Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix: Thoughts and Preview

After a three-week break, Formula One returns on Sunday, April 15, for the Chinese Grand Prix.

The race will be held over 56 laps of the 3.387 mile (5.451 kilometre) Shanghai International Circuit—a total race distance of 189.559 miles (305.066 kilometres).

Coming into the weekend, Fernando Alonso leads the drivers' championship with 35 points, followed by Lewis Hamilton with 30 and Jenson Button a further five points back.

The build up to the race continues to be overshadowed by speculation on whether or not the Bahrain Grand Prix, which takes place a week after China, will go ahead.

Continued unrest in the Gulf state has led to suggestions that the race should be abandoned for the second year in a row.&nb...

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