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09 Apr 2017

BREAKING: Lewis Hamilton WINS in Shanghai! #ChineseGP ???? pic.twitter.com/pGDlionrG8
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 9, 2017

09 Apr 2017

Vettel finishes second and Max Verstappen holds onto P3.

09 Apr 2017

Lewis Hamilton wins the Chinese GP!

09 Apr 2017

Ricciardo is piling the pressure on Verstappen for third, can he do it?

09 Apr 2017

Last few laps for the #ChineseGP #Countdown pic.twitter.com/OuvMRR2RZZ
— Renault Sport F1 (@RenaultSportF1) April 9, 2017

09 Apr 2017

6 laps to go in Shanghai, Vettel is P2, 8.1 seconds behind Hamilton who doesn't seem like he'll let go of that healthy lead.

09 Apr 2017

.@MercedesAMGF1 engineer: "We still have a chance for P4 here, Nic- er, Valtteri!" Whoops! ?? #F1onNBC #ChineseGP
— F1 on NBC Sports (@F1onNBCSports) April 9, 2017

09 Apr 2017

9 laps to go! #ChineseGP #F1
HAM ??
VET ??
VER ????
RIC ??
RAI ??
BOT ??
SAI ????
PER ??
MAG ??
OCO ??
— Circuit BCN-CAT (@Circuitcat_eng) April 9, 2017

09 Apr 2017

2017 fastest lap is 4.4 seconds quicker than 2016, 7.8 seconds faster than 2015!!
— Luke Smith (@LukeSmithF1) April 9, 2017

Wow!

09 Apr 2017

15 laps to go!

09 Apr 2017

Bottas puts in a new record lap of 1:35.912. Mercedes' pace is electric.

09 Apr 2017

Raikkonen pits, takes on a set of super-softs.

09 Apr 2017

Eish, Kimi is struggling. He says over the radio: "So where are we going to finish? Because I have no front end and there's 20 laps to go!"

09 Apr 2017

Alonso fans right about now... pic.twitter.com/H6ba9wPWqW
— Grand Prix Diary (@GrandPrixDiary) April 9, 2017

09 Apr 2017

Hamilton pits for the second time and comes out easily ahead of Raikkonen still in P1.

09 Apr 2017

36/56: HAM RAI VET VES RIC SAI BOT PER OCO MAG GRO MAS HUL PAL ERI - Out: ALO KVY VAN GIO STR.

09 Apr 2017

Bottas pits, takes on the soft tyre.

09 Apr 2017

Alonso is out! Both McLarens are out! What a terrible day for the team.

09 Apr 2017

#Seb5 pitting for soft tires #ChineseGP pic.twitter.com/z8dfeGd8Aj
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) April 9, 2017

Vettel pits!,

09 Apr 2017

Nooooo! Alonso says he has a fuel pressure problem, car is lumbering along.

09 Apr 2017

Oh boy! Verstappen pulls a move down the inside of Bottas to move up to P5.

09 Apr 2017

LAP 32/56

?? HAM
"Tyres don't feel great" #ChineseGP ???? #F1 pic.twitter.com/XlaO0Jt34r
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 9, 2017

09 Apr 2017

Verstappen's now the fastest man on the track, he is lighting up all the sectors in purple!

09 Apr 2017

Red Bull team is going to need real wings for this #ChineseGP #F1
— IG: DavidKau (@davidkau1) April 9, 2017

At least it's a massive improvement from the Australian GP.

09 Apr 2017

30/56: More than half the race completed and Hamilton leads Vettel by 11 seconds.

09 Apr 2017

Now the Belgian teen boxes, Verstappen out in P6 now, all because of the lock up.

09 Apr 2017

A schoolboy error from the actual schoolboy.
— Sniff Petrol (@sniffpetrol) April 9, 2017

He is human after all.

09 Apr 2017

Verstappen told to box, he doesn't. Will it cost him?

09 Apr 2017

Vettel passes Verstappen! The Ferrari in P2!

09 Apr 2017

#ChineseGP Lap 27
HAM ??
VER ????
VET ??
RIC ??
RAI ??
SAI ????
BOT ??
ALO ????
MAG ??
PER ??
— Circuit BCN-CAT (@Circuitcat_eng) April 9, 2017

Top 10, and some emojis!

09 Apr 2017

26/56: Bottas flies past Alonso to grab P7.

09 Apr 2017

L25: @MassaFelipe19 comes in for a new set of boots #ChineseGP #F1inChina #WeAreRacing pic.twitter.com/VQzpUR1SN5
— WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) April 9, 2017

09 Apr 2017

Vettel in P3 is lapping around one second per lap faster than Verstappen in P2.

09 Apr 2017

Vettel says, Kimi, this is what you should have been doing! #F1
— Jennie Gow (@JennieGow) April 9, 2017

09 Apr 2017

Super move by Vettel on Ricciardo! They touched momentarily, but the German showed great driving. He's now P3.

09 Apr 2017

21/56: Danill Kvyat retires.

09 Apr 2017

Brilliant Seb! Vettel dives down the inside of Raikkonen at Turn 6 and takes P4.

09 Apr 2017

How often do you imagine one of the McLaren engineers fixes a Honda colleague with a stare and the words, "Well OUR bit works fine"?
— Sniff Petrol (@sniffpetrol) April 9, 2017

09 Apr 2017

20/56: Bottas makes a move on Magnussen and his up to P9.

09 Apr 2017

Oh no! More woes for the Honda engine as McLaren's Vandoorne is wheeled back into his garage due to a fuel issue.

09 Apr 2017

Race leader Hamilton opens up gap to Verstappen to 3.6s.

09 Apr 2017

Phwoar!!!! #VB77 pumps in a 1:39.117! A new fastest lap ??#ChineseGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/VmnPCU3m0a
— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) April 9, 2017

18/56: But can Bottas pass Magnussen?

09 Apr 2017

We'll include a piece of chocolate and a cup of tea in that pitstop. He'll appreciate that. #ChineseGP
— Renault Sport F1 (@RenaultSportF1) April 9, 2017

Lol, shame! There's more than enough time for that.

09 Apr 2017

10 second penalty for Hulkenberg for overtaking under the SC, adds to the 5 secs for overtaking under VSC.

09 Apr 2017

15/56: Verstappen just 1.4 sec behind leader Hamilton.

09 Apr 2017

SPEED TRAP (LAP 11/57): Frustrating start for both Ferraris, but they're pushing hard ?? #ChineseGP ???? pic.twitter.com/o6Pku1shlQ
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 9, 2017

Ferrari's staight-line speed is incredible, can they convert it into position?

09 Apr 2017

Bottas currently P10, he's lost seven places. Biggest loser in the field.

09 Apr 2017

12/56: Hamilton, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Raikkonen, Vettel, Sainz, Alonso.

09 Apr 2017

Verstappen makes the move to P2, passing Ricciardo in the process.

09 Apr 2017

#Kimi7 purple first sector #ChineseGP
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) April 9, 2017

The Flying Finn must have his torque back.

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