Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix marked the third successive 1-2 for Mercedes, the first time a team has scored three successive 1-2s since Williams in 1992, when, courtesy of getting the (technical) jump on its rivals in terms of active suspension, the Grove outfit's drivers, Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese went on to score three further 1-2s, finally finishing in that order in the drivers' championship while Williams took the constructors' title. Such was Williams dominance that Mansell secured his title in Hungary with five races remaining and Williams secured its crown in Belgium two weeks later. Despite Mercedes equally impressive start to this season, not forgetting that it has won 75%...
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