It is a landmark weekend in Formula 1 as the 1000th championship race takes place at the Chinese GP, and it should be a thriller if recent history is anything to go by. Two rounds into F1 2019 and it is two wins and two one-twos for Mercedes so far, something few would have predicted with confidence after pre-season testing. But the standings do not tell the full story and Ferrari, who dominated Bahrain, will be desperate to get a win on the board and also allay fears over their reliability after Charles Leclerc was robbed of victory in the desert. The Scuderia arguably arrive as favourites given the straight-line speed they showed in Bahrain, with Mercedes fearing the two red cars could...
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