Unfortunately for Lewis Hamilton, the same cannot be said for him, as he travels to Ferrari with questions that need answering after a disappointing Ferrari debut. And the Italian constructor's preparations for the Chinese Grand Prix have been hampered after it was revealed they'll have an absence for Sunday's race.

McLaren's Lando Norris topped the time sheet during the only practice session for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix on Friday, with Alpine's Jack Doohan bringing the session to a halt for several minutes after the rookie driver lost power midway through a lap.

Today: FP1 (11:30pm ET), Sprint qualifying (3.30am ET). To follow: China sprint race and GP qualifying take place tomorrow, ahead of Sunday’s grand prix (3am ET). Here’s where we are and what we’ve got coming — the key point for the teams being they will get a free weekend after this race.

McLaren’s dominance, Lewis Hamilton’s bid to bounce back after a disappointing debut for Ferrari, and the death of Eddie Jordan have generated headlines as Formula 1 prepares for its first Sprint weekend of the season at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Lewis Hamilton has surprised the crowd and himself by securing his first sprint pole position for Ferrari in the final moments of qualifying at the Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton said he was "gobsmacked" after a breakthrough sprint pole in China for Ferrari in only his second race weekend with the Italian Formula One team. The seven-times world champion, who joined from Mercedes with a record 105 wins and 104 poles to his name,