Chinese GP
Shanghai International Circuit
Race ended on:
15th April 2012
What a race! That concludes our coverage of the Chinese Grand Prix on the McLaren.com Pitwall. See you in Bahrain next weekend.
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Lewis is now leading the drivers' championship with 45 points, Jenson is second on 43 and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes leads the constructors.
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The top 10: 1) ROS, 2) Jenson, 3) Lewis, 4) WEB, 5) VET, 6) GRO, 7) SEN, 8) MAL, 9) ALO, 10) KOB
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Hamilton: "A tough race, but a great result for the team. Well done to everyone."
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Pit » BUT: "Great drive, Jenson. A pity about the pitstop, but a brilliant drive all the same. Well done!"
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Pit » HAM: "Great job, Lewis. The car ahead is now Jenson. One more lap to go at the end of this lap."
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Jenson is now P2, Lewis P3.
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YES again! Lewis passes VET for P3.
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Pit » BUT: "You will have clear air until the end of the race. Let's pull away now, before Lewis passes VET. 3 laps to go."
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It was at this stage of the Chinese GP last year that Lewis passed VET for the lead...
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Pit » HAM: "Car ahead is VET. His tyres are 20 laps old."
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YES!!! Jenson is through to P2.
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Pit » HAM: "You were 0.5s quicker than Jenson on the last lap."
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Jenson is just 0.6s behind VET. Can he pressure the reigning champ into a mistake?
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Pit » HAM: "Last lap 0.7s quicker than Jenson ahead."
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Pit » HAM: "You are 0.2s faster than Jenson in the first sector and 0.2s faster than him in the second sector. There are 7 laps to go."
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Pit » BUT: "The car behind is now Lewis."
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Pit » BUT: "VET will not have DRS and his tyres are older than ours."
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RAI slips up: VET and Jenson sneak through.
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Pit » BUT: "Okay, Jenson, 10 laps to go."
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With 10 laps to go, the order: 1) ROS, 2) RAI, 3) VET, 4) Jenson, 5) WEB, 6) Lewis, 7) SEN, 8) GRO, 9) MAL, 10 ) ALO
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ALO and PER battling for 10th place... Three weeks ago they were battling for the lead!
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What a gaggle of cars: P2 to P11 covered by just 7s!
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Pit » HAM: "Next car: WEB. His tyres are 5 laps older than ours."
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Pit » HAM: "P2 is only 3s ahead of you. There's everything to play for still."
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Look for the yellow helmet! Lewis is on a mission: he's up to 7th.
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Pit » HAM: "Great job, Lewis. The car ahead is SEN, his tyres are 13 laps old."
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Pit » BUT: "We need to overtake VET. The others will probably stop."
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Pit » BUT: "You are racing cars at the exit, use KERS."
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Pit » HAM: "This is the prime tyre again. Stay right of the white line at the exit. We're racing to the end."
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Pit » HAM: "Box this lap."
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Pit » BUT: "This pace is excellent. Let's have another lap like this one."
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Pit » HAM: "You are 0.5s per lap quicker than Jenson ahead."
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Pit » BUT: "We are 0.7s faster than him. If we can get a few more laps out of this set, we'll see him again at the end of the race."
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Pit » BUT: "We need to get as far as we can on this tyre."
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Pit » BUT: "ROS has pitted."
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Lewis (P4) has WEB big in his mirrors...
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Pit » BUT: "You are 2s per lap faster than ROS. You have clear air, let's push now."
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Pit » BUT: "The car in front is GRO. His tyres are 20 laps old."
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Pit » HAM: "You are 1s per lap faster than the cars in front."
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Pit » BUT: "Brilliant job, Jenson. The cars ahead are all on old tyres, they're there for the taking!"
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Jenson passes Perez. Clapping in the garage!
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Pit » HAM: "Nice job, Lewis. Next up MAL on old primes."
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Pit » BUT: "You are the fastest car on the circuit. If you keep passing these cars, you're going to make it very difficult for ROS."
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Pit » HAM: "Great job, Lewis. Force India ahead on old tyres."
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Both drivers are chomping through the traffic on their new rubber. Well done, lads!
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Pit » BUT: "All cars in front are on old tyres, you are on the prime."
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Pit » BUT: "Box this lap, confirm."
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Pit » HAM: "Passing the cars in front (MAS, DIR, MAL, SEN) is very important."
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Pit » HAM: "This is the prime tyre. You're racing WEB at the exit of the pitlane."
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Pit: "Out in the pitlane for Lewis."
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Pit » BUT: "Let's get everything out of these tyres. Traffic ahead is KAR."
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All the front-runners have now pitted, leaving Jenson and Lewis and second and third places.
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Pit » HAM: "The prime tyre is looking very similar to the option on other cars."
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Pit » BUT: "The car in front of ROS is MAS. He's on the prime and he hasn't stopped."
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Pit » HAM: "Last lap identical to Jenson's in every sector."
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Pit » HAM: "You were 0.2s quicker than Jenson on the last lap, all of that was in the last sector."
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The top 10 on lap 15: 1) PER, 2) MAS, 3) ROS, 4) Jenson, 5) Lewis, 6) WEB, 7) RAI, 8) ALO, 9) KOB, 10) GRO
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Pit » BUT: "ROS is on the prime tyre."
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SCHU retires from the race, ROS is pitting this lap.
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Pit » BUT: "SCHU is in the pits. You'll be racing him at the exit."
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Pit » BUT: "Push now, we can get SCHU."
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Pit » BUT: "You will be racing cars at the exit, use KERS."
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Pit » BUT: "Box this lap, confirm."
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Pit » HAM: "This is the option tyre. WEB is going to be very close at the exit of the pits. Stay right of the white line and use KERS."
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Hamilton: "Box this lap okay."
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Pit » HAM: "Box this lap, please confirm."
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Pit » HAM: "Lewis, the pace of all cars is currently very similar."
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Pit » BUT: "Just 0.1s. We'll get him this lap."
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Pit » BUT: "That was a really great start and we're in a good position now. Let's try and pull away from the DRS of the Lotus behind."
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ROS is getting a bit of daylight at the front of the field, but we hope he'll come back towards us towards the end of the stint...
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Pit » HAM: "DRS is now enabled."
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Pit » BUT: "Track could be slippery at the final corner."
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Awesome starts from both drivers: Jenson is third, Lewis fifth!
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Okay, are you ready folks? The Chinese GP is almost underway!
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Good to see our old friend Mika Hakkinen in the pit garage today.
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Pit » BUT: "Please learn 5th, 6th and 7th gears."
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Pit » HAM: "Warm the brakes and cool the engine."
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One minute to go... The engines fire up on the grid.
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There's a full house watching the race today. The 30,000-seat grandstand opposite the pits is rammed - what a brilliant atmosphere!
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Pit » BUT: "That's 5 minutes to go, Jenson."
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Both drivers are in their cars, the tyres have been fitted, the tension's building...
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McLaren has won this race for the last two years (Jenson in 2010, Lewis in '11). Can we make it three in a row?
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Good afternoon from Shanghai! Welcome to our live coverage of the Chinese Grand Prix on the McLaren.com Pitwall.
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Darren Heath :: Best of Chinese GP
Technical Director, Paddy Lowe chats about the upcoming race weekend in China
Earlier this week we caught up with Paddy to have a chat about the International Shanghai Circuit and the enthusiasm of Chinese fans!
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