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2017 FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN CHINESE GRAND PRIX

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2017 FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN CHINESE GRAND PRIX


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Lap length 5.451km (3.387 miles)
Race laps 56
Race distance 305.066km (189.559 miles)
Pole position Left-hand side of the track
Lap record* 1’32.238 (Michael Schumacher, 2004)
Fastest lap 1’32.238 (Michael Schumacher, 2004, race)
Maximum speed 327kph (203.188 mph)
DRS zone/s (race) Pit straight and longest straight
Distance from grid to turn one 265m
Full throttle 56%
Longest flat-out section 1397m
Downforce level High
Fuel use per lap 1.71kg
Time penalty per lap of fuel 0.051s

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Friday 7th April 2017
Chinese Grand Prix Free Practice 1: 10:00-11:30 (UK time: 3:00-4:30)
Chinese Grand Prix Free Practice 2: 14:00-15:30 (UK time: 7:00-8:30)
Saturday 8th April 2017
Chinese Grand Prix Free Practice 3: 12:00-13:00 (UK time: 5:00-6:00)
Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying: 15:00 (UK time: 8:00)
Sunday 9th April 2017
Chinese Grand Prix: 14:00 (UK time: 7:00)

Previous Winners
2016 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes
2015 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2014 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
2013 Spain Fernando Alonso Ferrari
2012 Germany Nico Rosberg Mercedes
2011 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
2010 United Kingdom Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes
2009 Germany Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault
2008 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
2007 Finland Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari
2006 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
2005 Spain Fernando Alonso Renault
2004 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Ferrari

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Facts from the previous race
Faster cars, more durable tyres – and an aborted start – produced the shortest Australian Grand Prix ever seen at Melbourne’s Albert Park circuit.

Sebastian Vettel took just one hour, 24 minutes and 11.672 seconds to win the race, trimming 4.085 seconds off the previous shortest race, held in 2004. But he was helped by the fact this year’s race was shortened by one lap after the first attempt to start it was abandoned.

So this wasn’t the fastest race ever seen at Albert Park. That remains the 2004 race, run over the full 58 laps and won by Michael Schumacher at an average speed of 219.010kph in his Ferrari F2004.

Vettel averaged 215.408kph over his 57 laps, making this the third-quickest Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne. The 2007 race, won by Kimi Raikkonen at an average speed of 215.893kph, was also quicker.

It was also the first time since 2013 this race has run Safety Car-free, as the record-setting 2004 race also was.

Lewis Hamilton started the Australian Grand Prix from pole position for the sixth time, tying Ayrton Senna’s record. It was also his and Mercedes fourth in a row at this track.

However Vettel came through to win for Ferrari on Sunday, raising the prospect of a much closer championship fight this year than in recent seasons. This was only the ninth time Mercedes have been defeated in the 60 races since the V6 hybrid turbo engine formula was introduced, and the first time anyone other than them or one of their drivers has led the constructors or drivers championships for almost three years.

Formula One’s most successful team took their 225th victory a year and a half since their last one. The sports next most prolific winners, McLaren, don’t look like adding to their 182 wins any time soon.

Vettel is the fourth-highest driver on the all-time winners list with 43. He needs eight more to catch third-placed Alain Prost.

The race winner also made a late bid to claim fastest lap. He wasn’t the only driver hunting for fastest lap, however – both Max Verstappen and Daniil Kvyat were trying to take it, but it went to serial fastest lap collector Kimi Raikkonen. He now has 44 which is more than any driver in F1 history bar Schumacher, who has a whopping 77.

Hamilton headed the field in the opening laps which was the 100th time he’d led a grand prix. He is the second driver to reach a century of races in the lead, having started 189 races. This is another tally led by Schumacher, who led 142 of the 306 races he started.

His new team mate Valtteri Bottas reached the podium on his debut for Mercedes. It’s the tenth time Bottas has appeared on the rostrum, the others all having come at Williams.

For the third year running only one Red Bull started the race from the grid. Daniel Ricciardo was stuck in the pits when the race began, while in the two previous years Daniil Kvyat hit trouble before the start was given. Ricciardo’s troubles meant he failed to extend his run of 17 consecutive points finishes.

Kvyat did get to start the race this time and made it to the chequered flag. His record in Melbourne therefore stands at two ‘Did Not Starts’ for Red Bull and two ninth places for Toro Rosso. His 58th race start also meant he surpassed Vitaly Petrov as Formula One’s most experienced Russian driver. The pair are the only Russians ever to race in F1.

Sixth place for Romain Grosjean in the race twelve months ago was a stunning debut performance for Haas. This time Grosjean took sixth in qualifying, giving them their highest grid position to date. However they were the only team not to get either of their cars to the chequered flag in the race.

Finally, Esteban Ocon scored his first point on his debut for Force India. He is the 334th driver in F1 history to join the points-scorers, though of course there are many drivers who previously finished in sixth to tenth positions but did not score because a different points system was used.

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Thanks Kev, just realised this morning that the next GP was this weekend. :yes:

So my prediction is Merc will turn the table here but it'll be interesting to see how close Ferrari are.

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Pascal Wehrlein to stub his toe and e out for the rest of the season.

Mercs first and second with a sprinkling of Ferrari .
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Duke wrote:Thanks Kev, just realised this morning that the next GP was this weekend. :yes:

So my prediction is Merc will turn the table here but it'll be interesting to see how close Ferrari are.

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So much like last year then.

Last year I remember Ferrari being strong in Melbourne, but didn't follow it up in the next race.

Although it would be great if this wasn't the case.
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Kim smiled!.... and laughed a bit :)

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Red flags because the helicopter cant operate. zzzzzzzzzz

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KNAPPO wrote:Red flags because the helicopter cant operate. zzzzzzzzzz

"The weather conditions have forced the closure of the local airport" - message from race control.
Well, that's the rule that should have been applied at Suzuka in 2014. The helicopter couldn't fly, and Bianchi had to travel by road to hospital (which took an extra 30 mins IIRC).
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Looks like FP2 will be a wash out as well.
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I'm not particularly a fan of Hamilton but in a day when both sessions were pretty much rained off, he seems to be the only driver who actually went over to the fans and signed stuff and got photos to at least give them something for their money. The rest just sat in the garages. That's part of F1's problem right there. But I suspect it's the kind of thing Liberty Media will look at and think yes if we can't drive let's have a contingency for a 'meet the fans' session instead. They only need 15-20 mins notice if the weather clears up and they want to drive again.
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For all the Fezza doubters then I think you need to take another look, it is very close in the rarefied air at the top this season.

Fucking t-wings are driving me nuts, was hoping when Bottas' fell off they'd instaban them. I think the reason red bull doesn't haven't it on, is they are hoping it gets banned too.

McLaren in line with making an ugly slow useless car, decided to add to the affect with a fucked looking t-wing. It actually looks worse on track than in the above photo.
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Whao... Very interesting Qualy.
Sets it up nicely for the race.
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The threads have been quite this year, people just not into it?

Im looking forward to this year, I like the cars and it looks like a good Ferrari/Merc battle at the top.

The overtaking im a bit worried about, but really im more worried about the total lack of degradation of the tyres, looks like most races are likely to be a 1 stopper and over right after that.
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Good to see Lewis on pole as that Ferrari is the quicker race car. Just like Australia it makes for a more interesting race (until Ferrari get ahead).

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Bah. Hamilton up 11 seconds. This race is done.
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I thought that was a good race but wet weather always spices things up a bit.
Cracking pass by Vettel with the wheel banging.
Giovanazzi went from hero to zero. I did notice that he didn't look down the pitlane before crossing it after getting out of the wreck. He could easily have been chopped in half there.
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Anyone else feel that if we didn't have DRS, it would have been a very boring race? Then imagine if it didn't have the changing conditions at the start...

You could day that I'm a little worried for the quality of racing going forward this season.
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They need to drop DRS for an overtake button now. With the turbo's, ERS's and ECU's, they could offer an extra boost of power in the DRS zone as the current DRS rules stand.
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AstrO wrote:Anyone else feel that if we didn't have DRS, it would have been a very boring race? Then imagine if it didn't have the changing conditions at the start...

You could day that I'm a little worried for the quality of racing going forward this season.

I am more worried about this fucking travesty of people using "going forward". In the fucking future, what happened to in the fucking future? Is like the scourge of "hence why". :nod:

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norbs wrote:Guess who had 3.5 hours sleep. :D
Going forward, you need more sleep. :D
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KNAPPO wrote:
norbs wrote:Guess who had 3.5 hours sleep. :D
Hence why, Going forward, you need more sleep. :D
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Brilliant.
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I could care less how much sleep I get.
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