2011 Chinese Grand Prix

Fine and Dry [ 1 ] Air Temp 22 °C (72 °F) [ 1 ]

The 2011 Chinese Grand Prix (formally the 2011 Formula 1 UBS Chinese Grand Prix ) [ 2 ] was a Formula One motor race held on 17 April 2011 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai , People's Republic of China . It was the third round of the 2011 Formula One season . The 56-lap race was won by McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton after starting from third on the grid, also becoming the first ever multiple winner of the Chinese Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel finished second in a Red Bull Racing , ...

Race

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought its silver-banded hard compound tyre as the harder "prime" tyre and the yellow-banded soft compound as the softer "option" compound. This was the same tyre selection that Bridgestone had chosen bring to the Chinese Grand Prix for the previous year. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]

In the Constructors' table, Red Bull Racing led with 72 points, one and a half times McLaren 's score (48), and double Ferrari's (36). Despite having two podiums, Renault were still behind Ferrari; but only just - with 30 points - and were putting up a good fight for the time being. Sauber were fifth in the standings, with 6 points, Toro Rosso and Force India had 4, and Mercedes had 2. By this point of the season, Williams were yet to finish a race.

Qualifying

Nico Rosberg in his Mercedes found himself fourth, Rosberg also recorded the fastest time of the first part of the qualifying session. Behind him were the Ferraris of Alonso and Massa, who had been unable to keep up with the pace of Red Bull or McLaren, Alonso recording a time almost a second off Vettel's pole position lap. Vitaly Petrov recorded a time in part two that got him through to the final part of qualifying, however, his car developed problems and stopped on the track, meaning he was u...

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Table 1

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Part 1	Part 2
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault	1:35.674	1:34.776
2	4	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:35.924	1:34.662
3	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:36.091	1:34.486
4	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:35.272	1:35.850
5	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:35.389	1:35.165
6	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:35.478	1:35.437
7	19	Jaime Alguersuari	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1:36.133	1:35.563
8	15	Paul di Resta	Force India-Mercedes	1:35.702	1:35.858
9	18	Sébastien Buemi	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	1:36.110	1:35.500
10	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:35.370	1:35.149

Table 2

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired
1	3	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	56	1:36:58.226
2	1	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull Racing-Renault	56	+5.198
3	2	Mark Webber	Red Bull Racing-Renault	56	+7.555
4	4	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	56	+10.000
5	8	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	56	+13.448
6	6	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	56	+15.840
7	5	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	56	+30.622
8	7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes	56	+31.026
9	10	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	56	+57.404
10	16	Kamui Kobayashi	Sauber-Ferrari	56	+1:03.273

Table 3

Unnamed: 0	Pos.	Driver	Points
nan	1	Sebastian Vettel	68
1	2	Lewis Hamilton	47
1	3	Jenson Button	38
nan	4	Mark Webber	37
nan	5	Fernando Alonso	26
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F1ABY Commentary

Is this the moment? Hamilton, seizing the very air around him, a surge of blue against the relentless red! The tension. palpable, isn't it? Vettel, so confident just moments before, now wrestling with the ghost of a lead evaporated. Twenty-one points! A chasm opening beneath the German’s championship hopes. This isn’t just a victory for McLaren; this is a brutal assertion of will, a statement echoing across the entire paddock. Hamilton, a force unleashed.

Hold onto your hats! This, folks, is what a championship fight *looks* like – a brutal, merciless ballet of speed and strategy unfolding beneath the Shanghai sun. Hamilton, seizing the moment, has detonated into the lead, and the entire world is watching a title battle ignite with every blistering lap!

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Hold on to your helmets! The air hangs crisp, a balmy 22 degrees – that’s a crucial factor, isn’t it? Hamilton explodes from third, a calculated aggression fueled by a 750 horsepower McLaren MP4-26, snatching the lead with ruthless precision. This isn’t just a race; it’s a psychological war waged on the asphalt, and Hamilton’s move has shattered the Red Bull’s dominance.

Shanghai erupts! Hamilton, a force of pure, unadulterated fury, slices through the pack – a breathtaking 3. 8 seconds devoured from Webber! Twenty-one points! The gap to Vettel widens, a chasm carved by strategy and raw speed. Consider this: McLaren’s win ratio in China now stands at an astonishing 66. 7%, a testament to mastering this notoriously tricky circuit.

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Hamilton! He’s *demolishing* Petrov! The gap is swelling, a chasm of pure speed and calculated aggression. You feel the heat radiating off the McLaren, a tangible force pushing Petrov back, back, *back* into the wall! This isn’t just a victory; it’s a brutal assertion of dominance. Vettel watches, helpless, a flickering shadow of what he should be. The championship, once within his grasp, slips away with every breathtaking overtake. A seismic shift in Shanghai!

The rain…it never truly comes, does it? Just a persistent dampness clinging to the asphalt, a nervous energy settling over the pit lane. Hamilton, a coiled spring, meticulously adjusting his gloves – a habit born of relentless pressure. Twenty-one points. That’s what’s dangling, a tantalizing thread for the young Brit. Vettel, a statue of controlled aggression, studying the telemetry, calculating every micro-adjustment. The Red Bull machine, a predator, poised to strike. This isn't just a race; it’s a psychological chessboard, and Hamilton is playing for the crown.