Renault say they are encouraged by their progress after three of their cars finished in the top 10 at the Chinese Grand Prix. Red Bull drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Sebastian Vettel finished in fourth and fifth, while Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat took the final point for 10th place. "Three cars in the top 10, with the potential for four, at a power sensitive track such as China is a good result for the weekend," said Renault's head of track operations Remi Taffin. "While we have […]

Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso has dedicated his podium finish at the Chinese Grand Prix to former boss Stefano Domenicali. Domenicali resigned as Ferrari's team principal last week but Alonso was pleased to be able to climb onto the podium to reflect Domenicali's work at the squad. "Stefano felt probably not happy with his job or his life at this moment so he decided to step back," said Alonso. "Obviously this podium is dedicated to him in a way because probably all the parts from now […]

Rating the drivers for their performance at the 2014 edition of the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit. 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull-Renault | 5th | 6/10 This was far from vintage Vettel. The German driver was not comfortable with the car all weekend and his frustrations appeared to get the better of him during the race. His curt response of “tough luck” when asked to cede position to Daniel Ricciardo was indicative of a man not at ease with his […]

Kimi Raikkonen has angrily dismissed questions about his motivation and insists that his driving style is behind his current struggles. Raikkonen could only finish in eighth place in China while team-mate Fernando Alonso notched up Ferrari's first podium finish of 2014. "It's probably more to do with driving style, plus the weather with the cold conditions and not getting the tyres working," he said of his problems. "Obviously if there was some issue then we would not be fast or happy with the new tyres, […]

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton claims his third successive Formula 1 victory, ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg, at the Chinese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton hailed his Mercedes W05 after he romped to a third successive win at the Chinese Grand Prix. Hamilton led from start to finish in China to move to within four points of team-mate Nico Rosberg in the world championship. "The team have done an amazing job and all the hard work both here and at the factory is really paying off at the moment," he said. "This car is just unbelievable; in the final laps, I was pushing a little bit more to […]

Sergio Perez says he is pleased to finish in the points after recovering from a lowly grid slot at the Chinese Grand Prix. Perez started the race from 16th place but bounced back to claim ninth in China. "To start from P16 and finish in ninth place is a good recovery after a difficult qualifying session yesterday," he said. "I made a good start and after that I just focused on making the two-stop strategy work. I think everybody suffered with tyre graining and I […]

Felipe Massa was left to lament a 'frustrating situation' after a slow pit stop cost him a good result at the Chinese Grand Prix. Massa made a strong start and moved up to fifth place despite making contact with Fernando Alonso at the first corner. But Massa's tyres were not ready at his first stop and he dropped around a minute, eventually coming home in 15th. "I had another great start today and we were fighting at the top," he said. "I felt some contact […]

Daniil Kvyat expressed his delight after the Toro Rosso driver finished in the points at the Chinese Grand Prix. Kvyat finished in 10th place, meaning that the Russian has scored points in three of his four starts in the sport. "It felt great today and I’m very happy with my performance," he said. "I had a good start and I managed to make up some positions during the first lap. Our pace was very strong today and I enjoyed the fight with Jenson [Button] pretty […]

Jenson Button says that McLaren lacked front end grip during the Chinese Grand Prix. McLaren struggled across the weekend in China and Button could only manage 11th place. "There are cars with lower downforce out there," he told Sky Sports. "We’re struggling with front tyre temperature, it's not that you don’t switch it on it's just that it grains immediately. "It's tough for us driving the car was we put up with it for an hour and a half, but tough for the guys at […]

Daniel Ricciardo joked that Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel won't be happy after the Australian beat the world champion for the second successive race. Ricciardo and Vettel finished in fourth and fifth place in China, with the Australian passing his team-mate down into turn one midway through the race. Ricciardo eventually pulled away from Vettel and narrowly missed out on beating Fernando Alonso to third place. "I definitely would have got a sniff with another lap, but ifs and buts [don't count], we got close […]

The result of the Chinese Grand Prix has been called two laps prematurely due to a bizarre mistake by officials at the circuit. Race leader Lewis Hamilton was shown the chequered flag at the end of the 55th lap, rather than the 56th as required. Hamilton radioed his team on the final lap of the race to inform them of the error, before finishing the race at the end of the 56th lap as scheduled. But the race results have been listed as the running […]