Welcome to the Re-Cap of the 2014 Chinese Grand Prix.
While the weather was unpredictable all weekend, it was a dry race, after a very rainy Qualifying had taken place the day before. Teams had to change plans and strategies because of this.
Although there were no major accidents during this race, the first lap had some major wheel-bumping going on between multiple cars, including: Massa, Ricciardo, Rosberg and Alonso.
Sutil retired within the first few laps due to engine problems, which is unfortunate as Sauber is 1 of many team this year that are yet to score a point.
Lewis Hamilton, who started on pole, led the race pretty much the whole time and went on to win his 3rd Grand Prix in a row, which is absolutely incredible. Rosberg finished second. The year is definitely showing Mercedes dominance. It's nice to see the team doing so well and we're only 4 races in.
Felipe Massa had bad luck, when during a pit stop, the pit crew messed up when putting on the rear tyres. They had accidently switched the left and the right and had to re-do them. By the time he left the pit lane, he was all the way back in 20th position. Meanwhile, his former team-mate, Fernando Alonso finished on the podium, in Third for Ferrari.
The Force India boys didn't have any problems and both finished again, in the points. Great driving from both Perez and Hulkenberg. Force India is one of the strongest teams this year and it's great to see them up at the top.
Another disappointing race for Romain Grosjean who was unable to finish the race with a gearbox problem, but shockingly, his team-mate Pastor Maldonado did finish the race after having multiple incidents over the weekend in practice and not being able to even qualify.
At the end, the chequered flag was waved nearly 2 laps early, but Mercedes told Hamilton to keep driving, as the race was not over. However, the standings were recorded when the flag was waved and they count. Kobayashi made a pass on Jules Bianchi after which does not count due to the rules stating when the flag is waved early, the standings will not count any pass after the waving of the chequered flag.
Overall, it was a good, solid race. Here are the results
RESULTS:
1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes / Great Britain
2. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes / Germany
3. Fernando Alonso / Ferrari / Spain
4. Daniel Ricciardo / Redbull / Australia
5. Sebastian Vettel / Redbull / Germany
6. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India / Germany
7. Valtteri Bottas / Williams / Finland
8. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari / Finland
9. Sergio Perez / Force India / Mexico
10. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso / Russia
11. Jenson Button / McLaren / Great Britain
12. Jean-Eric Vergne / Toro Rosso / France
13. Kevin Magnussen / McLaren / Denmark
14. Pastor Maldonado / Lotus / Venezuela
15. Felipe Massa / Williams / Brazil
16. Esteban Gutierrez / Sauber / Mexico
17. Jules Bianchi / Marussia / France
18. Kamui Kobayashi / Caterham / Japan
19. Max Chilton / Marussia / Great Britain
20. Marcus Ericsson / Caterham / Sweden
21. Romain Grosjean / Lotus / France / Retired - Gearbox
22. Adrian Sutil / Sauber / Germany / Retired - Engine
Article Written By: Amy Hawk.
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