Formula 1 News

More than 150,000 spectators will line city streets on the 3rd of June trying to get as close to the action as possible.

Mercedes AMG Petronas drivers Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher put in solid performances to dial their Silver Arrows into points scoring grid slots of 6th and 8th, all while juggling tricky setup and tyre problems.

Not content with totally dominating qualifying and heading up the first Silver Arrows front row lockout since 1955, Mercedes AMG Petronas ace Nico Rosberg showed the way to his rivals and stormed to a ruthless lights-to-flag victory at the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix.

Designed to push the drivers and their machines to the limits, Shanghai is an awesome mix of sharp corners and high speed straights. Drivers will scream to just over 330 km/h (205 mp/h) along the ‘longest back straight in F1.