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The Chinese Formula One Grand Prix 2017 this month, a premier racing event, elicited decidedly different reactions among those in the stands in Shanghai.

Zhang Luyang, 35, shivered when Lewis Hamilton from the Mercedes-AMG team, the winner of the race, finished his last lap at the Shanghai International Circuit on the afternoon of April 9.