Driven to redemption
Lewis Hamilton put his recent mistakes behind him to command from the front throughout the Chinese Grand Prix. Richard Barnes looks into what happened at Shanghai and what it means for next weekend's finale at Interlagos
After the shambolic mistakes committed by both of the 2008 title rivals, Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa, last weekend in Japan, it was a solid bet that one of them would revert to form and turn in a dominant display for Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix.
While Felipe Massa avoided major errors and raced quietly to a second position gifted by Ferrari teammate Kimi Raikkonen late in the final stint, it was Hamilton who stepped up to the plate and took command of the championship. From the time that the cars rolled out for the first free practice session on Friday, the championship leader was peerless all weekend.
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