Mercedes celebrating their first front-row lock-out since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix at Monza and driver Nico Rosberg's maiden pole position, on a day of firsts in Shanghai.
Rosberg described it as “a very special day” after he demolished the field to take pole for the Chinese GP on Sunday.
His teammate and fellow German Michael Schumacher was third-fastest but takes second on the grid.u00a0
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