It was another banner day for Mercedes at the Chinese GP on Saturday, with George Russell outdueling Ferrari's chargers in the Sprint event and 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli seizing in qualifying later on a milestone pole position.

Here is our batch of pictures covering the day’s action at the Shanghai International Circuit.

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