For the first time in five years, Formula 1 is set to go racing in Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix.
106 races have passed since F1 last visited in 2019, and with a thrilling weekend of action already in the bag, what does the race itself have in store?
Max Verstappen won a wild sprint race on Saturday morning before converting that into a straight-forward pole position in the afternoon qualifying session, and will be looking to add a fourth win from five races to start the season and a 58th career win overall.
Behind him, team-mate Sergio Perez is best placed to halt the march of the world champion from second on the grid, with Fernando Alonso lurking from third on the grid.
Lewis Hamilton is down in 18th after a poor qualifying session - what can he do?
We're about to find out!
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