Welcome to China! Shanghai presents the third race, and the first back-to-back, of the season. Whilst teams focus on on-track performance, it’s easy to ignore the logistical challenge this race brings. The beginning of the season is a constant race to manufacture and deliver car parts to the track, and with races back-to-back, each team’s machine shop will be working overdrive to deliver everything in time. The team endured a difficult weekend in Bahrain and is working hard on finding solutions going forward. For China, Pirelli has made available the medium, soft and ultrasoft tyres.
 

PADDY LOWE:
We head to China for the first back-to-back race of the season. The Shanghai International Circuit is a great track with some demanding high-speed corners and a long back straight which is traditionally good for overtaking. It is an important race as it is an exciting new market for Formula one with a rapidly growing fan base. It has produced some thrilling races over the years especially because the weather can be a bit challenging which tends to give some twists to the weekend. It can also be very cold at this time of year - one of the coldest races of the season – so always remember to bring your warm clothes to China!