Lewis Hamilton captured his 3rd straight Formula One race on Sunday following wins in Malaysia and Bahrain, leading from pole to checkered flag to win the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. The Briton's teammate Nico Rosberg took second place and this was the third time in four races this season the pair have finished one-two.

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso held off fast-charging Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo to finish third and give his team its first podium finish of the year, a timely improvement with new team principal Marco Mattiacci now in charge replacing Stefano Domenicali.

Red Bull's Ricciardo was fourth, finishing one place ahead of teammate Sebastian Vettel after the four-time defending world champion was asked by his team to allow the faster Ricciardo to pass for the second race in a row.