Right, off to bed now. Programme starts at 8 and race kicks off at 9.

BE WARNED!!!

I think it switches to BBC2 at 10 o'clock.

Formation lap just completed.

Most got away ok, but Barrichello stalled and is now last.

Vettel shot into the lead by the first corner.

Massa and Hamilton seem to have shot up several places at the start, but the others who were near the back haven't been quite so lucky.

Glock and De La Rosa are out already!

Hamilton's up to ninth.

Button's not doing so well.

Massa and Alonso are 14th and 15th with Button 16th.

Hamilton gets past Petrov by pushing him out of the way. Tut, tut!

Apparently he's received a warning about his driving - excessive weaving.

Schumacher's out - suspension problem.

Kovalainen and someone came together and one got a puncture and the other lost a bit of nose.

Liuzi slowing, Hamilton gains another place.

Order:-

1. Vettel
2. Webber
3. Rosberg
4. Kubica
5. Hamilton

but they're still jinking about during pit stop period.

Rosberg and Kubica have pitted and Hamilton is now third, Vettel pits and exits in 2nd. Webber pits - it doesn't go well- and exits third behind Hamilton, who has still to pit.

Massa pits from 6th and exits 9th.

Order:-

1. Vettel
2. Hamilton (still to pit)
3. Vettel
4. Rosberg
5. Kubica
6. Alonso (still to pit)
7. Sutil
8. Button
9. Massa
10. Hulkenberg

Alguersuari's just taken 10th place from Hulkenberg in a very smooth move.

Hamilton has now pitted and exited just ahead of Button, so is now 7th.

Order:-

1. Vettel
2, Webber
3. Rosberg
4. Kubica
5. Alonso (STILL still to pit. )
6. Sutil
7. Hamilton
8. Button
9. Massa
10. Algersuari

Alonso pits - rejoins in 9th, back behind Massa.

Lap 39 and there are 17 cars left running.

Sutil keeping Hamilton at bay.

Order:-

1. Vettel
2, Webber
3. Rosberg
4. Kubica
5. Sutil
6. Hamilton
7. Button
8. Mass
9. Alonso
10. Algersuari

Massa has just passed Button and Buemi in the 2nd Torro Rosso has just passed Barrichello for 12th.

Alonso now pressing Button who has just narrowly avoided being passed by Alonso.

Now that Massa's got past Button he's opened up a 5 second gap already.

Alonso's engine has just blown.

Result:-

1.Vettel
2. Webber
3. Rosberg
4. Kubica
5. Sutil
6. Hamilton
7. Button
8. Mass
9, Alguersuari
10. Hulkenberg
11. Buemi
12. Barrichello
13. Alonso
14. Di Grassi
15. Chandhok
16. Senna
17. Trulli
18. Kovalainen
19. Petrov
20. Liuzi
21. Schumacher
22. Kobayashi
23. Glock
24. De La Rosa

Chinese Grand Prix

Shanghai, 16-18 April 2010

Fri 16 Apr: Practice 1 0300-0430; Practice 2 0700-0830

Sat 17 Apr: Practice 3 0400-0500; Qualifying 0700

Sun 18 Apr: Race 0800

Q1 is underway.

Someone spun off, but is still running.

Wonder how the air restrictions over Europe might affect the F1 circus?

Currently in the drop-zone (18 - 24)

De La Rosa
Trulli
Kovalainen
Glock
Di Grassi
Senna
Chandhok

De La Rosa's climbed to 17th and been replaced by Liuzzi in the drop-zone.

Poor Eddie Jordan's not at the GP as he couldn't get a flight out of the UK.

In the Q2 drop-zone:-

Barrichello
Alguersuari
Petrov
Buemi
Kobayashi
De La Rosa
Hulkenberg

Schumacher only just makes it through to Q3 by 3 hundredths of a second from Barrichello.

Vettel's P1 at the moment. Schumacher's P9.

So far:-

Vettel
Alonso
Webber
Rosberg
Hamilton
Massa
Button
Schumacher
Kubica
Sutil

Vettel, Webber, one and two.

These are the final qualifying positions, but the starting grid positions will be slightly different for some of the lower places as their are a few drivers picking up penalties for various things - not all demeanours though.

	Driver
1		Sebastian Vettel
2		Mark Webber
3		Fernando Alonso
4		Nico Rosberg
5		Jenson Button
6		Lewis Hamilton
7		Felipe Massa
8		Robert Kubica
9		Michael Schumacher
10		Adrian Sutil
11		Rubens Barrichello
12		Jaime Alguersuari
13		Sebastien Buemi
14		Vitaly Petrov
15		Kamui Kobayashi
16		Nico Hulkenberg
17		Pedro de la Rosa
18		Vitantonio Liuzzi
19		Timo Glock
20		Jarno Trulli
21		Heikki Kovalainen
22		Lucas di Grassi
23		Bruno Senna
24		Karun Chandhok

Morning, just on the formation lap. :wave

Most cars get away ok, but 3 cars get in a fankle  around turn 6 and are strewn over the track. Safety car deployed. Alonso storms up from P3 to P1, but it seems he got a jump start. Vettel didn't start too well and has dropped to P3 with Webber in P2.
It's starting to rain and some pitted under the safety car for intermediate tyres, but now there's a scramble to get back to slicks. I have little idea where everyone is.

Alonso has been given a drive through penalty for the jump start.

1. Rosberg
2, Button
3. Kubica
4. Petrov
5. Alguersuari

It's raining in places again.

Lap 11 and there are 18 still running.
Sutil, Force India is fending off Vettel , Red Bull. But Vettel eventually gets past and Webber's so close by now that he gets past Sutil too, but not past Vettel, but Hamilton was able to pass Vettel and Sutil in one go a few laps earlier.

Hamilton and Schumacher scrapping now. Hamilton passes Schumacher who immediately gets it back but then so does Hamilton. Vettel passes Schumacher shortly after. Webber is still behind Schumacher when they pit for intermediates. Lots of drivers pitting the following lap, but this allows Webber to gain a few places.

Debris on track!
Safety car deployed again!


Cars all bunching up again. Lots of advantages lost!

Safety car in. Bit of crazyness ensues. Hamilton hits Webber and sends him off the track.
There is now a debate as to whether Hamilton has infringed any rules.