Lewis Hamilton completely dominated the 56-lap Chinese Grand Prix to inch closer to the world championship on a day when Ferrari and Felipe Massa simply had no answer to the pace of the leading McLaren Mercedes. Heading to the season finale in Brazil, Hamilton leads the championship by seven points from Massa who was this afternoon gifted second position by Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen.
Hamilton launched into the lead from pole position and quickly established a three second lead from the chasing Raikkonen. Running third, Massa dropped away to 15 seconds behind Hamilton by the first round of pit stops, a gap that the McLaren driver would manage to the chequered flag...
Hamilton’s fifth victory of the season at Shanghai International Circuit also marks the fifth straight winner at this venue. As Hamilton celebrates his most dominant win of the season, Ferrari can only look back on this even and admit they simply did not have the pace with the F2008 package. The silver-lining is that extend the lead from McLaren in the constructors’ championship to 11 points.
"The team have done a phenomenal job really preparing the car and making steps forward," beamed Hamilton. "We came here and the car felt fantastic all weekend and I owe so much to the guys not just at the track but back home. They have done a phenomenal job and the car is really a dream to drive."
FINAL RESULTS:
1) Lewis Hamilton - McLaren -Mercedes
2) Felipe Massa - Ferrari
3) Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari
4) Fernando Alonso -Renault
5) Nick Heidfeld - BMW
6) Robert Kubica - BMW
7) Timo Glock - Toyota
8) Nelson Piquet Jr - Renault
DRIVER'S CHAMPIONSHIP:
1) Lewis Hamilton - 94
2) Felipe Massa - 87
CONSTRUCTOR'S CHAMPIONSHIP:
1) Scuderia Ferrari - 156
2) McLaren - Mercedes - 145
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