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2014 Chinese Formula 1 Grand Prix

1st Friday Practice  2nd Friday Practice  Saturday Practice  Qualifying  Race 

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Chinese Grand Prix - 2014 - Race
(20/04/2014) 
14:48
NewsOnF1: 
Welcome to our coverage of the Chinese Grand Prix
14:49
NewsOnF1: 
It is dry and overcast in Shanghai
14:49
NewsOnF1: 
Air temperature is at 16 degrees while track temperature is at 24 degrees
14:51
NewsOnF1: 
Formation lap in 9 minutes
14:53
NewsOnF1: 
Give the cold conditions, tyre degradation may be a major issue for the race
14:54
NewsOnF1: 
The two dry tyre types here are the mediums (prime) and softs (option). During Friday practice there was significant degradation with the softs
14:56
NewsOnF1: 
Maldonado who couldn't take part in qualifying will start from the back of the grid
14:58
NewsOnF1: 
Looks like everyone is starting on the softs except for Magnussen
14:59
NewsOnF1: 
2 minutes to formation lap
15:00
NewsOnF1: 
Formation lap underway
15:02
NewsOnF1: 
The start will be critical although the Mercedes is much quicker than the Red Bull on the straight
15:03
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton arrives at the starting grid
15:04
NewsOnF1: 
Lights!
15:04
NewsOnF1: 
Lights!
15:05
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton leads from Vettel and Alonso
15:06
NewsOnF1: 
Massa gets a great start but him and Alonso touch, they both continue
15:07
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 1 of 56










15:08
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton leads Vettel by 2.4 seconds
15:09
NewsOnF1: 
Sutil seems to be having a problem, running last at this stage
15:10
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg trying hard to pass Massa
15:12
NewsOnF1: 
Replay shows Bottas and Rosberg touching at the start as well
15:13
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg takes 5th from Massa as Alonso chases Vettel
15:13
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton leads Vettel on lap 5 by 4.1 seconds
15:15
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg now catching Ricciardo
15:15
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 6 of 56










15:16
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg has no telemetry on his car
15:16
NewsOnF1: 
Sutil has retired
15:17
NewsOnF1: 
Button pits for mediums
15:18
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel and Alonso complaining of graining
15:19
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton leads Vettel by 8.5 seconds. Alonso is a second further behind
15:20
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean pits
15:21
NewsOnF1: 
Massa and Raikkonen pit
15:22
NewsOnF1: 
And so does Perez
15:23
NewsOnF1: 
Major problem for Massa, wrong wheels and problem getting the rear left on (the one hit by Alonso's right
15:24
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso pits and so does Hulkenberg
15:24
NewsOnF1: 
All pitting have put on the mediums
15:25
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel pits and so does Bottas
15:26
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel joins behind Alonso
15:27
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg pits
15:27
NewsOnF1: 
So Ricciardo and Hamilton have yet to stop
15:29
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo could be trying a different strategy
15:30
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel quicker than Alonso in the turns but unable to catch on the straight
15:30
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo pits
15:31
NewsOnF1: 
He joins behind Rosberg
15:32
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen takes 9th from Magnussen who has yet to pit
15:33
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton pits
15:33
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 16 of 56










Retirements: Sutil
15:35
NewsOnF1: 
And Magnussen becomes the last to make his first pit stop
15:35
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg is currently the quickest on the track
15:37
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel has dropped behind Alonso and Rosberg is catching him
15:39
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton leads Alonso on lap 20 by 5.4 seconds
15:40
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel is a further 3.5 seconds behind
15:41
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg in 4th closing in on Vettel
15:43
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg passes Vettel on the back straight
15:44
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel tried to fight back but couldn't. Now Ricciardo is right behind Vettel
15:45
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 23 of 56










Retirements: Sutil
15:46
NewsOnF1: 
Interesting, Vettel asked to let Ricciardo through
15:47
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel tells his team tough luck
15:48
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo tries again
15:49
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo passes Vettel on the main straight
15:50
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton leads Alonso on lap 26 by 10.9 seconds. Rosberg catching Alonso, now 4.7 seconds behind
15:51
NewsOnF1: 
Massa is 19th after his very long stop
15:54
NewsOnF1: 
Grosjean in trouble
15:54
NewsOnF1: 
He has lost a gear and he is retiring after a reasonably strong race
15:55
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg now 3 seconds behind Alonso
15:58
NewsOnF1: 
Perez pits from 9th and so does Hulkenberg from 6th
15:58
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg and Bottas pits as well
15:59
NewsOnF1: 
Raikkonen pits
15:59
NewsOnF1: 
Kvyat and Magnussen pit
16:00
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg told to push hard to pass Alonso
16:00
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg will be in DRS range
16:01
NewsOnF1: 
Perez sets the quickest time so far with a 1:42.228
16:01
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso pits
16:02
NewsOnF1: 
He goes for the mediums again
16:04
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel pits
16:06
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton leads on lap 35 by 18 seconds from Rosberg. Ricciardo is 3rd
16:08
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton lapping much quicker than Rosberg at this stage
16:09
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg locks up and goes wide. He pits and so does Ricciardo
16:11
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton pits as Maldonado takes 14th place from Gutierrez. The Lotus is looking more and more competitive which is a great sign
16:11
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 38 of 56










Retirements: Sutil, Grosjean
16:12
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg sets a 1:40.402 on his new tyres
16:14
NewsOnF1: 
They all put the mediums on again on their second stop
16:15
NewsOnF1: 
Looks like they will all race to the end
16:16
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg now right behind Alonso
16:17
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg takes second from Alonso with ease
16:19
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo is lapping quicker than Alonso and is now 5.8 seconds behind with 12 laps remaining
16:21
NewsOnF1: 
Vettel is 10.3 seconds behind Ricciardo and lapping slower than Alonso and Ricciardo
16:22
NewsOnF1: 
Hulkenberg in 6th is slower than Vettel so no danger there
16:22
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 44 of 56










Retirements: Sutil, Grosjean
16:24
NewsOnF1: 
The 2 Red Bulls have consumed the most fuel of the top 10
16:27
NewsOnF1: 
The closest fight is between Alonso and Ricciardo, the gap is 5.3 seconds on lap 47
16:28
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso responding to Ricciardo's push. Ricciardo will need to watch his fuel consumption as well
16:29
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton has dropped his pace, he is 13.7 seconds ahead of Rosberg
16:30
NewsOnF1: 
With 6 laps to go, Alonso is 4.9 seconds ahead of Ricciardo
16:31
NewsOnF1: 
Team tells Ricciardo to keep pushing despite Alonso's current pace as he has fresher tyres
16:32
NewsOnF1: 
4 laps remaining as Vettel continues to drop back, now 17.5 seconds behind Ricciardo
16:33
NewsOnF1: 
Order on lap 51 of 56










Retirements: Sutil, Grosjean
16:34
NewsOnF1: 
Alonso had to lap Maldonado and lost time to Ricciardo
16:35
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo lost a bit of time behind Maldonado as well. Gap to Alonso is 4 seconds
16:36
NewsOnF1: 
Ricciardo needs to make a second a lap
16:36
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg in second is losing time as he goes through traffic as well
16:38
NewsOnF1: 
2 laps remaining, the order will likely remain as is
16:39
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton starts his final lap of the race
16:41
NewsOnF1: 
Hamilton wins the Chinese Grand Prix
16:41
NewsOnF1: 
Rosberg second ahead of Alonso and Ricciardo
16:47
NewsOnF1: 
Race order

18.6
25.7
26.9
51.0
57.5
58.1
83.9
86.4
1 lap
Button, Vergne, Magnussen, Maldonado, Massa, Gutierrez, Kobayashi, Bianchi, Chilton, Ericsson make the rest of the field
Retirements: Sutil, Grosjean

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