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China: the first time around

If it's a surprise to see Ferrari on top in China, then maybe it shouldn't be. Ferrari is the most successful team in Shanghai, with four wins out of the 12 races staged here to date (Mercedes and McLaren are tied for second with three wins apiece.). Ferrari were in fact the very first winners here, and for once it wasn't a race won by Michael Schumacher during his dominant streak but rather his long-time team mate Rubens Barrichello who beat Jenson Button (BAR-Honda) and Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren-Mercedes) to the chequered flag. Here he is celebrating the victory, which came on September 29 2004.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.