Brawn Three and Four. Sebastian Vettel is the new rain master, he drove a fantastic race. He deserved it!
He won first race for Toro Rosso, and now won the first race for Redbull, and not just winning the race, he started on pole and finish first. Mark Webber get the job done by scoring second place.
Perfect race for Redbull!
Rolling start for China GP, Alonso with very light fuel load bad for him. Brawn duo will have advantage as they are on more heavy fuel load, however, Brawn cars have not experience prolong wet condition.
Very wet condition, the real racing will kick start when the safety switches off the light. We’ll see…
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Renault powered engine sweep the top 3 position in Shanghai circuit. Sebastian Vettel scoring his first ever pole position, with Fernando Alonso second and Mark Webber on the 3 spot.
Ruben Barichello will start at the third row as well, whereas Jenson Button will start on the forth alongside with Jarno Trulli sixth on the grid.
I believe that both Brawn and Toyota are in the similar strategy, they will have slightly longer first stint the other top 3 car will have short ones.
The result very much depend on the first pit stop, despite Ruben Barichello and Jenson Button start forth and fifth on the grid, my money will still be with Brawn. Renault powered machine will be a strong contender especially Fernando Alonso, he is famous for his swift start up, he might be leading the field for awhile, we will see.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren-Mercedes | 56 | 1:31:57.403 |
| 2 | 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 56 | +14.9 secs |
| 3 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 56 | +16.4 secs |
| 4 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 56 | +18.3 secs |
| 5 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 56 | +28.9 secs |
| 6 | 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 56 | +33.2 secs |
| 7 | 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 56 | +41.7 secs |
| 8 | 6 | Nelsinho Piquet | Renault | 56 | +56.6 secs |
| 9 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | STR-Ferrari | 56 | +64.3 secs |
| 10 | 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +74.8 secs |
| 11 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 56 | +85.0 secs |
| 12 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams-Toyota | 56 | +90.8 secs |
| 13 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | STR-Ferrari | 56 | +91.4 secs |
| 14 | 10 | Mark Webber | Red Bull-Renault | 56 | +92.4 secs |
| 15 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | Williams-Toyota | 55 | +1 Lap |
| 16 | 16 | Jenson Button | Honda | 55 | +1 Lap |
| 17 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India-Ferrari | 55 | +1 Lap |
| Ret | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren-Mercedes | 49 | Pneumatic |
| Ret | 20 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Ferrari | 13 | Gearbox |
| Ret | 11 | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 2 | Accident damage |
