Chinese GP 2014 Race Thread

[stefa]

it's turning soon bit sour between Nico and Lewis i see

it is from the beggining

[eugene22n]

Who is more bratty Vettel or Rosberg?

[radosav]

Exactly

He is probably tired ! He smiles now!

[rico]

Hattrick of 1-2 for Mercedes..Ferrari need to catch them up really really fast

For the time being we must ensure this result is not one-off. Personally I will wait for the next race and not start celebrating for this podium.

[stefa]

For the time being we must ensure this result is not one-off. Personally I will wait for the next race and not start celebrating for this podium.

we need to build from this

[Katu]

Who is more bratty Vettel or Rosberg?

Vettel for sure

[Wildcat]

Alonso doesn't seem too happy

[FerrariF60]

strange. FA doesnot look happy....

would you be with 3rd place???

[stefa]

what a chear from spectators

[wacc]

Good result for a dog car and mediocre team. Bravo.

[stefa]

would you be with 3rd place???

normaly I won't. but in these curcumstances I would

[rico]

we need to build from this

Exactly No time for exaggerations. Just hard work from everybody in the team and support from the fans

[F2008]

This race would have been very very boring without Alonso. Incredible performance

[sachin]

How much more does Lewis wants Merc to improve their engine

[FerrariF60]

How much more does Lewis wants Merc to improve their engine

he's talking nonsense, DEEP down he knows they're being haunted by FERRARI....hopefully we'll do it SOONER rather then LATER

[fronaldo]

We need to improve much for Alonso and especially Kimi..

[JacKy]

Wowww guys. Good Result. I didn't expect that strong race like this. I mean i'm not. Not at all...

Raikkonen... what is wrong with this guy ? He could beat Vettel at least.

[NickEice]

How the heck did Alonso lose so much time in the last 20-25 laps? Was it a bad set of tyres or does the Ferrari still become unstable as the fuel burns like last year???

I think we were managing the tires and fuel. We knew we couldn't keep Rosberg behind so we protected against Ricciardo. When Alonso had to push with about 10 laps to go he picked up 0.8/lap. We had pace in the bag, just conserving the car and making sure we got it to the flag.

[Nathan]

Good podium today, but difficult for Raikkonen. Hopefully our car will only improve from here.

[fronaldo]

For the time being we must ensure this result is not one-off. Personally I will wait for the next race and not start celebrating for this podium.

China really suits us more but clearly we're improved..but in Spain massive improvement is a must..Celebrate for a moment and back to business

[Kingdom Hearts]

I don't know how much they pay Fernando but he deserves the double.

Perfect job by the pitwall and mechanics. Avanti!.

[SashAlex]

Nice one! At least a podium. Hopefully, this is a start for an uphill direction.

Nando, was fantabulous, as usual. :)))

Kimi has got to pick it up.

[sachin]

China really suits us more but clearly we're improved..but in Spain massive improvement is a must..Celebrate for a moment and back to business

Absolutely,China suited us a bit more than RBR.
We just can't have any more hiccups(downgrades)
We have keep pace with RBRs upgrades through the season

[Nero Horse]

Well, that was definitely much better than two weeks ago! It's clear that we have made a positive step forward. Great drive by Fernando and a pretty good steady drive from Kimi as well. Considering where we were two weeks ago, this result is simply fantastic. If we can make an even bigger step forward in Spain then we could even bring the fight to the Mercs. Let's hope so. Our car certainly looked more stable and much faster throughout this weekend, so there's no doubt that we have made some significant progress. May this upcurve in form long continue!!!

Oh and btw, that girlfriend of Alonso's brings him good luck, mark my words. Every time when she's there in the pits then Alonso gets at least a podium place. So Fernando should definitely bring her along more often.

[Hornet]

Watching the replay, we were very lucky the contact didn't damaged Alonso's suspension. The bump was hard enough to lift Massa's wheel off the ground

[Jose-Lorca Fan]

Vettel being shown up for the here by Ricciardo. The longer this continues the more Alonso is proven right regarding Vettel's over reliance on a fast car.

[tifosi1993]

Great job from Ferrari and Alonso. Alonso was simply sublime today, well done. Sad for SD, if only he waited a little longer to make his decision....

Good damage limitation race from Kimi, but he needs to step it up.

[FerrariFanBoii]

Alonso needs his girlfriend in the pit lane every race, always performs even better when she's around! ;D

[Nero Horse]

Bravo to all the engineers and mechanics in the pits and back in Maranello who have worked hard and made this improvement happen!

[DJTaurus]

If Vettel did not hold back Ric before the second stop i am not sure if Alonso would finish 3rd... Rocky was very confident that they will fight back.... red fools were 20km slower than mercs on the straights. I still dont believe that we have the second best car in the grid considering Kimis performance.... Its all about Alonsos driving skills.