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April 16, 2011: Sebastian Vettel stormed to pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix, setting the fastest lap time ever seen in Shanghai.

April 16, 2011: Sebastian Vettel resumed his place at the top of the timing sheets during final practice for the Chinese Grand Prix as he maintained his advantage over the McLarens ahead of qualifying

April 15, 2011: Nick Heidfeld has taken the blame for both his spins during Friday practice for the Chinese Grand Prix

April 15, 2011: Jenson Button is hoping a few set-up tweaks will give him the opportunity to challenge the Red Bulls at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix

April 15, 2011: Lewis Hamilton is confident there is more time to be found from the McLaren after finishing Friday practice for the Chinese Grand Prix second but slightly unsatisfied

April 15, 2011: Both Mercedes drivers heralded a step forward after setting the fourth and fifth fastest times during Friday practice for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix

April 15, 2011: Mark Webber has said he wants to get the KERS system issues resolved on his Red Bull following practice for the Chinese Grand Prix.

April 15, 2011: Sebastian Vettel is expecting a "tight" qualifying hour for the Chinese Grand Prix after topping the Friday practice sessions by just 0.166 seconds

April 15, 2011: Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time during first practice for the Chinese Grand Prix as Red Bull ended the session well clear of the field.

April 15, 2011: A round-up of comment after Friday's practice sessions at Shanghai

April 15, 2011: Rubens Barrichello has said that he hopes Williams' updates for the Chinese Grand Prix will help propel him in to the top six.

April 15, 2011: Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time during first practice for the Chinese Grand Prix as Red Bull ended the session well clear of the field.

April 14, 2011: Mark Webber has praised Sebastian Vettel's start to the season and insists he is not panicking about the gap to his Red Bull team-mate in the standings

April 14, 2011: Sebastian Vettel is confident Red Bull can get its troublesome KERS working at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix

April 14, 2011: Lewis Hamilton is hoping the cooler temperatures at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix will rule out a repeat of the tyre problems he suffered in Malaysia

April 14, 2011: Fernando Alonso is confident he will not experience a repeat of the Drag Reduction System malfunction he experienced in Malaysia

April 14, 2011: Red Bull is hoping a "significant improvement" to its car for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix will help it maintain its advantage over its rivals

April 13, 2011: Fernando Alonso says he is preparing to experience another difficult weekend at the Chinese Grand Prix.

April 13, 2011: The FIA have announced the DRS zone for the Chinese Grand Prix, allocating a section of the back straight between turns 13 and 14.