Lewis Hamilton wins F1 Chinese Grand Prix

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McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton has won the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.

17 April,2011 08:03 pm

Lewis Hamilton overcame a pre-race mechanical drama to win a thrilling Chinese Grand Prix by taking over the lead from the reigning World Champion, the Red Bulls Sebastian Vettel, with just five laps remaining.The German Sebastian Vettel finished 5.1 seconds behind the victorious McLaren driver to take second position, with his team mate, the Australian Mark Webber, a further 2.4 seconds adrift on third who drove a superb race after starting 18th on the grid.Hamilton came close to being out of contention before the race even started, when a fuel leak was discovered in his engine. McLaren mechanics worked frantically in the garage with the seconds ticking down until the pitlane closed. Had they missed the deadline, Hamilton would have started from pitlane rather than third on the grid.They sent him out on the installation lap with just under a minute to spare, but with much of the engine cover missing, and that had to be drilled onto the car while it was sitting on the grid.