Formula 1 Des news

Mercedes AMG Petronas drivers Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher put in solid performances to dial their Silver Arrows into points scoring grid slots of 6th and 8th, all while juggling tricky setup and tyre problems.

Not content with totally dominating qualifying and heading up the first Silver Arrows front row lockout since 1955, Mercedes AMG Petronas ace Nico Rosberg showed the way to his rivals and stormed to a ruthless lights-to-flag victory at the 2012 Chinese Grand Prix.

Designed to push the drivers and their machines to the limits, Shanghai is an awesome mix of sharp corners and high speed straights. Drivers will scream to just over 330 km/h (205 mp/h) along the ‘longest back straight in F1.

The Formula One World Championship fires up again for the 2012 season this Friday in Melbourne at the Australian Grand Prix. For sport’s hundreds of millions of fans worldwide, it’s the chance to feast in automotive hedonism as the skies around Albert Park are torn apart by the sound of some of the slickest pieces of engineering on the planet.