Chinese Grand Prix

Er...Sorry.

It's been far too long and I should have done this earlier, but I think I can make up for it.


Well the report. Sebastian Vettel took pole position again. He failed to win again. Red Bull locked out a One-Two on the grid but failed to make an impact in the race. It's amazing what a little rain can do. There was nothing unusual about the starting grid. Front-runners were where they should be and the newbies were at the back. Qualifying was not all that interesting.

So why not move onto the race, which was fantastic. At the very beginning there was an incident when Fernando Alonso jumped the lights. This earned him a drive through penalty (you're all familiar with this term right?) If not then I'll explain. A drive through penalty means the driver on whom the penalty is imposed on must drive through the pit lane at a reduced speed. Well the victim was Alonso.

Then the rain. Jenson Button mimicked his smarts in Australia and got himself to the front of the pack. Jenson Button braved the damp conditions on slick tyres and he flew. Speaking of flying the major flyer of the race was actually McLaren's other driver. Lewis Hamilton was being a daring driver and making moves work. He also fufiled a dream. He raced against the seven time world champion Michael Schumacher wheel to wheel. Schumacher's recent struggles saw Hamilton come away as the victor but the wise head of Schumacher put up a fight.

Schumacher also jousted with the man said to be the next Michael Schumacher. Namely Sebastian Vettel. Vettel had an easier time due to the superiority of his Red Bull. After Vettel came Webber. It seemed that everyone wanted a piece of the seven time world champion. Schumacher eventually finished 10th.

Felipe Massa and Mark Webber fitted in at 9th and 8th but the big suprise was the man in 7th. Vitaly Petrov picked up his first points in Formula 1 with a solid drive. He fully earned those points and in my opinion he may just be one to watch for the future. Sebastian Vettel finished in a dissapointing 6th place. He was behind the Renault of Robert Kubica. He is making that Renault go fast, well done Robert. Despite his drive through penalty, Fernando Alonso finished 4th unable so beat the three silver cars.

Nico Rosberg in the Mercedes picked up another podium finishafter finishing 3rd. The story of the day however was McLaren's first One-Two since Monza 2007 when Fernando Alonso lead Lewis Hamilton to the finish line. This time Jenson Button lead Lewis Hamilton. It was also the first British One-Two since Damon Hill-David Coulthard back in 1995. I'm sorry if this isn't up to standard. I really am.