F1 standings 2017: Lewis Hamilton moves into tie with Sebastian Vettel after Shanghai

Lewis Hamilton is now tied at the top of the Drivers’ Championship standings with Sebastian Vettel after winning the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. Hamilton went from pole to the top spot of the podium following an uneventful race.

Vettel, after winning the Australian Grand Prix from second place, couldn’t make the magic happen this time around. Questionable pitting decisions doomed Hamilton in the first race, and the same happened for Vettel this time around as he went into the pit for the virtual safety car, but everyone else pitted during the regular safety car not much longer after.

Max Verstappen moved up to third in the standings with a podium finish, barely holding off teammate Daniel Ricciardo in the final laps of the race. Kimi Raikkonen and Valterri Bottas, the other drivers for the teams mentioned, took the next two spots and are appropriately doing well in the standings.

As for constructors, Mercedes now leads the way by a single point after two races, with 66. Ferrari comes in second with 65, and Red Bull is a distant third with 37 points. Renault, Sauber, and McLaren are the three remaining pointless teams.

No points were earned by all of those who were knocked out of the race. Lance Stroll officially finished last after he was taken out by Sergio Perez on the first lap. It’s a disappointing end for Stroll, who looked much better in qualifying this weekend than he did in his first go in Australia.

After Stroll, it was Antonio Giovinazzi of Sauber who crashed out. The former drew a virtual safety car, while the latter drew a proper safety car. Giovinazzi also crashed out of qualifying on Saturday, so it was an overall bad weekend for him.

Stoffel Vandoorne of McLaren was the next to go out, at Lap 18, when a fuel issue ended his race. Daniil Kvyat also pulled over just a few laps later, ending his race in 17th place officially.

The next retirement was a heartbreaker, as Fernando Alonso of McLaren was racing quite well and into the points when he was struck with what looks like the same fuel issue as Vandoorne, and he had to retire, finishing 16th.

Below are the full standings for drivers and constructors after two races.