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Formula 1 Italian GP

2009 Italian Grand Prix Race day at Monza

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Lap 44: Nico Rosberg pits from 16th and last position in the Williams. It's another long stop and he resumes for the run to the flag.
Lap 43: The world champion could double the damage to Button's points advantage if he manages to pass the Brawn.
Lap 43: In recent laps, Sebastian Vettel has fallen away slightly from Kovalainen and Heidfeld. Vettel continues in ninth, out of the points, having been jumped by the BMW driver during the pitstops.
Lap 43: Hamilton continues to close in on Button with the gap now down to 2.2 seconds.
Lap 42: This is playing out brilliantly for Brawn in the championship race as Red Bull look to be struggling to score today.
Lap 41: Raikkonen and Sutil are fourth and fifth after those messy pitstops, with Alonso and Kovalainen heading up the rest of the one-stopping field.
Lap 41: Glock doesn't make it. He is right behind his team-mate Trulli. Nakajima in 11th is a further second up the road.
Lap 40: Jenson Button is second, with Lewis Hamilton in the final podium place and looking what he can do in the remaining 14 laps.
Lap 40: It's a quick stop from the Toyota crew and this is going to be close as the German rejoins.
Lap 40: Glock pits now and we will see if he can gain those two spots.
Lap 40: Timo Glock is the only man yet to stop. He is up to eighth, but will be looking to jump Nakajima and Trulli when he comes in shortly.
Lap 40: Rubens Barrichello leads for Brawn and is on course for victory at Monza.
Lap 39: Replays show Sutil also had a terrible stop as he arrived too quickly in the pits and clattered some of his men.
Lap 39: Its a fumble at Ferrari as Raikkonen struggles to get away but both do resume, behind Hamilton in fourth and fifth.
Lap 38: Raikkonen and Sutil pit together.
Lap 38: Sebastien Buemi pits for his one and only stop from 11th place in the Toro Rosso. He falls down the order.
Lap 38: Raikkonen and Sutil are pressing on with their low fuel before their second stops.
Lap 37: Nakajima has a slightly quicker total time in the pitlane, and he maintains track position over Trulli.
Lap 37: Kimi Raikkonen is the current leader ahead of his second stop, with Sutil still on his tail.
Lap 37: Glock's progress in 10th place on that light load has indeed been dented, as now the fight between Nakajima and Trulli enters the pitlane.
Lap 35: Can Hamilton do anything to pass the Brawns on the road? That short middle stint was just not enough time to build an advantage over the heavier cars.
Lap 35: Romain Grosjean pits from 15th place in the Renault. It is a routine stop and the Frenchman rejoins without losing a place. Only Rosberg is behind him.
Lap 35: Hamilton is back out but is behind both Barrichello and Button on the road.
Lap 35: Hamilton pits and Barrichello will easily take the lead.
Lap 34: The heaviest cars have yet to pit, but are due in soon. Kazuki Nakajima is seventh now, with Trulli tight up behind in eighth. Kovalainen is ninth with Glock 10th, Heidfeld 11th and Vettel down in 12th.
Lap 34: The gap between Barrichello and Button has drawn out to 4.9 seconds, which is not good for the championship leader.
Lap 33: Nick Heidfeld rejoins from that stop in 11th place and jumps Vettel! The day is getting worse for the Red Bull driver and now he's lost a place in the stops.
Lap 33: Hamilton sets the fastest lap at 1m24.869s but he has a lot to do to get the gap he needs.
Lap 32: Nick Heidfeld has made good progress with a light car in recent laps. He comes into the pits from sixth and will be looking to jump Vettel.
Lap 32: Hamilton reports okay balance at the moment and requests the harder tyre for the final stint.
Lap 31: Hamilton sets the fastest middle sector as his push for victory begins.
Lap 31: Fisichella has moved up to seventh with the recent round of stops. The Italian now pits himself and falls out of the points.
Lap 31: Hamilton must now take advantage of the heavy Brawns to build enough of a gap to make a final stop.

Lewis is currently 14.1 seconds ahead of Barrichello and that's not enough.
Lap 31: Glock has a light car at the moment in 12th and will be dismayed to see the KERS-aided Kovalainen pull out from the pits ahead of him.
Lap 30: Hamilton now leads from fellow two-stoppers Raikkonen and Sutil. Barrichello is now fourth with Button fifth.
Lap 30: The hefty one-stop fuel load goes into the Brawn and he is away, well ahead of his team-mate.
Lap 30: Kovalainen rejoined in 11th place, with Glock 12th and Vettel 13th. Glock isn't due to pit for another 10 laps.
Lap 29: Barrichello pits from the lead.
Lap 29: Button is now fifth and pushing hard but Barrichello should be able to stay ahead with a later stop.
Lap 29: Vettel had been chipping away at the gap to Kovalainen prior to the stop, but it has worked out badly for the Red Bull driver. He rejoins behind the Alonso-Nakajima-Trulli group.

By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton

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