Michele Merlino delves into the archives to dig up the landmarks and records that could be set during the Chinese Grand Prix weekend

Three in a row?

Brawn GP could become the first team in Formula 1 history to score three wins in its first three races, having equalled Alfa Romeo's 1950 record at Sepang.

If Jenson Button wins the Chinese Grand Prix, he will be the first driver to win three in a row since Michael Schumacher's streak from the US to the German GP in 2006. The last British driver to win three successive races was Damon Hill, in the first three races of 1996.

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