George Russell was also fastest in practice and won in Australia last Sunday
George Russell led team-mate Kimi Antonelli as Mercedes dominated qualifying for the sprint race at the Chinese Grand Prix.
Russell was 0.289 seconds clear of the Italian and a massive 0.621secs ahead of the first non-Mercedes, world champion Lando Norris in the McLaren.
Lewis Hamilton was fourth for Ferrari, just 0.02secs slower than Norris, while McLaren's Oscar Piastri took fifth ahead of the second Ferrari of Charles Leclerc.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen could manage only eighth place, 1.734secs off the pace and behind the Alpine of Pierre Gasly.
