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Shanghai International Circuit in China
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has a back straight of over 1.1
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kilometers the longest of any on the f1
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calendar the unique 180-degree
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right-hander of turn one is difficult
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but very satisfying if you get it right
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we're here once again then for some more
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grand prix action where success and
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failure are separated by fractions of a
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second where victories are rescued from
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the jaws of defeat it's here that
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history is made and we're just about
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ready to make a little more shanghai
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international circuit then a 16 corner
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high-speed thrill ride the long an
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ever-tightening right-hander it turns
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one and two tests are drivers patients
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and the flat open to the elements
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location test their skill and a cross
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wind to DRS zones will assist passing an
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overtaking is available in to turn wat
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well then after an exciting qualifying
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session yesterday let's take a look at
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how the cars line up Lewis Hamilton
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lines up on pole position and Nico
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Rosberg completes the front row looking
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down the rest of the grid we have Vettel
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the Stafford Kimi Raikkonen and Ricardo
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massa botas fiat and Sergio Perez
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science Hulkenberg Rome ambrosia and
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Magnussen Alonso button Marcus Ericsson
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and Esteban Gutierrez parmer and valine
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Felipe Nasr and rio haryanto completes
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the grid now it's almost time to lights
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out so let's go down to the track
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brilliant stuff for Mercedes today
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that's another historic win tell me what
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another thing the track conditions just
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really suited their car today wind track
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temperature you name it these cars come
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alive when the tires are just at the
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right temperature so the more easily you
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can keep them there the better your race
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tends to go and that's exactly what
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happened they can't just look so
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comfortable out there so as I say that
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we can see the drivers coming out now to
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collect their trophies it's yet more
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silverware to take back to their base in
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brackley after another excellent roam
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and now let's take a look at the driver
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standings Lewis Hamilton takes over the
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lead of the driver's championship after
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an excellent result moving on to the
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driver of the day then Anthony Davidson
