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Behind the scenes at Shanghai

AUTOSPORT's group F1 editor Jonathan Noble brings more tales from the paddock after the Chinese Grand Prix weekend

Jonathan Noble Apr 18, 2011, 7:04 PM

Formula 1 hailed its expansion into the Chinese market as a huge coup for the sport several years ago. But, despite some great races in the past, it has faced an uphill battle to become a big hit with the F1 fraternity or the local fans.

Things improved a bit this year, with the grandstands pretty busy on race day - and the enthusiastic locals who had turned up cheering to the rafters, and clearly enjoying, seeing Lewis Hamilton's pre-race nightmare turn into an epic F1 win.

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Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.