the Chinese grand prix

Last weekend the formula one roadshow came to China, with fans all wondering whether any of the other formula 1 teams could catch mercedes for an advantage on the track. Qualifying was impeded by heavy rainfall and, as such, saw some surprising qualifying results of former world champions not even making Q3, such as Kimi Raikonnen and Jensen Button. Surprisingly, the two Red Bull cars divided the two Mercedes cars at the top of the table, the top being Hamilton, Riccardo, Vettel and then Rosberg. Results for qualifying can be found at http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2014/917/7334/

The race itself, which was thankfully dry, saw most teams using the harder tyre for a different strategy. Rosberg had a very bad start, dropping down to 6^th off the line. Fernando Alonso squeezed into 2^nd after a very aggressive first lap. Hamilton dominated the race from start to finish, as was expected, while Alonso managed to stay in second for the majority of the race before being taken by Rosberg, who managed to retake the places he lost off the line. Lotus' first chance at points was dashed when Grojean, qualifying in 10^th and managing to get down to 9^th, had a sudden gearbox malfunction which led to his retirement from the race to the dismay of the fans. The results can be found at http://www.formula1.com/results/season/2014/917/7335/ the next race will be on from 9-11^th May in Catalunya. Cant wait.

Nev