09 Apr 2015

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<b>HEADED FOR SHANGHAI: </b> Will Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel claim a second win in a row or will Mercedes (pictured here) reassert its dominance in China? <em> Image: AP / Vincent Thian </em>
<b>HEADED FOR SHANGHAI: </b> Will Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel claim a second win in a row or will Mercedes (pictured here) reassert its dominance in China? <em> Image: AP / Vincent Thian </em>

SHANGHAI,  China - Mercedes will be looking to reassert its Formula 1 dominance at the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday (April 12) after the team received the loudest of wake-up calls in Malaysia by Sebastian Vettel's revitalised Ferrari.

Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes one-two ahead of Nico Rosberg in the season opener in Melbourne on March 15, the pair enjoying a Sunday stroll around Albert Park that left the rest of the field trailing in their wake and fans fearing the worst.

Another procession was expected in Malaysia but Vettel and Ferrari had other ideas with both winning a race for the first time since 2013, thanks to a car that was much kinder on the tyres in the sweltering heat and a tactical masterclass from race engineers.

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