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Lewis Hamilton continues to dominate in F1. He won his third race of the season, this weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix, also beating his Mercedes teammate for the third consecutive time.
Hamilton led from lights to flag on his way to his career 25th win, putting him 8th on the all-time list equal with Niki Lauda and Jim Clark.
He used a two-stop strategy, pitting first on lap 17 and again on lap 38.
"The team have done an amazing job and all the hard work both here and at the factory is really paying off at the moment," said the 2008 world champion.
"This car is just unbelievable; in the final laps, I was pushing a little bit more to keep up the tire temperatures and it just felt great to drive. I'm so, so happy today."
Mercedes' motorsport boss Toto Wolff added: "From the beginning, Lewis was a man on his own planet, looking quicker than everyone else and making the tires last longer than we thought. It's a great result for the team to get the third 1-2 in a row."
Despite a telemetry failure, Nico Rosberg brought the second Silver Arrow home in second place, in front of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.
Race results* - Chinese Grand Prix (race 4 of 19)
1 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W05) - 56 laps 1.36'52"810
2 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W05) - 18”686
3 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F14T) - 25”765
4 - Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull RB10-Renault) - 26”978
5 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB10-Renault) - 51”012
6 - Nico Hulkenberg (Force India VJM07-Mercedes) - 57”581
7 - Valterri Bottas (Williams FW36-Mercedes) - 58”145
8 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F14T) - 1'23”990
9 - Sergio Perez (Force India VJM07-Mercedes) - 1'26”489
10 - Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso STR9-Renault) - 1 lap
11 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/29-Mercedes) - 1 lap
12 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR9-Renault) - 1 lap
13 - Kevin Magnussen (McLaren MP4/29-Mercedes) - 1 lap
14 - Pastor Maldonado (Lotus E22-Renault) - 1 lap
15 - Felipe Massa (Williams FW36-Mercedes) - 1 lap
16 - Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C33-Ferrari) - 1 lap
17 - Kamui Kobayashi (Caterham CT05-Renault) - 1 lap
18 - Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR03-Ferrari) - 1 lap
19 - Max Chilton (Marussia MR03-Ferrari) - 2 laps
20 - Marcus Ericsson (Caterham CT05-Renault) - 2 laps
Fastest lap of the race: 1'50”402 by Nico Rosberg
Retirements
Lap 24 - Adrian Sutil
Lap 27 - Romain Grosjean
Drivers' championship
1. Rosberg 79; 2. Hamilton 75; 3. Alonso 41; 4. Hulkenberg 36; 5. Vettel 36; 6. Ricciardo e Bottas 24; 8. Button 23; 9. Magnussen 20; 10. Perez 18; 11. Massa 12; 12. Raikkonen 11; 13. Vergne e Kvyat 4.
Constructors' championship
1. Mercedes 154; 2. Red Bull-Renault 57; 3. Force India-Mercedes 54; 4. Ferrari 52; 5. McLaren-Mercedes 43; 6. Williams-Mercedes 36; 7. Toro Rosso-Renault 8.
*Unofficial scoring
Lewis Hamilton continues to dominate in F1. He won his third race of the season, this weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix, also beating his Mercedes teammate for the third consecutive time.
Hamilton led from lights to flag on his way to his career 25th win, putting him 8th on the all-time list equal with Niki Lauda and Jim Clark.
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He used a two-stop strategy, pitting first on lap 17 and again on lap 38.
"The team have done an amazing job and all the hard work both here and at the factory is really paying off at the moment," said the 2008 world champion.
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| Photo: WRi2 |
"This car is just unbelievable; in the final laps, I was pushing a little bit more to keep up the tire temperatures and it just felt great to drive. I'm so, so happy today."
Mercedes' motorsport boss Toto Wolff added: "From the beginning, Lewis was a man on his own planet, looking quicker than everyone else and making the tires last longer than we thought. It's a great result for the team to get the third 1-2 in a row."
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| Photo: WRi2 |
Despite a telemetry failure, Nico Rosberg brought the second Silver Arrow home in second place, in front of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.
Race results* - Chinese Grand Prix (race 4 of 19)
1 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes W05) - 56 laps 1.36'52"810
2 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes W05) - 18”686
3 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F14T) - 25”765
4 - Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull RB10-Renault) - 26”978
5 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB10-Renault) - 51”012
6 - Nico Hulkenberg (Force India VJM07-Mercedes) - 57”581
7 - Valterri Bottas (Williams FW36-Mercedes) - 58”145
8 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F14T) - 1'23”990
9 - Sergio Perez (Force India VJM07-Mercedes) - 1'26”489
10 - Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso STR9-Renault) - 1 lap
11 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/29-Mercedes) - 1 lap
12 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR9-Renault) - 1 lap
13 - Kevin Magnussen (McLaren MP4/29-Mercedes) - 1 lap
14 - Pastor Maldonado (Lotus E22-Renault) - 1 lap
15 - Felipe Massa (Williams FW36-Mercedes) - 1 lap
16 - Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber C33-Ferrari) - 1 lap
17 - Kamui Kobayashi (Caterham CT05-Renault) - 1 lap
18 - Jules Bianchi (Marussia MR03-Ferrari) - 1 lap
19 - Max Chilton (Marussia MR03-Ferrari) - 2 laps
20 - Marcus Ericsson (Caterham CT05-Renault) - 2 laps
Fastest lap of the race: 1'50”402 by Nico Rosberg
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| Photo: WRi2 |
Retirements
Lap 24 - Adrian Sutil
Lap 27 - Romain Grosjean
Drivers' championship
1. Rosberg 79; 2. Hamilton 75; 3. Alonso 41; 4. Hulkenberg 36; 5. Vettel 36; 6. Ricciardo e Bottas 24; 8. Button 23; 9. Magnussen 20; 10. Perez 18; 11. Massa 12; 12. Raikkonen 11; 13. Vergne e Kvyat 4.
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| Photo: WRi2 |
Constructors' championship
1. Mercedes 154; 2. Red Bull-Renault 57; 3. Force India-Mercedes 54; 4. Ferrari 52; 5. McLaren-Mercedes 43; 6. Williams-Mercedes 36; 7. Toro Rosso-Renault 8.
*Unofficial scoring
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