Nico Rosberg took a commanding victory at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai

Nico Rosberg took a commanding victory at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai. Starting from pole position, he took the chequered flag with a 20s margin over the second placed car, achieving his first win in Formula One.

· Nico ran a two-stop option/prime/prime strategy to win by 20.626 seconds over Jenson Button's McLaren-Mercedes

· Michael was forced to retire on lap 13 after his right front wheel was not properly attached at his first pit stop

· This was Nico's 111th Formula One start, and comes 111 years after Mercedes' first win at the 1901 Nice Speed Weeks

· It's the first win for a works Silver Arrow since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix, on 11 September in Monza - 25,671 days ago!

· The victory is the tenth in Formula One for a works Silver Arrow, and brings the total number of Mercedes-Benz F1 victories to 90

· Mercedes-Benz powered cars filled the podium for the second time in three years at the Chinese Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg

"This is a very special moment for me. The whole weekend went perfectly. My first pole position, now my first win in Formula One – it really is fantastic. But it's not only this; it's the first win for the new Silver Arrow and for this great team. That is really special for me. Thanks to everybody in the team, here in China and in our factories in Brackley and Brixworth. It makes me very proud that we have improved the car so quickly. I will never forget this race, and the last 20 laps felt as long as if I was racing in the Le Mans 24 Hours! But then crossing the line was so intense. We will enjoy this success, but our feet are still on the ground. We are still not where we want to be, we are still working hard to understand the car and the tyres in all conditions, and we will keep pushing to improve our race pace even further. We will see how that works out in Bahrain."