Prospects of the UBS Chinese Grand Prix.

A feature on in my blogs is going to be prospects of upcoming races.
The next race is the Chinese Grand Prix. 

This year the cars performance are close together and not much has come between them. Tyres have also been a large part of driver strategy and could be the difference of good points or no points. 

China offers a variety of corners from some tight slow right and left handers to some high speed corners. This means that tyre where could be quite high and makes strategy crucial to get a good result. 

Who is likely to win? 
Over the past 2 races we have seen pace from a few drivers including Adrian Sutil and the two lotus'. Consistency has been shown from Red Bull and Mercedes who both look good for the next race. Although Red Bull have the pace past race results show that Mercedes Lewis Hamilton has been consistently higher in race finishes. Also Nico Rosberg has shown that he has good race pace as he has consistently been getting high into the points especially with his win in China last year. 
This makes it likely that we are going to see Mercedes on the podium.

Tyre strategy: 
This year the tyre degradation happens very quickly, within 7-8 laps drivers start to feel some lack of grip. This makes strategy important during the race. 
The likely strategy for this year is likely to be a 3 stop. Looking at the previous races there is some indication that the tyres won't last long enough for a 2 stop strategy. This is not taking into consideration what the weather will be like on the weekend which can definitely change the strategy and could dictate someone in the points to out of the points. 

These are the prospects of the UBS Chinese Grand Prix. 

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