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With the sprint portion of the Chinese Grand Prix weekend now over, attention turns to the traditional qualifying segment.

Three knockout sessions will decide the starting order for Sunday's race.

Max Verstappen is gunning for his sixth consecutive pole position having emerged victorious in the sprint race on Saturday morning.

On Friday, it was Lando Norris who topped the qualifying session for the sprint - can the McLaren driver produce another strong result this time around?

Follow all that happens during the session with our dedicated live blog below!

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