Chinese Grand Prix 2010, Shanghai - Race 4/19

[Glaucus]

TV times:
Shanghai, 16-18 April

Friday 16 April
Practice one: 0255-0435, BBC Red Button/online
Practice two: 0655-0835, BBC Red Button/online

Saturday 17 April
Practice three: 0355-0505, BBC Red Button/online
Qualifying: 0600-0830, BBC One/online and BBC Radio 5 live sport extra/online
Qualifying re-run: 1300-1415, BBC One

Sunday 18 April
Race: 0700-1015, BBC One/online and BBC Radio 5 live/online
Post race forum: 1015-1115, BBC Red Button/online
Race re-run: 1200-1400, BBC One
Highlights: 1900-2000, BBC Three (highlights then looped on Red Button)


Standings:

Track:

Track Diagram

Circuit information
Circuit length: 5.451km
Race distance: 56 laps / 305.066km

Full-throttle: 55%
Top speed: 310kph
Longest flat-out section: 19s / 1.37km

Right/left-hand turns: 9/7
Tyre wear: medium
Brake wear: low
Downforce level: medium/high
Gearshifts per lap: 52

Source: BMW, 2007

Tyres

2010 tyres: hard (prime, no stripe), soft (option, green stripe)
2009 tyres: medium (prime, no stripes), super-soft (option, green stripe)
2008 tyres: hard (prime, no stripe), medium (option, stripe)

Pit lane loss: 23s (extra time taken entering and exiting the pit lane)


China preview quotes - Lotus, Force India, HRT, Renault & more
The Shanghai International Circuit’s stunning architecture, high-speed straights and winding turns, mean the teams are more than happy to spend a little more time away from home to enjoy the chance to race in China. Here senior team personnel and the drivers contemplate their hopes for the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, and explain why they count this track as one of their favourites…


Chinese - Team Preview
Bridgestone
Cosworth

McLaren
Sauber
Mercedes
Ferrari Not uploaded yet
Red Bull Not uploaded yet
Williams
Renault Not uploaded yet
Force India
Toro Rosso Not uploaded yet
Lotus
HRT
Virgin Not uploaded yet


Classic F1

Classic F1 - Vettel wins 2009 Chinese Grand Prix
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel wins the rain-hit China Grand Prix, the team's first race victory, ahead of team-mate Mark Webber.

Classic F1 - US Grand Prix West 1983
Watch highlights from the 1980 Argentine Grand Prix as Alan Jones claims a superb win on the brilliant original version of Buenos Aires' F1 track.

Classic F1 - Argentine Grand Prix 1980
Watch highlights from the 1980 Argentine Grand Prix as Alan Jones claims a superb win on the brilliant original version of Buenos Aires' F1 track.

Classic F1 - Portuguese Grand Prix 1985
Watch short highlights from the 1985 Portuguese Grand Prix as Ayrton Senna wins his first race in F1 after dominating the field in treacherous wet conditions.

Classic F1 - San Marino Grand Prix 2005
Watch short highlights from the 2005 San Marino Grand Prix as Renault's Fernando Alonso puts in a masterclass of defensive driving to hold off a charging Michael Schumacher.




Technical Changes - Malaysian Grand Prix

Weather Forecast

We could see our third consecutive rain-affected F1 event this weekend.

Weather forecasts for the Shanghai region this weekend indicate Friday and Saturday will stay dry but there’s a chance of light rain on Sunday which could affect the Grand Prix.

It’s expected to stay cool in Shanghai with temperatures below 20C. Friday could be as cool as 12C.

Rain has affected three of the last four Chinese Grands Prix. Last year was the first time the race was held early in the season, in April rather than October.

The Japan Meterological Agency has a weather satellite which covers the Shanghai area which we can use to keep an eye on the weather in the build-up to Sunday’s race



News

• Flavio Briatore & FIA end 'crash-gate' legal dispute
  Former Renault team principal Flavio Briatiore cannot return to Formula 1 until 2013 after resolving his legal case with motorsport's governing body.
• Fans help teams beat China’s Twitter block
  In the past year F1 fans have enjoyed increased coverage of the sport on Twitter from F1 teams and media outlets posting live updates from the races.
• Korea insists track will be ready for debut grand prix
  Organisers of the inaugural Korean Grand Prix have reassured Formula 1 officials that construction of the track will be completed on time.
• FIA reminds teams of suspension and ride-height rules
  Formula 1's governing body has warned that any system used to adjust a car's suspension and ride height between qualifying and races would be illegal.
• McLaren insist ride-height rules will not slow them
  McLaren's performance in China will not be affected by the clarification of the ride-height adjustment rules, according to engineering director Paddy Lowe.
• McLaren ready to show quali progress
  McLaren engineering director Paddy Lowe is optimistic the team will be able to show it has made a step forward in its qualifying performance in China – even though its car will not now be able to feature a ride-height adjustment system.
• Ferrari play down engine concerns
  Ferrari have underplayed concerns over the performance of their engines so far this season and say they are happy with the overall progress of their car.
• Ferrari to reuse Sakhir engines in China
  Ferrari has revealed that it will not have to fit a brand new engine into Fernando Alonso’s car for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix following the failure in Malaysia, and will instead reintroduce the unit raced in Bahrain.
• Felipe Massa plays down taking the F1 championship lead
  Felipe Massa played down the importance of his taking the world championship lead after the Malaysian Grand Prix.
• Michael Schumacher insists F1 return is going to plan
  Michael Schumacher insists his comeback with Mercedes is going "according to plan" despite a disappointing start.
• Mallya retaining fifth place target
  Vijay Mallya sees no reason why Force India shouldn’t continue to target finishing fifth in the constructors’ championship despite Renault’s strong start to the season.
• Renault tips Petrov for regular points
  Renault technical director James Allison believes Vitaly Petrov will be able to deliver consistent points finishes for the team once it manages to provide him with a reliable car.
• Renault aiming to overhaul Mercedes
  Renault believes it can move ahead of Mercedes as the fourth-fastest team on the grid in the forthcoming races following its encouraging start to the season.
• Kubica shocked and saddened by Polish tragedy
  The Renault team and their Polish driver Robert Kubica have expressed their condolences to the Polish nation following Saturday’s plane crash that cost the lives of the country’s President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and many others.
• Durango pursuing 2011 Formula One entry
  Former GP2 team Durango have told the FIA they are interested in becoming the 13th entry on the Formula One grid for 2011. Regulations allow for a 26-car field and the FIA is currently looking for an additional team for next season, with an announcement expected in July.

The track and TV coverage starts

Technical changes Chinese

Inside F1 - China GP preview Not uploaded yet

FIA Thursday press conference - China
Drivers: Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes GP) and Adrian Sutil (Force India)

Practice 1

Highlights - China first practice
Watch highlights from the first practice session of the Chinese Grand Prix as Jenson Button leads the way and Sebastien Buemi loses both front wheels in a bizarre incident on the back straight.

Buemi's wheels shear off in F1 crash
Sebastien Buemi loses both front wheels in a bizarre incident while breaking at the end of a straight in first practice at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Practice 2

Practice 3

Highlights - China second practice
Watch highlights from the second practice session of the Chinese Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton posts the fastest time and McLaren and Mercedes dominate.

Qaulifying

Chinese GP qualifying highlights
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel takes pole position with a stunning lap in Shanghai ahead of team-mate Mark Webber as both Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button struggle to make an impact.

Sebastian Vettel's pole-clinching lap at the Chinese GP
Ride onboard with Sebastian Vettel for his pole-clinching lap at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Chinese GP - top three on the grid
News conference for the top three drivers in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso.

Button and Hamilton frustrated in qualifying
Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton admit to problems with tyres and balance in qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix.

Qualifying - selected team and driver quotes
Force India’s Vitantonio Liuzzi on how traffic ruled him out of qualifying in Q1; Williams’ Rubens Barrichello on just missing the cut for Q3; and Sebastian Vettel on snatching Red Bull’s fourth consecutive pole position of the season. All 24 drivers, and senior team personnel, review Saturday’s action in Shanghai…

Race

Chinese Grand Prix in 90 seconds
Watch short highlights from the Chinese Grand Prix as McLaren's Jenson Button makes the right tyre choices in the rain to win an exciting race in Shanghai.

5 live Formula 1 - 2010 - Chinese Grand Prix
Live coverage of the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix from Shanghai, with David Croft, Holly Samos and Anthony Da

Chinese GP - Top three drivers
McLaren's Jenson Button gives his reaction to winning the Chinese Grand Prix ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes GP's Nico Rosberg.

Highlights - Chinese Grand Prix
Jenson Button leads a McLaren one-two ahead of Lewis Hamilton in a rain-affected Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.

Vettel incident just part of racing - Lewis Hamilton
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton is delighted to finish second at the Chinese Grand Prix and defends his conduct in the race during an incident with Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel.

Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel given FIA reprimand
McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel have been reprimanded following a pit-lane incident at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Cheeky Alonso nips past Massa in pits
Fernando Alonso steals a march on Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa as they both enter into the pit-lane at the same time during the Chinese Grand Prix.

Michael Schumacher frustrated after difficult race
Michael Schumacher admits the Chinese Grand Prix was great for the spectators but is frustrated by how his played out after finishing 10th.

Standings

 

[Duke]

Mclaren will be damn quick with their f-duct on the long straight this weekend.

 

[Glaucus]

Mclaren will be damn quick with their f-duct on the long straight this weekend.

Here's hoping for a good weekend. Just hope there qauli pace is improved like they say.

 

[dalin80]

Here's hoping for a good weekend. Just hope there qauli pace is improved like they say.

The pace of lewis during testing at the previous race while doing almost qual runs was mighty it was only a rain swept qual that stopped them showing that pace.

 

[utajoker]

dry quali, wet race, the perfect F1 weekend.

 

[PinkFloyd]

Sounds promising utajoker! Lets hope that's true. Ideally we want mixed weather in the race!

 

[Skeeter]

RAIN!



I like Rain. We need more Rain at F1 events. Rain is good.

Did I mention it might Rain?

 

[Guerrilla]

Bah pretty unsociable practice times Won't be able to slyly watch them at work this time around

 

[Blackvault]

RAIN!



I like Rain. We need more Rain at F1 events. Rain is good.

Did I mention it might Rain?

I read that in the voice of Matt Smith playing Doctor Who......

Yes and rain would be interesting if they are on dry setups.

Blackvault

 

[mk17]

lovely work ah2! well done mate

 

[sunama]

I too, must say that AcidHell does put in a lot of hard work to setup/update these threads.
Well done AcidHell and thanks for your hard work.

 

[Guerrilla]

I too, must say that AcidHell does put in a lot of hard work to setup/update these threads.
Well done AcidHell and thanks for your hard work.

For sure

 

[deuse]

Great post Acid

Roll on sunday.

 

[Hencore]

Maybe you could includes these track simulations from red bull for each track? The seem pretty good.

 

[Duke]

Ferrari going to test f-duct

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82884

 

[Glaucus]

Cheers guys.

Maybe you could includes these track simulations from red bull for each track? The seem pretty good.

Most certainly will , thanks for the link. The bbc usually links to them or another video of the lap, but no link for chinese one, so assumed they hadn't made one.

 

[Duke]

Thursday paddock pics - http://www.formula1.com/gallery/race/2010/827/

 

[ins0mn1ac]

Awesome times, I get to watch it all before the baby wakes up.

Good work Acid once again!

 

[Glaucus]

FIA Thursday press conference - China
Drivers: Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes GP) and Adrian Sutil (Force India

 

[Glaucus]