But this medal is ultimately just a souvenir; it feels pretty heavy in the hand, so this sprint race winner's medal might really be gold-plated.
Anyway, once the sprint race was over, all the drivers also got their starting positions for tomorrow's main race.
Qin Miao will start the main race from pole.
What's unclear is, if you didn't get P1 in qualifying but you win the sprint and then bring home the win in the main race from P1, will that still count as a Pole to win?
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The post-race podium ceremony ended quickly.
After the race, the broadcast director also put out the drivers' standings and points from today's race.
1: Qin Miao +8
2: Hamilton +7
3: Verstappen +6
4: Sainz +5
5: Perez +4
6: Leclerc +3
7: Norris +2
8: Magelsen +1
Starting from pole still brings a considerable advantage. Even though Magelsen's numbers on the "most overtaken" list once again climbed significantly, he still managed to scrape a point out of the sprint.
