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FERNANDO ALONSO was left hailing “a perfect Sunday” as Lewis Hamilton and Ross Brawn both conceded Mercedes are not quite there yet after the Chinese Grand Prix.

Mark Webber and Esteban Gutierrez have been given grid penalties following today's Chinese Grand Prix. The stewards analysed two collisions and decided that the Red Bull driver and the Sauber driver were at fault.

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Lewis Hamilton wins a thrilling final-lap duel to finish third in Shanghai behind the Chinese Grand Prix winner Fernando Alonso.

Christian Horner responded furiously to suggestions that Red Bull were engaged in a conspiracy against Mark Webber.

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Ferrari enjoyed a strong race overall with a solid double points finish for the Italian team. Fernando Alonso won the race in dominant style, but Felipe Massa was unable to match that performance as he struggled with tyre problems.

Kimi Räikkönen took his second podium finish of the season with a strong second place in the Chinese Grand Prix. Despite a rearranged nose and front wing – courtesy of contact with Sergio Perez’s McLaren – Kimi fought back after a poor start from the front row of the grid.

Lewis Hamilton achieved his second successive podium for Mercedes AMG with a battling third placed finish at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai today. Nico Rosberg was less fortunate today as he had to abandon the race with a rear anti-roll bar failure.

Red Bull Racing had a 4th finish place to celebrate after a difficult Chinese Grand Prix. Vettel in the end came close to the podium but fell short of a few corners.

In a race that proved to be every bit as interesting as anticipated, Marussia F1 drivers Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton did well to fend off their direct competitors, thereby also achieving their third two-car finish in as many races.

Caterham again had difficulty to move up through the field as the car simply lacks the performance to do so. Both Pic and van der Garde immediately look forward to Bahrain in the hope that that will be a more interesting event for them.

Sahara Force India secured four championship points today as Paul Di Resta raced to eighth place at the Shanghai International Circuit. Adrian Sutil’s race ended early when he was hit from behind by Esteban Gutierrez.

Sauber F1 Team driver Nico Hülkenberg finished tenth and scored one point at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. He was very strong during the first three stints, but then lost ground on his final one. Esteban Gutiérrez made a very good start, but then on lap five lost control of his car under braking and crashed into the back of Adrian Sutil’s car.

Valtteri Bottas finished 13th ahead of Pastor Maldonado in 14th in this afternoon’s Chinese Grand Prix. Williams therefore leaves China without points, leaving the team 8th in the constructors standings.

Paul di Resta admitted his early skirmishes proved costly as he had to settle for eighth place at the Chinese Grand Prix.

Red Bull have been slapped with a 5000-euro fine for the unsafe release of Mark Webber during Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix…

A tough weekend all round for Romain here in China after struggling to find the sweet spot with his E21; something the Frenchman is determined to put right as quickly as possible Follow @Lotus_F1Team A third consecutive points finish; are you satisfied with P9 here today? I’m definitely not happy with ninth place; we started P6 and thought we had a good chance to end up within the top five, but unfortunately we could not manage it.

For Nico, “the race was tough today and with my set-up I had an unexpected level of understeer which made it difficult to drive. After my second pit stop, the feeling got worse and I had one front wheel in the air during the corners.  The rear anti-roll bar, which influences the balance of the car, had broken so unfortunately we had to retire the car.

Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo recorded his best-ever Formula One result with seventh place in the Chinese Grand Prix. Read Article