Mark WebberMark Webber's unsurprising demotion to the back of the field is the only revision to the Chinese Grand Prix starting order following Shanghai qualifying.
Although the Australian was still credited with 14th place after the fuel pressure problem that stranded him out on the circuit in Q2, he immediately conceded that his Red Bull was unlikely to have sufficient fuel to provide the mandatory one-litre sample to the FIA.
This was duly confirmed shortly afterwards, meaning Webber drops to last.
Lewis Hamilton starts on pole for the first time in his Mercedes career, ahead of Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus and Fernando Alonso's Ferrari.
But the intriguing element is at the foot of the top 10, where Jenson Button and Sebastian Vettel can start on the longer-lasting medium tyres rather than the very short-life softs having opted out of the pole battle.
Pos Driver Team/Car 1. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 2. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault 3. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 4. Nico Rosberg Mercedes 5. Felipe Massa Ferrari 6. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 7. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari 8. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 9. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 10. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari 11. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 12. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes 13. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 14. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault 15. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 16. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault 17. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari 18. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth 19. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth 20. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault 21. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault 22. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault
I don't have a great feeling for Kimi in the race.. And I'm not 100% sure why. On one hand: it's good he is starting up the grid to avoid traffic (similar to Malaysia race). But usually the lotus is a trade off for speed on Sunday, and usually lacking a bit on Saturday. My hope is they found a solution to be quick for both.. " title="holy" />
Zitat von SonnyI don't have a great feeling for Kimi in the race.. And I'm not 100% sure why. On one hand: it's good he is starting up the grid to avoid traffic (similar to Malaysia race). But usually the lotus is a trade off for speed on Sunday, and usually lacking a bit on Saturday. My hope is they found a solution to be quick for both..
Hihi maybe coz of the mediums which dont work that well for Kimi/Lotus? I am a little bit worried about the start and Alfonso being so agressive at the starts!
Besides I think that Kimi qualified the car in the front row and I dont think that it belongs in that row (pace wise). Even if Lotus race pace is usually better I think Mercedes and Ferrari are faster and Seb might have the better strategy.
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Peter Windsor @PeterDWindsor Quote of the race has to be Kimi's "is the radio still working? Can you tell me how the nose looks? Is it bad?" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAJ-CVMILyg
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