Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, Sunday 14 April: 7:10am

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The Race - Sunday 14 April: 7:10am


F1 2019 Points so far;
1. Valtteri Bottas - Mercedes - 44
2. Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes - 43
3. Max Verstappen - Red Bull - 27
4. Charles Leclerc - Ferrari - 26
5. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari - 22
6. Kimi Raikkonen - Alfa Romeo - 10
7. Lando Norris -Racing Point - 8
8. Kevin Magnussen - Haas - 8
9. Nico Hulkenberg - Renault - 6
10. Pierre Gasly - Red Bull - 4

Chinese Grand Prix
• Circuit Length: 3.4miles/5.5km
• Laps: 56
• Race Distance: 189.6.5miles/305.1km

Lap record: 1 minute 32.238 seconds set by Michael Schumacher in 2004


Qualifying Results
1. Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1m31.547s
2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes + 0.023s
3. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari + 0.301s
4. Charles Leclerc Ferrari + 0.318s
5. Max Verstappen Red Bull + 0.542s
6. Pierre Gasly Red Bull + 1.383s
7. Daniel Ricciardo Renault + 1.411s
8. Nico Hulkenberg Renault + 1.415s
9. Kevin Magnussen Haas no time
10. Romain Grosjean Haas no time

11. Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso + 1.599s
12. Sergio Perez Racing Point + 1.662s
13. Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo + 1.782s
14. Carlos Sainz McLaren + 1.886s
15. Lando Norris McLaren + 2.330s

16. Lance Stroll Racing Point + 1.634s
17. George Russell Williams + 2.595s
18. Robert Kubica Williams + 2.623s
19. Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo no time
20. Alexander Albon Toro Rosso no time

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Lewis Hamilton takes the lead at the start. Mercedes seem faster than Ferrari.

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Team orders, and Charles Leclerc lets Sebastian Vettel through.

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Team orders, and Charles Leclerc lets Sebastian Vettel through.

Looks like a bad decision. Charles Leclerc looks faster.

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Nico Hulkenberg retires. Three retirements in three races.

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Sebastian Vettel pits for the hard tyres. That puts Charles Leclerc back up to third.

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Valtteri Bottas pits from second, switches on to the hard tyres and is back out in third.

This puts Charles Leclerc second but he will need to pit soon for tyres.

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Race leader Lewis Hamilton pits for tyres. Charles Leclerc responds by pitting too.

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Barring incidents, looks like Mercedes speed, bad Ferrari strategy and Ferrari team orders have given the race to Lewis Hamilton.

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Result.

1.Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 56 laps
2. Valtteri Bottas Mercedes + 6.552s
3. Sebastian Vettel Ferrari + 13.744s
4. Max Verstappen Red Bull + 27.627s
5. Charles Leclerc Ferrari + 31.276s
6. Pierre Gasly Red Bull + 89.307s
7. Daniel Ricciardo Renault + 1 lap
8. Sergio Perez Racing Point + 1 lap
9. Kimi Raikkonen Alfa Romeo + 1 lap
10. Alexander Albon Toro Rosso + 1 lap
11. Romain Grosjean Haas + 1 lap
12. Lance Stroll Racing Point + 1 lap
13. Kevin Magnussen Haas + 1 lap
14. Carlos Sainz McLaren + 1 lap
15. Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo + 1 lap
16. George Russell Williams + 2 laps
17. Robert Kubica Williams + 2 laps

Retired

Lando Norris McLaren
Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso
Nico Hulkenberg Renault