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    Life Through a Lens: F1 photographer Mark Sutton picks his six favourite shots from the Chinese Grand Prix weekend

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    The Final Stint: A round-up of the good, the bad and the downright ugly from the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

  • 'It was definitely my fault'

    Read what the drivers and team members had to say after Fernando Alonso took victory in the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai

  • Who's in charge at Red Bull?

    Comment: ESPNF1's deputy editor Laurence Edmondson on why Sebastian Vettel has given the finger to Red Bull

  • Rancour at Red Bull

    ESPNF1's deputy editor Laurence Edmondson previews this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix with the focus on the volatile situation at Red Bull

  • Two DRS zones for China

    Pit straight and back straight with two detection points

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History

Although we didn't see the first running of the Chinese Grand Prix until 2004, the government have been trying to host a race since the early 90s. They had originally planned for the race to take place at a facility in the city of Zhuhai in the Guangdong Province in the south of the country. Although the circuit was built and achieved a place on the calendar for 1999, the circuit was later found not to meet FIA standards and the race was axed.

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