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McLAREN driver Lewis Hamilton overcame a pre-race mechanical drama to win a thrilling Chinese Grand Prix, passing Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel for the lead with five laps remaining.
Red Bull’s Mark Webber was third, driving a superb race after starting 18th on the grid.
Vettel made a strong bid for a rare hat trick of wins to start the Formula One season but he could not hold off Hamilton, who made one more pit stop than the German and had fresher tyres in the closing stages.
“It was one of the best races I have experienced,” Hamilton said.
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“It feels amazing to be able to bring it home. I am absolutely overwhelmed. It feels like a long, long time (since winning). I am so proud and extremely grateful.”
McLaren’s Jenson Button was fourth, ahead of Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg and Ferrari’s Felipe Massa, who all led at various stages at Shanghai International Circuit.
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was seventh, ahead of Mercedes’ Michael Schumacher and Renault’s Vitaly Petrov, with Sauber’s Kamui Kobayashi taking the final point in 10th place. Herald Sun
Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired 1 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 36:58.2 2 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault +5.1 secs 3 2 Mark Webber RBR-Renault +7.5 secs 4 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes +10.0 secs 5 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes +13.4 secs 6 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari +15.8 secs 7 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari +30.6 secs 8 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes +31.0 secs 9 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault +57.4 secs 10 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari +63.2 secs 11 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes +68.7 secs 12 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault +72.7 secs 13 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth +90.1 secs 14 18 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari +90.6 secs 15 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes +1 Lap 16 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault +1 Lap 17 17 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari +1 Lap 18 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth +1 Lap 19 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault +1 Lap 20 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth +2 Laps 21 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth +2 Laps 22 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth +2 Laps 23 22 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth +2 Laps Ret 19 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari Wheel
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