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Chinese GP
2009 Chinese Grand Prix Race day at Shanghai International Circuit
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Lap 18: Lewis Hamilton made a mistake, losing four seconds by running wide. Kimi Raikkonen has passed him again and runs in seventh, with Hamilton eighth, Kovalainen ninth and Sebastien Bourdais in tenth.
Lap 18: Trulli's Toyota is touring without his rear wing.
Lap 18: Lewis Hamilton has had another off and is once again behind Kimi Raikkonen in eighth.
Lap 18: Kazuki Nakajima has run wide in Turn 14, losing 13th place to Robert Kubica. Robert is one of the quickest on the circuit at the moment as he climbs through the field.
Lap 17: Sebastien Buemi runs fourth with Felipe Massa is now up to fifth - both started on heavy fuel and have some time before their stops.
Lap 17: Jarno Trulli is struggling badly in these conditions. He has slipped down to ninth and is about to drop further down the order. Kovalainen passes him and so does Bourdais at Turn 14.
Lap 17: Vettel's stop hands the lead to Button's Brawn GP with Barrichello behind in second and Vettel third.
Lap 16: Vettel had a significant lead over a well-spread field and he resumes ahead of Mark Webber.
Lap 16: Lewis Hamilton has passed Kimi Raikkonen and Jarno Trulli. He runs seventh and is charging back towards the front.
Lap 16: Leader Sebastian Vettel is in the pits.
Lap 15: Mark Webber pits his Red Bull from second, taking more wet tyres.
Lap 15: Behind the top four, Sebastien Buemi runs in an amazing fifth place, with Massa sixth, Trulli seventh, Raikkonen eighth, Hamilton ninth and Heikki Kovalainen in tenth.
Lap 14: Felipe Massa is surging forwards and is now sixth in the Ferrari after passing Trull's Toyota.
Lap 14: Timo Glock runs out of patience and sends a move up the inside of Nick Heidfeld. They touch, with Glock taking 12th place, and Heidfeld spinning at Turn 14.
Lap 14: Jenson Button is third, almost six seconds ahead of team-mate Barrichello.
Lap 14: Sebastian Vettel continues to lead by six seconds over Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber. The pair will, however, need to pit in the next few laps.
Lap 13: Felipe Massa is also steaming through the field. He is up to seventh in the Ferrari and has passed his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen.
Lap 13: Hamilton has had a lurid spin at Turn 10 and is now down to tenth.
Lap 12: Lewis Hamilton has fallen down the order and is now behind team-mate Kovalainen.
Lap 12: Timo Glock is on a charge through the field in the Toyota. The star of Malaysia, the German is again at it and running faster than those around him. He started from the pitlane, and in the last lap passed Nakajima and Piquet. He is now 13th and right on the tail of Nick Heidfeld.
Lap 12: Jenson Button is up to third after team-mate Barrrichello ran wide in the final corner.
Lap 11: Felipe Massa is now into the top ten in the Ferrari. He is pulling along Heikki Kovalainen (11th) with him as they bid to move up towards the points.
Lap 11: Lewis Hamilton sends another move down the inside of Trulli's Toyota at Turn 6.
The McLaren is up to fifth and has lots of fuel on board.
The McLaren is up to fifth and has lots of fuel on board.
Lap 11: Behind the top eight, Nick Heidfeld runs ninth and is losing ground to the lead group. Heidfeld then runs wide at Turn 1 and loses several positions.
Lap 11: Sebastian Vettel leads by 3.4 seconds from team-mate Mark Webber.
Lap 10: Sebastian Buemi is all over the back of Raikkonen's Ferrari.
Lap 10: Kimi Raikkonen reports on the team radio that the engine is not running very well in his Ferrari.
Lap 9: Lewis Hamilton overtakes Kimi Raikkonen for sixth at Turn 10 on the first racing lap.
Lap 9: The drivers feel out the grip levels as they take the corners at full speed for the first time in the heavy spray.
Lap 9: Sebastian Vettel leads over the line and enjoys a healthy lead ahead of Webber, Barrichello and Button into Turn 1.
Lap 9: We are racing at full speed in China.
Lap 8: The safety car leads the field into Turn 14 and begins to head for the pits. The crowd rises. We are ready for the start ...
Lap 8: Alonso took on fuel, fresh wet tyres and he runs in 20th as the field begin to wind up in anticipation of the start.
Lap 8: The safety car will pit at the end of this lap.
Race control have deemed the conditions are ready for racing. The drivers will now focus on a rolling start to the race.
Race control have deemed the conditions are ready for racing. The drivers will now focus on a rolling start to the race.
Lap 8: Fernando Alonso pits his Renault from second place.
Lap 7: The full order as we continue under the safety car is Vettel at the front, followed by Alonso, Webber, Barrichello, Button, Trulli, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Buemi, Heidfeld, Kovalainen, Massa, Nakajima, Bourdais, Piquet, Fisichella, Kubica, Glock, Sutil and Rosberg.
Giancarlo Fisichella is the main beneficiary so far. He qualified 20th, but with Glock and Kubica starting from the pitlane, and Sutil and Rosberg having pitted, he runs 16th.
Giancarlo Fisichella is the main beneficiary so far. He qualified 20th, but with Glock and Kubica starting from the pitlane, and Sutil and Rosberg having pitted, he runs 16th.
Lap 7: Lewis Hamilton is told on the radio that the radar shows persistent rain for at least the next 30 minutes.
Lap 6: Nico Rosberg comes into the pits from tenth place in the Williams. He takes on fuel and fresh wet tyres in a 7.9 second stop. He drops to 20th place, behind Sutil.
Lap 6: Fernando Alonso is now saying he thinks conditions would allow the safety car to be removed. The Spaniard has the lightest car in the field and is only a few laps away from his first stop.
Lap 5: Adrian Sutil was one of the drivers who began with a lighter load of fuel. Now he has pitted, he will be able to run a lot longer when this race gets underway.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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