Chinese GP: Free Practice 3 - Re-Cap & Results

Time for a Re-Cap of Free Practice #3 - It was wet and rainy during the session and there were some problems for the drivers. 

Lots of people still struggling with locking up and running off the track at certain turns. Some drivers even opted not to set a time, including: Rosberg, Hamilton, Alonso and Magnussen. Pastor Maldonado was told to stop his car during the session. When he asked what had happened, he got no quick response. 

Daniel Ricciardo climbed to take the top time of the session, with Massa and Grosjean also showing pace and shining during the hour. Force India also looked good and staed within the top 10 as did the Williams drivers. And with that said, here's the times!

TIMES:

1. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:53.958 / Redbull
2. Felipe Massa - 1:54.492 / Williams
3. Romain Grosjean - 1:54.514 / Lotus
4. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:55.032 / Force India
5. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:55.062 / Ferrari
6. Pastor Maldonado - 1:55.228 / Lotus
7. Daniil Kvyat - 1:55.235 / Toro Rosso
8. Valtteri Bottas - 1:55.381 / Williams
9. Jenson Button - 1:55.673 / McLaren
10. Sergio Perez - 1:56.019 / Force India
11. Sebastian Vettel - 1:56.233 / Redbull
12. Jean-Eric Vergne - 1:56.380 / Toro Rosso
13. Adrian Sutil - 1:56.760 / Sauber
14. Max Chilton - 1:56.841 / Marussia
15. Esteban Gutierrez - 1:57.468 / Sauber
16. Kamui Kobayashi - 1:57.812 / Caterham
17. Jules Bianchi - 1:57.976 / Marussia
18. Marcus Ericsson - 1:59.507 / Caterham
19. Nico Rosberg - NO TIME SET / Mercedes
20. Kevin Magnussen - NO TIME SET / McLaren
21. Fernando Alonso - NO TIME SET / Ferrari
22. Lewis Hamilton - NO TIME SET / Mercedes

Article Written By: Amy Hawk.
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Chinese GP: Circuit Preview

Welcome to my Circuit Preview for Round #4 of the 2014 F1 Season!
Today we look at China's circuit. The Shanghai International Circuit, located in Jiading, Shanghai, China. The Circuit opened in 2004 and runs Clockwise. It has a total of 16 laps and is 3.387 Miles in length. It has a capacity of 200,000 and the crowd will watch the drivers complete a total of 56 eyebrow-raising laps.

Let's take a bit of a look-back at the 2013 Chinese GP.
Pole-Sitter for the start of the race was Lewis Hamilton, who did not actually end up winning the race. Fastest lap belonged to Sebastian Vettel, but he not win the race either. The winner was Fernando Alonso and second place went to the Fin, Kimi Raikkonen, while third was secured by Lewis Hamilton

Retirements of the race included: Nico Rosberg, Adrian Sutil, Mark Webber and Esteban Gutierrez.

Force India has proved itself last week in Bahrain and I believe they will do another fantastic job in China. Mercedes will also do well and probably Williams. It'll definitely be a stunning race and I can't wait!

Article Written By: Amy Hawk.  No Copyright Infringement Intended.
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