Go faster in China GP practice after minor track fire
SHANGHAI: Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll was fastest in the first and only practice for the Chinese Grand Prix on Friday, ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, with championship leader Max Verstappen third. Canadian Stroll took advantage of a fast-accelerating track at the end of the 60-minute session and some upgrades to his car to record an impressive lap of 1min 36.302sec, beating Piastri by 0.327sec, with the Red Bull of Verstappen 0.031sec further back . . The second Red Bull of Sergio Perez was fourth in Shanghai, followed by the much-improved Haas pair of Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen, who benefited


