Thread: 2013 Chinese Grand Prix Thread
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7th April 2013, 23:50 #1
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2013 Chinese Grand Prix Thread
So we have had a boring 3 week gap after all the waiting and build up. At last though the 3rd Round of the 2013 season is just around the corner. The Chinese GP.
I felt the first two races were an interesting guide to the season.
Red Bull fastest, Mercedes competative, Lotus up and down, Ferrari fast but not quite there and Mclaren struggling.
Drivers Championship after 2 Rounds
- Sebastian Vettel - 40 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Kimi Raikkonen - 31 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Mark Webber - 26 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Lewis Hamilton - 25 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Felipe Massa - 22 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Fernando Alonso - 18 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Nico Rosberg - 12 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Romain Grosjean - 9 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Adrian Sutil - 6 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Paul di Resta - 4 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Nico Hulkenberg - 4 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Sergio Perez - 2 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Jenson Button - 2 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Jean Eric Vergne - 1 pt[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
Constructors Championship after 2 Rounds
- Red Bull - 66 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Lotus - 40 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Ferrari - 40 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Mercedes - 37 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Force India - 10 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Sauber - 4 pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Mclaren - 4pts[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
- Toro Rosso - 1 pt[/*:m:3o9d68ni]
2013 Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai.
12-14th April
56 Laps
Previous Winners
2004: Rubens Barrichello - Ferrari
2005: Fernando Alonso - Renault
2006: Michael Schumacher - Ferrari
2007: Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari
2008: Lewis Hamilton - Mclaren
2009: Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull
2010: Jenson Button - Mclaren
2011: Lewis Hamilton - Mclaren
2012: Nico Rosberg - Mercedes
Most Wins
Hamilton - 2 wins
Barrichello - 1 win
Alonso - 1 win
Schumacer - 1 win
Raikkonen - 1 win
Vettel - 1 win
Button - 1 win
Rosberg - 1 win
*So no one has really cracked this track. Only Lewis has 2 wins.
Mclaren - 3 wins
Ferrari - 3 wins
Renault - 1 win
Red Bull - 1 win
Mercedes - 1 win
So there we go less than a week to go and with the teams setting off for China tomorrow its time we started discussing how Mark an Seb are going to get on this weekend.
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8th April 2013, 12:53 #2
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I think it's safe to say how Mark and Seb will get along this weekend....
I'm ready for some racing!
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8th April 2013, 18:30 #3
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This GP will feature the medium and soft compounds. With the relatively smooth surface of this track, and projected dry warm weather Shanghai Weekend Weather - AccuWeather Forecast for Shanghai China I believe we should start seeing the overall team pecking order come a little more closely into focus.
May the forza be with you
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9th April 2013, 08:57 #4
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what? has the championship already started?
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9th April 2013, 09:34 #5
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Hooray! Mind you, F1 is nowhere near as bad as World Superbike - 6 weeks between rounds 1 and 2! I've forgotten what they look like.
Anyway, as you were...
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9th April 2013, 15:56 #6
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May the forza be with you
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9th April 2013, 18:18 #7
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Originally Posted by steveaki13
MacLaren seemed to have to step up their game, maybe their ready to catch up and challenge Merc after the 3 weeks gap. It makes me wonder if Red Bull's Webber will do something to Vettel that will surprise him. I'm sure its gonna be a fantastic weekend.
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9th April 2013, 19:06 #8
mc laren dont have drivers who can push the car to its top imit. dont forget forceindia..
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9th April 2013, 22:33 #10
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I don't know why, but for some reason Mercedes-Rosberg package has always clicked in China so far. In fact they have been competing for a race win in all last three occasions together, before finally delivering that win last year.
I think McLaren should not necessarily be underestimated either here. In Malaysia Button was running a fine fifth, so maybe they can have a sniff at the podium already. But of course we don't know, how will the track/conditions suit them and whether McLaren has managed to develop their troubled car further.
Then of course Red Bull, Ferrari and Lotus are the ones, who you would expect to have some speed, so it will be interesting, because we have many competitive cars and someone will be disappointed.
But somebody will win too.
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