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Formula 1
Brazilian GP
2009 Brazilian Grand Prix Race day at Interlagos
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Lap 29: Webber is clear off into the lead after leaping both Kubica and Barrichello at the stops. The traffic for the latter was a disaster, denting his title hopes.
Lap 29: Rosberg pits with smoke coming from the back of the FW31. Race over and he pulls into the garage.
Lap 28: Kobayashi is now third after an exceptionally strong drive so far, from Vettel fourth.
Lap 28: Nico Rosberg is slowing! The Wiliams driver is touring back to the pits after such a strong first stint.
Lap 28: Button is currently second but is yet to stop.
Lap 27: Nakajima has pitted at the end of that lap dropping down the order and out of the points.
Lap 27: Webber has a clean stop and surges out of the pits. He is ahead of Button and rivals Kubica and Barrichello.
Lap 27: Kamui Kobayashi sends an amazing move on Kazuki Nakajima to take third place at the Senna S before they come into the pits for their first stop.
Lap 26: Meanwhile, Webber sets the fastest lap and will surely end up ahead of Kubica and Barrichello as he stops.
Lap 25: Jenson Button is through! The championship leader finally makes a move stick on the Toyota and he needs to push now.
Lap 25: Barrichello is still stuck down behind Vettel. Hamilton and Kovalainen are climbing all over him!
Lap 25: Rosberg and Buemi make their stops.
Lap 25: This is a disaster for Rubens, with traffic costing him track position as the others make later stops.
Lap 24: Robert Kubica resumes ahead of Barrichello!
Lap 24: Replays show Button had made a move on Kobayashi but couldn't slow the Brawn enough and remains behind.
Lap 24: Barrichello is not immediately quick on this second stint and Hamilton tries to come through past the Brawn like Vettel did. Close racing between these two for ninth.
Lap 24: Robert Kubica pits his BMW from thrid.
Lap 23: Vettel seizes the chance to put some manners on Barrichello at Turn 6 and the move sticks! Vettel up to eighth as Barrichello right behind him in ninth.
Lap 23: This is good news for Webber, who is pressing on with the remainder of his fuel load.
Lap 22: Barrichello resumes in traffic, behind Nakajima.
Lap 22: Lewis Hamilton is now promoted to that 10th place and can have a crack at Sebastian Vettel. That could be interesting.
Lap 22: Webber must now push as Rubens heads out with fuel and the harder tyres.
Lap 22: Nick Heidfeld comes into the pits from 10th place. He's out again after 7.8 seconds.
Lap 22: Rubens Barrichello pits from the lead.
Lap 21: Barrichello sets the fastest lap again, extending the lead to 2.7 seconds. This is putting Rubens in with a good chance of keeping the lead.
Lap 20: Lewis Hamilton could be sitting in a very good position here. He's 11th at the moment but fueled for many laps and has more flexibility with his strategy than some of the others if it rains.
Lap 20: Barrichello has edged out the lead to 2.5 seconds as Webber comes under some pressure from Kubica.
Lap 18: The first lap incident between Adrian Sutil and Jarno Trulli will be investigated after the race.
Lap 18: Button continues to be held back by Kobayashi and has now fallen over 17 seconds back from his team-mate's lead.
Lap 18: There is a large dark cloud just beginning to float over the circuit. Beyond it the skies are still reasonably bright at the moment.
Lap 17: Sebastian Vettel is dropping away by one-tenth of a second per lap from Nakajima. Heidfeld in 10th and Hamilton 11th are on his tail.
Lap 17: Barrichello again sets the fastest lap but Webber is only a fraction slower. Robert Kubica continues to lap strongly, just a second behind.
Lap 16: Heikki Kovalainen is under investigation by the stewards following that scary pitstop at the end of lap 1 when he took the fuel hose for a walk.
Lap 16: Webber continues to keep Barrichello within two seconds, which is enough for the Australian to pounce with his fuel load at the first stops.
Lap 15: Romain Grosjean is now dropping back in 13th and about to come under attack from Raikkonen. Alguersuari is 15th with Fisichella and Liuzzi bringing up the rear.
Lap 15: Laptimes are fading for many drivers as their tyres take serious punishment on this 'green' track surface.
Lap 14: Nick Heidfeld is 10th, running close behind Vettel. Lewis Hamilton is just a second behind in 11th, with team-mate Kovalainen in 12th.
Lap 14: Kobayashi continues to hold off Button, who has slipped away slightly from the back of the Toyota in the last couple of laps.
Lap 13: Barrichello leads by 1.8 seconds from Webber and Kubica. Rosberg is fourth, with Buemi slipping away in fifth.
Lap 13: Kazuki Nakajima in eighth is now hanging on to Button and Vettel is just over one second behind him.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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