What a great race!

Justin: Well, it seems that we (me) tainted Vettel's fortunes by predicting a win for him in the race (I don't mind being too wrong on this count!). My co-blogger also helped out Vettel by saying that the guy who wins the first 3 races always goes on to win the title. Good stuff.

Looking back though, I did say what I would like to see happen.....and Webber delivered a frankly amazing drive from 18th to 3rd! Good to see I sometimes predict good things.

The race in China had everything! Oh, a belated good morning to my co-blogger who, according to my source, got up for the race only to go straight back to bed extremely hungover from the night before. Naughty!

There were overtakes galore, starting with the start as Button and Hamilton both passed Vettel. At various stages, including near the end of the race, the top 5 were covered by only a few seconds.

Button was caught napping when he parked in the Red Bull pit for tyres...whoops! It was a bizarre moment for someone who is usually so cool and calm. After the race he said he was just looking down at something and got distracted.

Three or four laps from the end we had Lewis hunting down Vettel with a sense of excitement in the air. He passed him, and Webber, driving from 18th on the grid, hunted down and passed Button for the final podium slot.

Frankly, I cannot begin to describe how exciting the race was. Lewis Hamilton drove a superb race to win and he is now some 18 points from Vettel in the title hunt. Button is a further 10 behind Lewis, with Webber 1 point behind him.

Mark Webber gets my driver of the day, is that two in two races?? The guy drove an absolutely stonking race, making ballsy overtakes whenever and wherever he could. 18th to 3rd could prove to be the turning point of his season.

Nico Rosberg deserves a mention too, as he was in the mix for the majority of the race, but along with Ferrari and Vettel (who were on two stops) he fell away towards the end and finished 5th.

What of Ferrari? Massa outpaced Alonso for the entire race, which is an interesting change in dynamic there. Ferrari were never in the hunt at all really. Massa was second at one point, but he was on two stops and he was swallowed up by Lewis and Jenson near the end on newer tyres.

Ferrari need to do something to halt their slide towards obscurity, which is what it's looking like at the moment.

Halfway through the season last year, Alonso was some 40 or so points from the top of the title table....he is already that far off after 3 races.

Well done Mark Webber!!! Onto Turkey we go, with a massive 3 week wait. Bah!