Lewis Hamilton Manages Third Consecutive Win in China

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	1	Sebastian Vettel		1:33.450
2	63	Jules Bianchi		1:33.525
3	2	Lewis Hamilton		1:33.651
4	62	Dave Cassidy		1:33.725
5	29	Pastor Maldonado		1:34.366
6	99	Kevin Magnussen		1:34.412
7	90	Daniel Ricciardo		1:34.687
8	27	Nathan McKane		1:34.724
9	98	Salvatore Miccoli		1:34.804
10	91	Max Verstappen		1:34.809
11	30	Mike Rockenfeller		1:34.925
12	28	Romain Grosjean		1:34.963
13	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		1:35.083
14	32	Daniel Melrose		1:35.166
15	31	Rhys Davies		1:35.271
16	5	Valtteri Bottas		1:35.287
17	43	Sébastien Bourdais		1:35.300
18	22	Johnny Cecotto Jr.		1:35.310
19	6	Ma Qinghua		1:35.644
20	67	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		1:35.772
21	12	Scott Dixon		1:35.815
22	55	Artem Markelov		1:35.989
23	11	Carlos Sainz Jr		1:36.022
24	66	Esteban Ocon		1:36.024
25	42	Davide Valsecchi		1:36.060
26	56	Bradley Dagnall		1:36.121

* demoted five places for changing engine/gearbox

Report:

Only three weekends are left in the 2018 Formula One season and the battle for the title still rages on: what seemed like an easy title defense for Sebastian Vettel has turned into a major clash of Mercedes-Benz, represented by Mr. Krautmeir’s Precision team, and Caterham, represented by CWG Data Collection.

After the first round of the Chinese Grands Prix, the situation in the driver’s championship remained mostly unchanged: after Vettel got a two-point advantage in qualifying, extending his pole record by another one, he lost in the race to both Lewis Hamilton and Jules Bianchi, dropping two points to the Frenchman.

Behind the world title contenders, the midfield saw a couple of action-filled battles: Pastor Maldonado and Kevin Magnussen fought about being best of the rest, with the Dane winning the fight, securing DGN’s third place in the team’s championship. Sauber can still be pleased, a double points finish with Haas not scoring.

A daring drive by Sébastien Bourdais nearly was rewarded with a valueable top 10 finish, he drove much more competitively than the underdeveloped Valerian should allow him. Despite all the worries about their futures, Bourdais still gives the staff of the French Formula 1 team some hope about their future in the sport.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	2	Lewis Hamilton		48:45.747	15
2	63	Jules Bianchi		+4.864	12
3	1	Sebastian Vettel		+8.266	12
4	62	Dave Cassidy		+10.614	8
5	99	Kevin Magnussen		+46.691	6
6	29	Pastor Maldonado		+48.203	5
7	90	Daniel Ricciardo		+57.064	4
8	27	Nathan McKane		+58.896	3
9	28	Romain Grosjean		+65.757	2
10	30	Mike Rockenfeller		+69.111	1
11	43	Sébastien Bourdais		+70.708	0
12	91	Max Verstappen		+74.553	0
13	98	Salvatore Miccoli		+75.535	0
14	32	Daniel Melrose		+77.733	0
15	21	Stoffel Vandoorne		+78.373	0
16	31	Rhys Davies		+80.646	0
17	5	Valtteri Bottas		+89.020	0
18	66	Marcel Agyemang-Badu		+92.499	0
19	12	Scott Dixon		+94.492	0
20	6	Ma Qinghua		+94.891	0
21	11	Carlos Sainz Jr.		+1 Lap	0
22	22	Johnny Cecotto Jr.		++1 Lap	0
23	55	Artem Markelov		+1 Lap	0
24	67	Esteban Ocon		+1 Lap	0
25	42	Davide Valsecchi		+1 Lap	0
DNF	56	Bradley Dagnall		Engine	0

Fastest Lap:

Lewis Hamilton – 1:34.174

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Sébastien Bourdais – is doing his job amazingly despite his car.

Reject Of The Race:

Haas-Judd – were absolutely nowhere during the entire race.