On this day 13 years ago, the legendary Michael Schumacher won the Chinese Grand Prix. The German set a record mark of the 91st victory, which still stands today. This was also Šumi's last victory in Formula 1. https://youtu.be/utAhrJDwWfQ?t=18
Sebatian Vettel set the fastest time of the first free practice in Shanghai, where he overtook Lewis Hamilton and teammate Charles Leclerc by 0.207 and 0.256 seconds, respectively. The Ferrari racer achieved a time of 1.33.911 on medium-hard tires, while Hamilton drove only on the soft compound. The second Ferrari racer also put his lap on medium-hard tires, which are supposed to be 0.6 seconds slower than soft ones, which testifies that the predictions about the dominance of the team from Maranello could come true. Fourth was Max Verstappen, who was four tenths of a second slower than the German, and Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas was fifth. Both put the fastest laps on soft tires.
After the race for the Chinese Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel expressed his satisfaction with the final second place, which he broke through after the safety car stage, which cost him a few places. The German drove second behind Lewis Hamilton on the slightly wet track of the first part of the race, then stopped during a virtual safety car and put on tires for a dry track, but due to the accident of Antonio Giovinazzi, he drove a real safety car on the track. world champion spoiled tactics. He fell to sixth place, but then regained his place when Valtteri Bottas spun between the tenth and eleventh turns before continuing the race. After the race resumed, Vettel overtook teammate Kimi Raikkonen, who was struggling with drive problems, and then broke out.
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says Ferrari's appearance at the China Grand Prix is further proof of the Italian team's progress in the 2015 season. Ferrari defeated Mercedes in Malaysia, but it was the only one to quickly return with first place from Lewis Hamilton and second place from Nico Rosberg. on the track. With Vettl’s third place, and Raikkonen just behind him in fourth, they proved we need to stay focused on Ferrari, Wolff says. '' It was a big win for the team, but it wasn't easy. It was harder than we expected. At the start of the race we tried to get as much of a difference as possible over Ferrari, but they were really strong. We had to save on tires. We worked well with both drivers in the first third of the race. We did whatever it took to stay in the top two
Nico Rosberg accused teammate Lewis Hamilton of holding him back during the race for the Chinese Grand Prix. Leading Hamilton was told from the pits to drive a bit faster in the middle of the race, as his pace was so slow that Sebastian Vettel was approaching Rosberg in a Ferrari, thus threatening his second place. Rosberg did not try to overtake Hamilton, as he probably did not want to risk a collision with a team rival in the style of last year's Belgian GP, but the German is convinced that the slow run of the Briton could ruin the race. At a post-race press conference, Hamilton was asked by reporters for his opinion and the current champion replied, "I didn't control his race, but my own." Rosberg, however, responded to his statement: "Lewis, it's interesting to hear that you focused
Nico Rosberg, with his best time of 1: 36.717, also set the best time of the first free practice before the Chinese Grand Prix. The second fastest was his team rival Lewis Hamilton, who was almost half a second behind the German. Third and fourth place went to Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettl. Fernando Alonso with a Ferrari was fifth, just ahead of Jens Buttn in McLaren, who tested a number of new parts on the race car with which McLarn wants to join the fight for the best seats. Felipe Massa finished his first training session in seventh place, followed by Adrian Sutil, Romain Grosjean and Paul di Resta. Racer Team Time Laps 1. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 01: 36.717 21 2. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 01: 37.171
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