Formula One: China Grand Prix – live!
- Updates from the third race of the season in Shanghai
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If you want to get into a Shanghai state of mind immerse yourself in the splendour of the city’s 2010 expo promo video. It’s so slick and catchy it feels like the winning tune Simon Cowell reveals in the final episode of one of those TV talent shows. Although I was slightly worried I was watching the Eastenders credits around 30 seconds in.
And yes, that is Jackie Chan.
The Shanghai International Circuit is 5.451 km (3.388 mi) long and contains 16 corners. The track is designed to resemble the Chinese character shang (the first half of the name Shanghai).
The circuit opened in 2004, can hold up to 200,000 spectators, and cost US $450m to build.