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Formula 1
Brazilian GP
2009 Brazilian Grand Prix Race day at Interlagos
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Lap 66: Behind Barrichello, Kovalainen is ninth with Fisichella 10th, Kobayashi 11th, Liuzzi 12th, Grosjean 13th and Alguersuari 14th.
Lap 66: Webber continues to lead and is under no threat from Kubica behind.
Lap 65: Barrichello has rejoined in eighth place and is set to score just a single point this afternoon when he really needed all 10 for victory.
Lap 65: Barrichello's right rear tyre was punctured, possibly after contact with Hamilton's McLaren.
Lap 64: Button is now virtually assured of the title as Barrichello resumes down in eighth.
Lap 64: This is the end of the road for Barrichello as he is forced into the pits for tyres.
Lap 63: Barrichello is told his vibration is a puncture!
Lap 63: Kobayashi is all over the back of Fisichella now as their fight for 10th place continues.
Lap 63: As it stands, Button is well-placed for the title after a very determined drive this afternoon.
Lap 62: Rubens must not fall any further down the order or his title race will end, even if Button drops out of the points.
Lap 62: The McLaren is through for the final podium place and Barrichello's title challenge continues to fade.
Lap 62: A battle is on for 10th place between Fisichella and Kobayashi. The Toyota is all over the back of the Ferrari and looks set to make a move soon.
Lap 61: Barrichello reports vibration from his right front tyres as Hamilton sends a move up the inside of the Brawn.
Lap 61: Vettel is again the fastest man on the track as he catches both Hamilton and Barrichello for the final podium place.
Lap 60: Sebastien Buemi is ninth and also closing down on Raikkonen but they are both promoted with Kovalainen's final pitstop.
Lap 60: Kovalainen pits, releasing Button up to a secure sixth.
Lap 59: Button will still take the title if it stays like this.
Lap 58: Kimi Raikkonen in eighth is closing down the 3.7s gap to Button as the Briton remains trapped behind Heikki Kovalainen.
Lap 58: Mark Webber leads from Kubica, Barrichello, Hamilton, Vettel, Kovalainen and Button.
Lap 57: Vettel is now fifth, with Button seventh but still on course for the title.
Lap 57: Grosjean pits for the final time and rejoins in 13th place.
Lap 57: Vettel has jumped past Button, who is losing time behind Kovalainen.
Lap 57: Vettel makes his final stop without incident.
Lap 56: It is a perfect stop for Button and he feeds out in a scrap with Kovalainen.
Lap 55: The Brawn crew are ready for Button, who pits.
Lap 55: Down the field, Kobayashi is promoted to seventh with Buemi's stop. Kovalainen is still close behind the Toyota but Kimi Raikkonen in ninth is catching both of them.
Lap 55: Buemi pits for his fuel to the finish.
Lap 54: The crucial group is Button, Vettel and Buemi, yet to stop, and looking set to come out behind Barrichello and Hamilton.
Lap 54: Kubica is behind Webber on the road in second with all his stops completed.
Lap 53: The Australian takes his tyres and fuel, resuming clear in the lead and on course for victory in Brazil.
Lap 52: Mark Webber pits from the lead.
Lap 52: Heikki Kovalainen is now less than one second behind Kamui Kobayashi as that fight for eighth brews up.
Lap 52: Hamilton is again just behind Barrichello on the road and will be fighting the Brawn for position.
Lap 52: Jaime Alguersuari pits from 14th. He therefore loses touch with Tonio Liuzzi.
Lap 52: It is a clean pit visit for Barrichello but he needs more points than he looks set for at the moment.
Lap 51: The sky continues to darken above the circuit as that enormous black cloud ever so slowly drifts closer to the final portion of the lap.
Lap 50: Barrichello makes his final stop.
Lap 50: Lewis Hamilton remains seventh but is set to leap forward as the others make final stops.
Lap 49: A battle is slowly developing for the final point. Kamui Kobayashi is eighth at the moment, but Heikki Kovalainen has been slowly catching him for the last couple of laps.
Lap 49: Vettel continues to hound Button over fourth on the road.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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