2014 Formula One™ UBS Chinese Grand Prix
2014 Formula One™ UBS Chinese Grand Prix
2014 Formula One™ UBS Chinese Grand Prix
Round 4 of the 2014 FIA Formula One™ World Championship
Circuit Layout:
DRS: Two zones; Back straight and Pit straight
Week timetable (BST, GMT +1):
Friday - Practice 1; 03:00 - 04:30, Practice 2; 07:00 - 08:30
Saturday - Practice 3; 04:00 - 05:00, Qualifying; 07:00
Sunday - Race; 08:00
Tyre Compounds: Soft (yellow) and Medium (white)
Preview tidbits
*Rob Smedley is back on the pit wall for the first time this year, in Williams Martini colours
*First outing for new Ferrari team principal Marco Mattiacci
*Mercedes have always been strong in China, and are expected to be even stronger this year. Mercedes-powered cars will benefit from the long back straight, which should prove troublesome for cars that are down on top speed
*Cool, clear weather forecasted for Friday and Sunday at 19C, with a chance of rain on Saturday
2013 Summary
Race Edit
Pole lap
Result: 1. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari); 2. Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus); 3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 4. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull); 5. Jenson Button (McLaren); 6. Felipe Massa (Ferrari); 7. Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso); 8. Paul di Resta (Force India); 9. Romain Grosjean (Lotus); 10. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber).
Last 5 Race Winners: 2013; Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), 2012; Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), 2011; Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), 2010; Jenson Button (McLaren), 2009: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull).
Round 4 of the 2014 FIA Formula One™ World Championship
Circuit Layout:
DRS: Two zones; Back straight and Pit straight
Week timetable (BST, GMT +1):
Friday - Practice 1; 03:00 - 04:30, Practice 2; 07:00 - 08:30
Saturday - Practice 3; 04:00 - 05:00, Qualifying; 07:00
Sunday - Race; 08:00
Tyre Compounds: Soft (yellow) and Medium (white)
Preview tidbits
*Rob Smedley is back on the pit wall for the first time this year, in Williams Martini colours
*First outing for new Ferrari team principal Marco Mattiacci
*Mercedes have always been strong in China, and are expected to be even stronger this year. Mercedes-powered cars will benefit from the long back straight, which should prove troublesome for cars that are down on top speed
*Cool, clear weather forecasted for Friday and Sunday at 19C, with a chance of rain on Saturday
2013 Summary
Race Edit
Pole lap
Result: 1. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari); 2. Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus); 3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 4. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull); 5. Jenson Button (McLaren); 6. Felipe Massa (Ferrari); 7. Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso); 8. Paul di Resta (Force India); 9. Romain Grosjean (Lotus); 10. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber).
Last 5 Race Winners: 2013; Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), 2012; Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), 2011; Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), 2010; Jenson Button (McLaren), 2009: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull).
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Re: 2014 Formula One™ UBS Chinese Grand Prix
bbc weather forecast suggests thunderstorms on saturday, so it seems we will have yet another wet qualifying
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5 place grid penalty for Maldonado
Hamilton now ties with Fangio on 24 wins
Hamilton’s first back to back wins since 2010
Force India’s first podium since Spa 2009
Penalty points so far
Jules Bianchi 4
Pastor Maldonado 3
Valtteri Bottas 2
Kevin Magnussen 2
Adrian Sutil 2
Hamilton now ties with Fangio on 24 wins
Hamilton’s first back to back wins since 2010
Force India’s first podium since Spa 2009
Penalty points so far
Jules Bianchi 4
Pastor Maldonado 3
Valtteri Bottas 2
Kevin Magnussen 2
Adrian Sutil 2
Re: 2014 Formula One™ UBS Chinese Grand Prix
Raikkonen on Domenicali's exit:
http://www.f1zone.net/news/raikkonen-do ... uch/31764/
More news on the site!
http://www.f1zone.net/news/raikkonen-do ... uch/31764/
More news on the site!
Re: 2014 Formula One™ UBS Chinese Grand Prix
Mercedes will be using a new nose in China. Wolff said the nose used in the first three rounds was just a temporary solution.
Re: 2014 Formula One™ UBS Chinese Grand Prix
Practice 1 is green!
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Re: 2014 Formula One™ UBS Chinese Grand Prix
Mattiacci seems cool and serious which is good
Re: 2014 Formula One™ UBS Chinese Grand Prix
@InsideFerrari: A problem has been found on Kimi's car. He will not run in the first part of the session.
Re: 2014 Formula One™ UBS Chinese Grand Prix
@RenaultSportF1: The location of the Shanghai track provides an unusual challenge. The circuit is situated in an industrial zone next to several factories which leads to a high concentration of dust particles in the air. This could also affect track conditions and therefore tyre wear rates.
Re: 2014 Formula One™ UBS Chinese Grand Prix
Kimi managed to do his first flying lap this weekend.
BBC5 live radio discussing his problems with the steering.
BBC5 live radio discussing his problems with the steering.
Re: 2014 Formula One™ UBS Chinese Grand Prix
Who are the commentators? It's not James Allen nor Ben Edwards.
Felipe Nasr is with them
Felipe Nasr is with them
Re: 2014 Formula One™ UBS Chinese Grand Prix
It's Jack Nicholls. His first F1 race weekend - he only started out doing commentary five years ago, has done GT stuff and F2.iceman1 wrote:Who are the commentators? It's not James Allen nor Ben Edwards.
Felipe Nasr is with them
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What happen with Lewis?
Re: 2014 Formula One™ UBS Chinese Grand Prix
Nice. I feel he's not comfortable yet. But his voice is loud which is good for me
Maldonado stopped in the same spot as Hamilton in 2007.
Maldonado stopped in the same spot as Hamilton in 2007.