2012 F1 Chinese Grand Prix Review

Nico Rosberg feeling the joy of winning after 2012 Formula 1 UBS Chinese GP.
April 15, 2012 photo by AP Photo via The Telegraph.

The 2012 Chinese Grand Prix, round three of the 2012 Formula One Season, took place at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China on April 15, 2012.

German driver Nico Rosberg (Mercedes-Benz) dominated in this race, gaining his first win in Formula One racing. He did it after having also earned his very first pole position, a fairly rare combination.

Engine manufacturer Mercedes-Benz must have been very pleased on this day as McLaren Mercedes, the other F1 Merc team, took the other two podium spots. Jenson Button came in second, and Lewis Hamilton was third, both being from England.

Here are some related links from Formula1.com and a couple videos for you as a review of this event.


Qualifying - rampaging Rosberg takes maiden F1 pole
Posted at Formula1.com on April 14, 2012

Mercedes' innovative front wing helped Nico Rosberg to the first pole position of his Formula One career on Saturday afternoon in Shanghai, when a mighty lap of 1m 35.121s left him well clear of Lewis Hamilton's McLaren and Michael Schumacher's sister car, with respective laps of 1m 35.626s and 1m 35.691s. But Hamilton's five-place grid penalty makes it the first all-Mercedes front row since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix at Monza...


FIA post-qualifying press conference - China
Posted at Formula1.com on April 14, 2012

Drivers: 1 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes); 2 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren); 3 - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes)

Q: Nico, sensational lap how do you feel about your first F1 pole?
Nico Rosberg: Fantastic, yeah, thank you. It went really well, it's a very special feeling definitely. Now obviously looking forward to starting first tomorrow...


Race - Rosberg an F1 winner after Shanghai thriller
Posted at Formula1.com on April 15, 2012

How ironic was it that in a race that depended on tyre wear and strategy, it should all come right for Mercedes and Nico Rosberg as the young German scored his maiden Grand Prix victory by 20.6s as a fantastic war raged a long way behind him?...


FIA post-race press conference - China
Posted at Formula1.com on April 15, 2012

Drivers: 1 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), 2 - Jenson Button (McLaren), 3 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren)

Q: Nico, well done. You join an exclusive club of drivers who've turned their maiden pole into their maiden win. How do you feel?...


China analysis - Mercedes make the breakthrough
Posted at Formula1.com on April 16, 2012

When Mercedes took over Brawn - then reigning champions - ahead of the 2010 season, they probably didn't expect to have to wait quite so long for a win. The waiting at last paid off on Sunday, as Nico Rosberg finally scored the victory everyone knew he was capable of. More encouraging still for Ross Brawn's squad, the nature of his triumph suggested that in their innovative W03 car, they may now have a genuine title contender...

Official F1 2012 Chinese GP Race Edit
Uploaded to YouTube by FormulaOneExpert1




F1: Chinese GP Results - 2012
Posted at SpeedTV.com

F1: Bob Varsha, David Hobbs and Steve Matchett take a look at the results from China. Nico Rosberg wins his first career Grand Prix from pole in China.