Jenson Button Wins a Fantastic Chinese Grand Prix!

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Published: April 18, 2010

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After a relatively dull qualifying session, the race did anything but disappoint today.  This topsy-turvy Chinese Grand Prix proved yet again, that if you add a little bit of water, you get a stormy race!

The action started before the lights even went out.  Glock was left up on his jacks as the rest of the pack went off on their parade lap.  This relegated the German to the pits where he joined Chandok and di Grassi.

As the drivers lined up for the start, Vettel made sure his nose poked firmly in the way of Webber.  The lights went out and as Vettel moved over to hold off Webber, Alonso simply smashed past into P1. 

From the camera angle at the start, it looked as if Alonso was just faster.  However, it soon became clear that the Spaniard had rolled forward. 

He surely knew he would get a drive-through and I think he decided to commit to the move to get himself into a better position when his penalty came.

Further back, Luizi spun and collected Kobayashi and Glock, ending all three drivers' races.

Right from the start, the weather provided some lovely tension.  Very early on, Alguersuari, Sutil, and Barrachello darted into the pits for intermediate tyres.  This seemed like a risk as the rain was extremely light. 

Nevertheless, both Ferraris, both Red Bulls, and Hamilton decided to pit as well.  Hamilton’s decision was clearly a very late one as the McLaren man had do rally cross over the grass to make it into the pit lane after almost speeding through to start a new lap.

The race was now led by Rosberg, Button, and Kubica, (who all elected to stay out on dry tyres).  However, their risk was looking to be incorrect as Alonso, on inters, sped up the rankings.

Unfortunately for the Ferrari man, by lap five he had received his drive-through order.  At this time, Schumacher came back into the pits for…....
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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