In Australia, Jenson Button had adopted a perfect strategy to win. In China, the world champion has yet taken the right decisions.
After the first rain early in the race, he preferred to keep the dry tire. It was the right thing because the runway was quickly dried.
Three drivers have made the right choice and they ended up well ahead: Nico Rosberg, Jenson Button and Robert Kubica. The others have lost a lot of time making two stops to take a rain tires, the other to use those for dry track.
The rain has returned in mid-race. Rosberg made a mistake and Button has taken the lead. It has dropped more.
Ranking messed ... except for Button
All drivers have passed the pits to take the intermediate tires needed until the arrival of the race, the track is wet.
An intervention of the safety car to remove debris reduced the gap to zero. When the race resumed, pilots who had lost time early in the race were finally able to gain positions, but no one could worry Jenson Button.
The McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton won ahead, author of a superb recovery. Nico Rosberg signed a new podium. The German ahead of Fernando Alonso, who nevertheless spent five times the pits! He changed tires four times and was penalized for an early departure.
Vettel ensures Schumacher disappoints
Robert Kubica has done a race without mistakes and ranks fourth in his Renault.
Sebastian Vettel was the favorite for the race. The pole winner has made the wrong choice of tires and it was not as efficient as Button, Hamilton and Alonso in the rain. He finished sixth ahead Vitaly Petrov. The Renault driver scored his first points after a great race.
Mark Webber took eighth place ahead of Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso dominated by this race.
Michael Schumacher had to settle for a dull tenth place. The seven-time world champion was not as comfortable as the other drivers.
Double blow for Button
With his victory, the second of the season, Jenson Button takes the championship lead ahead of Nico Rosberg, the most regular driver of the plate for now. Lewis Hamilton was third ahead of Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel and Felipe Massa, who was the head yet arrived in China.
Among manufacturers, McLaren Ferrari passes. Red Bull was third ahead of Renault and Mercedes GP.
Now a real headache begins for teams: return to Europe. English airports are closed because of the cloud of dust. There are ways for staff but it will be difficult for the hardware. Just three weeks before the Spanish GP.
Ranking on arrival
1. Button - McLaren-Mercedes
2. Hamilton - McLaren-Mercedes - 1''530
3. Rosberg - Mercedes - 9''484
4. Alonso - Ferrari - 11''869
5. Kubica - Renault - 22''213
6. Vettel - Red Bull Renault - 33''310
7. Petrov - Renault - 47''600
8. Webber - Red Bull Renault - 52''172
9. Massa - Ferrari - 57''796
10. Schumacher - Mercedes - 1'01''749
11. Sutil - Force India-Mercedes - 1'02''874
12. Barrichello - Williams-Cosworth - 1'03''665
13. Alguersuari - Toro Rosso-Ferrari - 1'11''416
14. Kovalainen - Lotus-Cosworth - 1 lap
15. Hulkenberg - Williams-Cosworth - 1 lap
16. Senna - HRT-Cosworth - 2 laps
17. Chandhok - HRT-Cosworth - 4 laps
