Lewis Hamilton makes hat-tricks the order of the day at Chinese Grand Prix
Mercedes back up Briton's third win in a row with their third consecutive one-two finish
Lewis Hamilton raced to a hat-trick of wins in Sunday's Formula One Chinese Grand Prix, cruising unchallenged to the flag ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg as a dominant Mercedes claimed a third straight one-two finish.
The win was the 25th of Hamilton's career and drew him level with British legend Jim Clark and his current Mercedes boss, triple world champion Niki Lauda, in the all-time winners' list.
I just can't believe how amazing the car is. I was just really racing myself. The team is on a roll, that's for sure
It is also the first time Hamilton - who moved ahead of Clark to become the top British qualifier on Saturday - has managed to win three races in a row.
I was just really racing myself. This team is on a roll, that's for sure."
Fernando Alonso, winner of last year's race in China, finished third to give Ferrari their first podium of the season and the first under new boss Marco Mattiacci, who looked on from the pit wall.
"Being here on the podium is some kind of surprise for us, it's a nice surprise finally," the double world champion said.
