2014 Chinese Grand Prix Saturday in Tweets

Rain in Shanghai on Saturday produced the third wet qualifying session of the year and the third pole position for Lewis Hamilton.

But while Red Bull were trying to beat Mercedes, designer Adrian Newey was at Silverstone to have a look at former driver Mark Webber’s Porsche LMP1 car.

Here’s how Saturday in Shanghai unfolded on Twitter.

Ah joy. Woken up by the rain lashing against the window this morning. It’s not slicks weather right now pic.twitter.com/nNRtXA2VBK

— Jon Noble (@NobleF1) April 18, 2014

Good morning Shang-hai.I really want to see some sunny weather cause I just bring short pants!おはよう上海！ 現在雨の状況ですがとりあえず晴れて欲しい。 僕、短パンしか持ってきてません。 — KAMUI KOBAYASHI (@kamui_kobayashi) April 19, 2014

Very amusing. Woman outside circuit tried to sell me ear plugs. Does she not watch F1? #muteV6

— Byron Young (@byronf1) April 19, 2014

Sharing a hotel with Nico Rosberg here in China. Last night he stopped and signed autographs and chatted to all his fans. Top man. #F1 — F1 Paddock Pass (@F1PaddockPass) April 19, 2014

Practice 3

How are the track conditions? ‘Wet’ & a spin from Valtteri confirms that! He recovers and continues run #FP3

— WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) April 19, 2014

Onboard with @kamui_kobayashi on a very damp Shanghai track pic.twitter.com/B5C3BsrIqM — Caterham F1 Team (@CaterhamF1) April 19, 2014

Not a lot else to gain from running in these damp these conditions so like most teams, just a handful of laps completed #FP3

— WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) April 19, 2014

A quick peek behind the scenes – this is @NicoHulkenberg‘s room. Much more spacious than at other tracks! #HulkPad pic.twitter.com/36H43xEPje — Sahara Force India (@clubforce) April 19, 2014

Qualifying

Maldonado’s five-place grid penalty becomes irrelevant as he won’t start qualifying anyway. Can’t see why stewards wouldn’t let him start.

— F1 Fanatic (@f1fanatic_co_uk) April 19, 2014

This is how Maldonados car looks like at the moment. Would be pretty difficult without rear end. :-) pic.twitter.com/BkLEQt3QTI

— Tobias Grüner F1 (@tgruener) April 19, 2014

And this makes it three wet qualifying sessions out of four this year. Most drivers running full wets. Some on inters. #F1 — Pirelli Motorsport (@pirellisport) April 19, 2014

Q2 has begun but with the track drying no one has gone out immediately. Sutil then breaks the silence. #F1

— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) April 19, 2014

Two pitstops, two sets of Inters! #ChineseGP #Mobil1Insider pic.twitter.com/rvKBL0S2o7 — McLaren (@McLarenF1) April 19, 2014

My view while watching qualifying on @SkySportsF1 (yes sun in Scotland). More nerve wreaking from a far… 😁 pic.twitter.com/dzlVrLJeQV

— Susie Wolff (@Susie_Wolff) April 19, 2014

Romain Grosjean qualified in the top ten – the first time Lotus has done so this season.

And we go through! Epic stuff #GoRoGro — Lotus F1 Team (@Lotus_F1Team) April 19, 2014

"It's not instantaneous" Hulkenberg's race engineer tells him as he awaits a decision on strategy. #F1

— RaceFans Live (@racefanslive) April 19, 2014

Kimi Raikkonen’s weekend went from bad to worse as he failed to make Q3.

“Raikkonen has never before been out-qualified by a team-mate in China. A sobering start to his 2014,” says @therealdcf1. Very droll

— Andrew Benson (@andrewbensonf1) April 19, 2014

Both Red Bulls, one Lotus and one Toro Rosso through to Q3 so at least four Renault powered cars will start in the top 10 — Renault Sport F1 (@RenaultSportF1) April 19, 2014

All the drivers now running on the intermediate tyre for the grand finale #F1

— Pirelli Motorsport (@pirellisport) April 19, 2014

Rosberg spins at the last corner. Alonso fifth. Ricciardo stays second, 1’54.455. #F1 — F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) April 19, 2014

Great job! P6 Massa P7 Bottas!

— WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) April 19, 2014

P2 and P3! Another great team performance and good to split the Mercedes. Tomorrow’s going to be interesting #ChineseGP — Infiniti GP (@InfinitiGP) April 19, 2014

Wow. Lewis Hamilton. Wow. Pole in China by over half a second. Nico Rosberg ragged under pressure. 1.3s slower than HAM in the rain #f1

— Byron Young (@byronf1) April 19, 2014

After the action

All action from comm box window. F1 cars in post qualy parc ferme. Porsche race about to start, podium illuminated pic.twitter.com/btQidL2mS7

— Martin Brundle (@MBrundleF1) April 19, 2014

As he experiences some adversity we are seeing more of Vettel: unspoiled by success, blaming no else, praising Ricciardo for doing better

— Gerald Donaldson – F1 Writer (@f1speedreader) April 19, 2014

There was disappointment at McLaren, as Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen could only manage 12th and 15th on the grid respectively.

Tough day for all @McLarenF1 Lets hope it’s dry for tomorrow’s race as the car really isn’t a fan of wet weather — michael collier (@mikeycollier) April 19, 2014

.@MassaFelipe19 We got the most of out of the car and showed that we have improved in the wet. It’s good to see forward steps. #ChineseGP

— WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) April 19, 2014

Just as in Australia, Lewis had some big moments on his pole lap. Could have been even further ahead. Unstoppable today. — Will Buxton (@willbuxton) April 19, 2014

Ever wondered what happens when spray collides with a virtual advert? This: pic.twitter.com/zXuBs0NlGf — F1 Broadcasting (@f1broadcasting) April 19, 2014

Lots of references to Ricciardo being 3-1 up on Vettel in qualifying. Remember Vettel's had car problems on two of those occasions. #F1

— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) April 19, 2014

That's taking nothing away from Ricciardo, who's confounded those who weren't paying attention to his qualifying performances at Toro Rosso.

— RaceFans (@racefansdotnet) April 19, 2014

After equalling his best result of second on the grid, Daniel Ricciardo answered questions from fans on Twitter.

@BeeGeeCZ @danielricciardo DR: Macau! Raced there once in F3 and its Monaco on steroids basically. The track is nuts. — Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) April 19, 2014

@BethanyHarding1 @danielricciardo DR: The one and only Honey Badger

— Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) April 19, 2014

The flag for @GvanderGarde on Friday FP1 of #ChineseGP. @carloscorell pic.twitter.com/GXrTo68Nvc

— CandyFu (@sostrawberry) April 19, 2014

Well that didn't go to plan!!
Will give it full beans tomorrow.
Lovely fans in the hotel reception.#M4X pic.twitter.com/szHo4jGrQw

— M A X Chilton (@maxchilton) April 19, 2014

Proud that we made it in Q3 today! Good effort from all the guys @Lotus_F1Team ! Let’s keep doing our best for tomorrow! #r8main #ChineseGP

— Romain Grosjean (@RGrosjean) April 19, 2014

Ever wondered what Adrian Newey does on a weekend off? Let the rumours begin… @FIAWEC #Porsche #F1 pic.twitter.com/3iqWU4yj4c — James Moy (@jamesmoy) April 19, 2014

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