An embarrassed local official and an adopted local hero left their unique marks on the Chinese Grand Prix. The identity of the first, a marshal who waved the chequered flag a lap early, was being concealed for his own sanity. The second was Lewis Hamilton, whose name is reverberating ever more profoundly across this World Championship. Champagne moment: Lewis Hamilton celebrates his third win in as many races on the rostrum in China Come here, Lew: The Brit celebrates with his Mercedes team after leading home another 1-2 Dominant: Hamilton led the race from start to finish in Shanghai to register his third consecutive win
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Lewis Hamilton claims a lights-to-flag finish in dominant Shanghai display
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Race classified two laps early after chequered flag gaffe by marshal
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Nico Rosberg completed Mercedes 1-2 after fighting back through the field
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Fernando Alonso finished on the podium with Daniel Ricciardo 4th
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Sebastian Vettel finished 5th, 25 seconds behind Ricciardo and was ordered to let his Red Bull team-mate pass
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Rosberg still leads the championship by four points ahead of Hamilton
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