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Review Raikkonen pole 2008

Button won in Shanghai! Mclaren-Mercedes taked the lead

1. Jenson Button

2. Lewis Hamilton
3. Nico Rosberg 4.Alonso 5.Kubica 6.Vettel 7.Petrov 8.Webber 9.Massa 10.Schumacher 11.Sutil 12.Barichello 13.Alguersuari 14.Kovalainen 15.Hulkenberg
16.Bruno Senna ......
After a race where rain begans and ends for a few times, change of tyres strategy was very important.

Mclaren's strategy was inspirated, because Button had to change tyres just for 2 times, and average of changing tyres was 4. Hamilton made show again, Rosberg lost 1st place in the race after a personal mistake, Alonso with 4 pitt-stops and a drive-through (jumped start - view left of Rosberg onboard)
, amazing has finished 4th,


but surprise camed from Petrov, after overtaking Schumacher and Mark Webber.

Chinese Grand Prix 2011..

The Chinese Grand Prix will continue beyond the 2010 season. Bernie Ecclestone, president CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration, has stated answering doubts about the future of the loss making race which had initially signed a 7 year deal in 2004 due to expire with the seventh race this season. It was rumoured that the organisers wont renew the race contract owing to the super large losses being made by the race.
Ecclestone : “The contract is ongoing here, it will go on as a rolling contract. I’ll be here next year also.”, “We’ve talked to them all the time about everything, we’re happy with everything, no dramas,” Bernie Ecclestone told reporters at Shanghai”.

Race Shanghai - tomorow

Tomorow, detailes from race will be posted live.

Qualifying (China, april 17)

This is how is gonna look the start grid tomorow(lap time - qualfying round 3):

1. Vettel : 1:34.558
2. Webber : 1:34.806
3. Alonso : 1:34.913
4. Rosberg : 1:34.923
5. Button : 1:34.979
6. Hamilton : 1:35.034
7. Massa : 1:35.180
8. Kubica : 1:35.364
9. Schumacher : 1:35.646
10. Sutil : 1:35.963

Others haven't passed first or second sesion of qualifying and there aren't big surprises: 11. Barichello, 12. Alguersuari, 13. Buemi, 14. Petrov, 15. Kobayashi,
16. Hulkenberg, 17. De La Rosa, 18. Luizi, 19. Glock, 20. Trulli, 21. Kovalainen,
22. Di Grassi, 23. Bruno Senna, 24. Chandhok.
If we fallow the results just from cars point of view, and not from pilots and their preparation & talent, we can observe that Red Bull - Renault is dominating again, Mercedes engine seems to help a lot top ten pilots and Alonso (Ferrari) is a surprise for me, even is number 3 in driver standings. I don't know what is happening with Massa, maybe this track is not on his style i don't know.

Practice 1 - Results (China 17 april)

1. Webber 1:35.323, 2. Hamilton 1:35.564, 3. Vettel 1:35.691,
4. Button 1:35.747, 5. Alonso 1:35.857, 6. Rosberg 1:35.913,
7. Scumacher 1:36.262, 8. Kubica 1:36.343, 9. Massa 1:36.416,
10. Kobayashi 1:36.634

Practice 2 - Results (China 16 april)

1. Hamilton 1:35.217, 2. Rosberg 1:35.465, 3. Button 1:35.593,
4. Schumacher 1:35.602, 5. Vettel 1:35.791, 6. Webber 1:35.995,
7. Sutil 1:36.254, 8. Alguersuari 1:36.377, 9. Kubica 1:36.389,
10. Alonso 1:36.604, 11. Massa 1:36.944, 12. Petrov 1:36.986

Practice 1 - Results (China 16 april)

1. Button 1:36.677, 2. Rosberg 1:36.748, 3. Hamilton 1:36.775,
4. Schumacher 1:37.509, 5. Vettel 1:37.601, 6. Kubica 1:37.716,
7. Petrov 1:37.745, 8. Webber 1:37.980, 9. Sutil 1:38.008,
10. Massa 1:38.098

Circuit of China, Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city in China with a population of over 20 million people in its metropolitan area.













This city has hosted the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit every year since 2004. It's a modern track with stunning architecture and has 2 straight lines, where speed can get over 320 km/h, at least in the past when there weren't so many rules that made f1 to reduce speed for safety measures.

Practice 1 : friday, 16 april, 10:00, local time
Practice 2 : friday, 16 april, 14:00, local time
Practice 3 : saturday, 17 april, 11:00, local time
Qualifying : saturday, 17 arpil, 14:00, local time
Race : sunday, 18 april, 15:00, local time