time pole-winner was ultimately unbeatable.
Both of Piastri's laps would've netted pole position, which was eventually set at 1m30.641s, with Lando Norris third in the other McLaren.
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