Hamilton holds on for sixth win in Shanghai

Britain's Lewis Hamilton won the 1,000th F1 race on Sunday after grabbing the lead from Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas at the first corner and powering to victory in blustery Shanghai.

Hamilton, who started from second on the grid, took the world championship lead after romping home to win the Chinese Grand Prix by more than 6.5 seconds over Bottas, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel third.

This was world champion Hamilton's second straight GP victory and sixth triumph at the Chinese Grand Prix.