Lewis Hamilton fails to defend world title after crashing out of the Chinese GP . Briton 's lead cut to four points by McLaren team - mate Fernando Alonso . `` We were having a great race and we did n't know if it was going to rain or not . Hamilton qualified second in qualifying behind Ferrari 's Kimi Sato .
Lewis Hamilton fails to defend world title after crashing out of the Chinese GP . Briton 's lead cut to four points by McLaren team - mate Fernando Alonso . Hamilton qualified second in qualifying behind Ferrari 's Kimi Sato .