After Lando Norris won a dramatic, rain-affected season-opening Australian Grand Prix last week in Melbourne, Formula 1 returns this week with the first Sprint weekend of the season. More points are up for grabs as the field heads to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix.

However, in a twist of scheduling fate his first F1 Grand Prix will need to wait a little longer, as the Chinese Grand Prix is the first F1 Sprint race of the season. Hadjar believes that is a good thing, given that he lacks race experience in F1.

Comment: Albert Park wowed as it hosted the season opener for the first time since 2019, making it a more fitting and appropriate venue to start the season over recent host Bahrain