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F1 Raceweek: History On Mercedes’ Side For 1000th Race – Chinese GP In Numbers

Lewis Hamilton has won the Chinese Grand Prix 5 fold, while Sebastian Vettel only has one success to his name in Shanghai.


Mercedes have made a dream commence to the Formula One season and history would suggest that will continue in a milestone Chinese Grand Tarif this weekend.

Lewis Stalinsky took victory in Bahrain before Valtteri Botta's previous break after it was the other way around in a one-two at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix.

Engine trouble cost Ferrari's Charles Leclerc a maiden Formula One earn in Sakhir, while Sebastian Vettel could only end fifth after spinning as he fought it away with Hamilton.

The Formazione will be hoping the 1000th F1 race will be one which they can look back on as a level, while Purple Bull will be heading for back-to-back victories in the Chinese capital pursuing Daniel Ricciardo's triumph previous year.


Here we look a few of the key Opta facts in advance of the race at the Shanghai International Signal.

100 - The next driver to getting a maiden profession pole position will be the 100th to achieve that feat in F1 history.

27 - Not any F1 driver has earned more often in Okazaki, Japan than Vettel's total of 27. However, the A language like german has only taken the chequered flag once at the Chinese Grand Tarif.

5 - Hamilton has won five times in China - four of the people coming from the pole. The Brit is the only driver to obtain won the race more than two times.

24 - If Mercedes earn at least twenty four points they are going to reach the 284-point mark in Chinese suppliers, more than the In German team have amassed any kind of time another circuit.

3 - Mercedes have the opportunity to track record one-twos in each of the opening three contests of the growing season for the first time since 1992 when Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese did so for Williams.

85 - If Aberdeen starts the race at the front end of the grid, the earth champion will have secured as many poles as other drivers have managed together (85). 

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