Chinese GP 2012 - Shanghai

[Traction]

Stunning race from Rosberg, well done on the win!
Solid by Button.
Great stuff from Webber
Superb fighting race by Vettel until the end when the tyres faded.
Hamilton ok shown again that JB is number one at Maclaren.

[myurr]

McLaren one two in the drivers championship. Keeping it interesting.

[Just_a_fan]

Well done Nico!!!!

DRS just the wrong side of difficult, perhaps, but it make the fast guys' jobs diffcult and thus the racing fun for us.

I'd think the McLaren guys won't be too disappointed - particularly Hamilton who started further back and still finished 3rd.

Good scene between the podium guys in the room there.

[myurr]

Stunning race from Rosberg, well done on the win!
Solid by Button.
Great stuff from Webber
Superb fighting race by Vettel until the end when the tyres faded.
Hamilton ok shown again that JB is number one at Maclaren.

You really hate Hamilton don't you

Hamilton had the same pace all the way through, made more overtakes, and started behind on the grid through no fault of his own. I'd personally say both drivers had a strong race made difficult by the team choosing the wrong strategy.

[Just_a_fan]

GJ NICO!!! but lollipop guy.... no comment!!!!

Shut up. Not the lollipop guy's fault at all. It was a system fault. Sheesh!!!

[Vasco]

WOW...what a race!!! Fantasitic race by Nico, and brilliant strategy by Merc.

Mclaren got it wrong by using the soft tyres at the first stops, that was what cost them the race. Still great racing from Lewis and Jenson, pulling off some stunning overtakes.

Looking at Red Bull, I think the strategy and some very careful driving by Vettel got him 5th as he was struggling to overtake on the track. Webber had a fantastic race, although he made a few mistakes and should have been on the podium.

[ajdavison2]

On a side note, if we get a lot more races like this then it bodes well for a brilliant season, well done to nico, both mclarens done a solid drive for a double podium from 6th and 7th, red bulls obviously done well from their relative starting positions, some brilliant midfield racing aswell!

[NathanOlder]

Stunning race from Rosberg, well done on the win!
Solid by Button.
Great stuff from Webber
Superb fighting race by Vettel until the end when the tyres faded.
Hamilton ok shown again that JB is number one at Maclaren.

You really hate Hamilton don't you

Hamilton had the same pace all the way through, made more overtakes, and started behind on the grid through no fault of his own. I'd personally say both drivers had a strong race made difficult by the team choosing the wrong strategy.

Like i said before, jelous people never have nice things to say.

Great race by Nico, trouble free. Both Mclaren drivers had a strang afternoon.
Vettel did well on a 2 stop.

Would have been nice to see how it would have panned out if Lewis started on the front row

[Vasco]

Stunning race from Rosberg, well done on the win!
Solid by Button.
Great stuff from Webber
Superb fighting race by Vettel until the end when the tyres faded.
Hamilton ok shown again that JB is number one at Maclaren.

Webber showing that he should be no 1 at red bull...Vettel just does not have the skill for overtaking other cars.

[Vasco]

On a side note, if we get a lot more races like this then it bodes well for a brilliant season, well done to nico, both mclarens done a solid drive for a double podium from 6th and 7th, red bulls obviously done well from their relative starting positions, some brilliant midfield racing aswell!

I think this is what the 2009 rules aimed to achieve. I think we are only seeing the results now because of the ban on DDD and EBD.

[ArchAngel]

Some early post-race observations: (1) Merc has made significant progress setup-wise in terms of reining in their tyre issues down to manageable levels, and (2) just as in qualy, the W03 runs very well (and is kinder on its tyres) in clean air.

The rest of the teams (and pretty much everyone else) must all be dumbstruck at what Merc just pulled off in Shanghai. Nearly everyone from P3-P11 must've been quietly dismissive about them as being completely immaterial in the race.

Having said that, this doesn't necessarily automatically mean that Merc is now McLaren's strongest rival from the next race onwards. Shanghai and the weather may have just suited the W03's strengths very well. I can only hope that it continues and develops into a season-long trend.

[ajdavison2]

Would have been nice to see how it would have panned out if Lewis started on the front row

True, but but it's never a good idea to play the what if game

[jamsbong]

Fantastic race - Rosberg! He is completely flawless today, and amazingly making the a two stop strategy to win.
Bad strategy for Raikkonen meant he didn't get any points, otherwise he should have been on the podium too. Same goes with Schumacher.
Clearly, RB8 is way behind Mclarens and both Webber and Vettel did well in damage control.

[Giblet]

Vettel passed a lot of cars, but tried to make his tires last too long.

If he made another stop, he would have been around where he started. Solid race from him.

[bhall]

It cracks me up that the "champagne shower" is codified in the sporting regulations.