5 things to look forward to at the 2017 Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai

#5 McLaren vs Sauber

McLaren and Sauber will most likely be jostling for positions in the back of the grid at China

Yes, you heard it right, the mighty McLaren have been reduced to fighting with back markers and perennial strugglers Sauber. The 2017 season was to be the year Honda finally produced a power unit to fight at the front of the field but the well-documented failures have resulted in a meltdown in the partnership, leaving McLaren with an engine that is slow, fragile and temperamental.

Sauber pipped McLaren in Australia with an impressive showing from the rookie Antonio Giovinazzi who held on to 13^th just ahead of fellow rookie Stoffel Vandoorne in the McLaren. China will further rub salt into McLaren’s wounds with Sauber likely to beat them as the Honda is no match for even a year old Ferrari power unit in the Sauber.

Expect a dogged performance from Fernando Alonso, as usual, who is probably the only driver on the grid who can extract the maximum performance from any car.