Kimi Antonelli won the Chinese Grand Prix, pulling away from the field early and never relenting, becoming the second youngest driver, at age 19, to win a Grand Prix (Max Verstappen, 18) and the first Italian to win one in 20 years. Mercedes teammate George Russell finished second, reversing the order of finish in Australia.

Ferrari finished P3 and P4 again, but Lewis Hamilton made the podium, his first in a Grand Prix for Scuderia Ferrari, which he joined last season.

Both McLarens were on the third row of the grid after qualifying but neither ran Sunday, each with different electrical issues. That opened the race up for mid-constructor drivers.

Haas' Ollie Bearman held off Alpine's Pierre Gasly for P5. Liam Lawson rebounded from a difficult race in Australia to finish P7 for Racing Bulls. Red Bull's Isack Hadjar was P8. Carlos Sainz grabbed points for Williams in P9 (up from a P17 start), and Franco Colapinto earned his first point with Alpine, finishing P10.

It was another difficult week for Aston Martin, with Lance Stroll forced to retire the car on Lap 10, losing power on the track, and Fernando Alonso shutting the car down after 35 laps, which was planned because the car is unsafe due to excessive vibrations.

Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) and Alex Albon (Williams) did not race due to hydraulics issues, and Verstappen was forced to retire his Red Bull with 10 laps remaining due to a technical issue.

My take: Another exciting start, with a lot of position change off the grid. Some really good racing. However, Mercedes is just too good right now. The best race of the day was between the two Ferraris, which was for the last spot on the podium after leading the race for the second consecutive week ... but ceding to Mercedes after 30ish laps.