Nico Rosberg left the drama and
chaos of the Chinese GP in his wake to claim a commanding sixth win in a row
and open up a big lead at the top of the driver championship. Lewis Hamilton
finished seventh after starting from the back of the grid, but his chances of a
stronger result were compromised by a broken front wing on an accident filled
opening lap.
Rosberg now leads his Mercedes
team-mate by 36 points in the World Championship after three races. Sebastian
Vettel finished second for Ferrari but a whopping 38 seconds behind Rosberg
after being involved in the chaotic opening lap most controversial moment when
he crashed into his team-mate Raikkonen. Vettel blamed the fast starting Daniil
Kvyat for triggering the incident, with the pair later meeting on track as the
Ferrari made his way back through the field after his own front wing change.
Vettel overtook the Red Bull, but Kvyat
still claimed Red Bull first podium of the year in the third. Red Bull
team-mate Daniel Ricciardo finished fourth for the third consecutive race was
left to rue what might have been after a puncture scuppered his podium hopes
when leading from Rosberg in the early stages. Raikkonen dropped to the back of
the field after his tangle with Vettel but fought back to fifth, ahead of Massa
and a frustrated Hamilton.
However, that was as good as the
race would get for the Woking team, as both the Spaniard and team-mate Jenson
Button steadily dropped down the top 10 order and eventually out of the points.
Toro Rosso pair Max Verstappen who finished right on Hamilton tail and Carlos
Sainz along with the second Williams of Valtteri Bottas, rounded out the points
finisher instead.
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