China 2011

Lewis is driving like a World Champion and today was a perfect demonstration of a driver at the top of his game.

BRAWN

Ferrari passed up on the opportunity to re-employ Ross Brawn after his sabbatical and promoted Stefano Domenicali instead. Ross went off to Honda, won the World Championship with Brawn and is now getting the job done for Mercedes. I wonder if Luca Montezemolo is having regrets...

It Doesn't Get Better Than That
A sensational grand prix, culminating in a sensational victory for Lewis Hamilton. F1 doesn't get any better that that.

If we were being ultra picky then Hamilton's final overtaking manoeuvre, taking him into the lead of the race for the first time, would have occurred on the final lap rather than with four still to go, but the 2011 Chinese GP is an instant entry into the pantheon of all-time great grands prix - a pantheon which, it must be admitted, hasn't been given an update for too long a time.

Sunday's race had everything: sleight of strategy, stunning overtakes, a charge from the back of the grid, and, courtesy of Jenson Button's uninvited bid to become a third Red Bull driver, a humorous dollop of farce. From start to finish, it was an exhilarating spectacle.

No Valid Excuses For Dozy Button

Button claimed he was unsighted and distracted by something in his cockpit, but a F1 driver should be able to find his garage blindfold.

Pirelli Are The Newcomer Of 2011

Fresh tyres are the current king of 2011 and a host of teams - but particularly Ferrari, Renault and Mercedes - must all now be wondering whether they would be better off not running in Qualy Three in order to keep back another set of tyres, or sets, for Sunday's race. The gain achieved from fresh tyres currently far exceeds grid position.