Jenson Button has proven that he is the best at managing tires and wet asphalt in China by winning his second Grand Prix of the season. Button now leads the championship by 10 points in front of Nico Rosberg.
It was a podium all Mercedes in Shanghai with Lewis Hamilton taking the second position and Nico Rosberg the third.
Fernando Alonso had an impressive race including four pitstops and a drive-through penalty for early start. He finished fourth.
Robert Kubica managed to bring back his Renault in fifth as polesitter Sebastian Vettel took sixth.
Vitaly Petrov had the best on Mark Webber with respective finish of seventh and eight.
Michael Schumacher is still trailing his teammate, finishing only ninth in China. Felipe Massa finished behind his ex-Ferrari teammate, in tenth.
The Formula 1 Circus is expected to be in Spain in three weeks for the first European Grand Prix of the season. The Icelandic Volcano's erruption might prevent most teams to get out of China any time soon as all airports are closed everywhere in Europe. More details here.
Sunday, April 18, 2010, China race
1 - Jenson Button (MP4/25-Mercedes McLaren) - 56 laps 1:51 '53 "993
2 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 1 "530
3 - Nico Rosberg (PGMs Mercedes W01) - 9 "484
4 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F10) - 11 "869
5 - Robert Kubica (Renault R30) - 22 "213
6 - Sebastian Vettel (RB6 Red Bull-Renault) - 33 "310
7 - Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault RB6) - 47 "600
8 - Vitaly Petrov (Renault R30) - 52 "172
9 - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes W01 PGMs) - 57 "796
10 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F10) - 1'01 "749
11 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1'02 "874
12 - Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'03 "665
13 - Jaime Alguersuari (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'11 "416
14 - Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 1 lap
15 - Nico Hulkenberg (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1 lap
16 - Bruno Senna (HRT F110-Cosworth) - 2 laps
17 - Karun Chandhok (HRT F110-Cosworth) - 4 laps
DNF
Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 26 laps
Lucas Di Grassi (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - 18 laps
Pedro De La Rosa (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 1 lap
Sebastien Buemi (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 0 laps
Kamui Kobayashi (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 0 laps
Tonio Liuzzi (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 0 laps
Lucas Di Grassi (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - Did not start
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton 1'42 "061
The drivers' championship
1. Button, 60, 2. Rosberg 50; 3. Alonso and Hamilton 49 49 5. Vettel, 45, 6. Massa 41; 7. Kubica 40; 8.Webber 28 9. Sutil and Schumacher 10; 11.Liuzzi 8, 12. Petrov 6; 13. Barrichello 5 14. Alguersuari 2 15. Hulkenberg 1.
The constructors' championship
1. McLaren-Mercedes 109; 2.Ferrari 90, 3. Red Bull-Renault 73; 4.Mercedes 60, 5. Renault 46; 6.Force India-Mercedes 18; 7.Williams-Cosworth 6; 8.Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2.
**Unofficial Results**
It was a podium all Mercedes in Shanghai with Lewis Hamilton taking the second position and Nico Rosberg the third.
Fernando Alonso had an impressive race including four pitstops and a drive-through penalty for early start. He finished fourth.
Robert Kubica managed to bring back his Renault in fifth as polesitter Sebastian Vettel took sixth.
Vitaly Petrov had the best on Mark Webber with respective finish of seventh and eight.
Michael Schumacher is still trailing his teammate, finishing only ninth in China. Felipe Massa finished behind his ex-Ferrari teammate, in tenth.
The Formula 1 Circus is expected to be in Spain in three weeks for the first European Grand Prix of the season. The Icelandic Volcano's erruption might prevent most teams to get out of China any time soon as all airports are closed everywhere in Europe. More details here.
Sunday, April 18, 2010, China race
1 - Jenson Button (MP4/25-Mercedes McLaren) - 56 laps 1:51 '53 "993
2 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 1 "530
3 - Nico Rosberg (PGMs Mercedes W01) - 9 "484
4 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F10) - 11 "869
5 - Robert Kubica (Renault R30) - 22 "213
6 - Sebastian Vettel (RB6 Red Bull-Renault) - 33 "310
7 - Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault RB6) - 47 "600
8 - Vitaly Petrov (Renault R30) - 52 "172
9 - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes W01 PGMs) - 57 "796
10 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F10) - 1'01 "749
11 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1'02 "874
12 - Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'03 "665
13 - Jaime Alguersuari (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'11 "416
14 - Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 1 lap
15 - Nico Hulkenberg (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1 lap
16 - Bruno Senna (HRT F110-Cosworth) - 2 laps
17 - Karun Chandhok (HRT F110-Cosworth) - 4 laps
DNF
Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 26 laps
Lucas Di Grassi (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - 18 laps
Pedro De La Rosa (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 1 lap
Sebastien Buemi (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 0 laps
Kamui Kobayashi (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 0 laps
Tonio Liuzzi (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 0 laps
Lucas Di Grassi (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - Did not start
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton 1'42 "061
The drivers' championship
1. Button, 60, 2. Rosberg 50; 3. Alonso and Hamilton 49 49 5. Vettel, 45, 6. Massa 41; 7. Kubica 40; 8.Webber 28 9. Sutil and Schumacher 10; 11.Liuzzi 8, 12. Petrov 6; 13. Barrichello 5 14. Alguersuari 2 15. Hulkenberg 1.
The constructors' championship
1. McLaren-Mercedes 109; 2.Ferrari 90, 3. Red Bull-Renault 73; 4.Mercedes 60, 5. Renault 46; 6.Force India-Mercedes 18; 7.Williams-Cosworth 6; 8.Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2.
**Unofficial Results**