Nico Rosberg a inceput perfect acest an, castigand primele trei curse ale sezonului. Dupa victoriile din Australia si Bahrain, germanul de la Mercedes s-a impus si in China, dupa ce a controlat cursa. De asemenea, Rosberg a ajuns la a sase victorie consecutiva si a devenit al patrulea pilot din istorie care reuseste aceasta perfromanta, dupa Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel si Alberto Ascari.
Pe locul al doilea s-a clasat Sebastian Vettel, cel care l-a devansat pe final pe rusul Daniil Kvyat. Startul a fost insa unul de cosmar pentru Ferrari, dupa ce Vettel si Kimi Raikkonen, care a terminat pana la urma al cincilea, s-au acrosat. La final, germanul si-a cerut scuze pentru incident, spunand insa ca nu a avut ce sa faca, intrucat Kvyat a venit foarte tare din spate.
Lewis Hamilton a avut, de asemenea, probleme, si a trebuit sa opreasca la boxe chiar in primul tur. In afara britanicului si a finlandezului, si Daniel Ricciardo s-a vazut nevoit sa intre la standuri in debutul cursei (turul 4), chiar intr-un moment in care se afla in fruntea cursei. In al cincilea tur, pe pista a intrat si Safety Car-ul. Dupa retragerea acestuia de pe circuit, Rosberg a preluat din nou controlul si nimic nu l-a mai oprit din drumul spre a treia victorie din acest sezon.
🏁 PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION 🏁#ChineseGP 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/q0UqNtK7kR
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FINAL LAP CHART
Pit stops: 66
Finishers: 22
Drama: Off the scale#ChineseGP 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/GyeHj1Krhv— Formula 1 (@F1) April 17, 2016
LATEST DRIVERS’ STANDINGS (AFTER THREE ROUNDS)#ChineseGP 🇨🇳 #F1 pic.twitter.com/Pq73UcAw1F
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MOST CONSECUTIVE #F1 WINS:
9: Vettel (2013)
7: Ascari (1952/53)
7: M Schumacher (2004)
6: M Schumacher (2000/01)
6: Rosberg (2015-present)— Formula 1 (@F1) April 17, 2016
LAP 1/56
Ricciardo takes P1
Both Ferraris damaged
Hamilton’s Mercedes damaged#ChineseGP pic.twitter.com/jFpHz6odJR
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VETTEL: „I had the Red Bull coming up on the inside like a madman. I hit Kimi” #ChineseGP pic.twitter.com/Mryx4tAJQT
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To all those who’ve been pressing snooze and only just got up 💤
You’ve only missed all this 😮#ChineseGP 🇨🇳 pic.twitter.com/s22dW9knJ8
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 17, 2016
LAP 4/57: Disaster strikes for race leader Ricciardo, as he suffers a puncture and has to pit #ChineseGP pic.twitter.com/6Vrotd2PhX
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 17, 2016
