Ma Qing Hua made his first appearance as a Caterham F1 driver in the opening practice session at his home grand prix amid concerns that China has yet to embrace the sport as fully as its participants would have hoped. McLaren and FOTA head Martin Whitmarsh has already expressed concerns that F1 has not realised its full potential since making its debut at the Shanghai International Circuit in 2004, while the country itself has not been in a position to push talent towards the top flight, with Ma the first to break through and not necessarily by talent alone. “I'm worried about China,” Whitmarsh told the AP news agency in the build-up to this year's grand prix, “The potential is huge,...
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