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Monaco GP
2009 Monaco Grand Prix Race day in Monte Carlo
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Lap 59: The one-stopper race down the field that we have spent a lot of time monitoring, was won by Sebastien Bourdais.
Alonso was indeed released into seventh position, with Bourdais eighth, Fisichella almost three seconds behind him in ninth. Nakajima lost out heavily in that strategy battle and runs tenth, with Glock just behind him in 11th place.
Alonso was indeed released into seventh position, with Bourdais eighth, Fisichella almost three seconds behind him in ninth. Nakajima lost out heavily in that strategy battle and runs tenth, with Glock just behind him in 11th place.
Lap 59: Jenson Button continues to lead with team-mate Barrichello back up to second as the Brawns reign supreme in Monaco.
Kimi Raikkonen is still in front of team-mate Massa, whose longer fuel in the middle stint failed to pay off as he got held up behind Button.
Kimi Raikkonen is still in front of team-mate Massa, whose longer fuel in the middle stint failed to pay off as he got held up behind Button.
Lap 58: Massa resumes fourth, ahead of Rosberg, with Webber slotting in behind the Williams.
Lap 58: Much earlier in the race, Hamilton touched Nick Heidfeld in a battle for position at St. Devote. It turns out he has been soldiering on with a slightly damaged front wing for the last 40 laps.
With the new nose fitted, Hamilton might now be able to demonstrate the kind of pace he had in the early laps.
With the new nose fitted, Hamilton might now be able to demonstrate the kind of pace he had in the early laps.
Lap 57: Massa and Webber pit.
Lap 56: Lewis Hamilton comes into the pits from 14t place in the McLaren. The team fit a new nose to the MP4-24 as well as fuel and fresh tyres.
Lewis rejoins and his sorry race continues down at the back of the field.
Lewis rejoins and his sorry race continues down at the back of the field.
Lap 55: Kimi Raikkonen has pitted from his breif lead. Kimi has a long stint on the fragile super-soft tyres, although those tyres may be better now some more rubber has been laid on the circuit.
Lap 54: The McLaren of Kovalainen got out of shape over the entry kerbs and slewed into the inside barrier.
Heikki's car is craned away.
Heikki's car is craned away.
Lap 54: Fisichella pits now from eighth place, but he and the two drivers he is racing will all have to slow down through the final sector of the lap.
Fisichella rejoins right in the thick of the Bourdais-Nakajima battle.
Fisichella rejoins right in the thick of the Bourdais-Nakajima battle.
Lap 53: Heikki Kovalainen has crashed the McLaren in the Swimming Pool section.
Lap 53: This is bad news for Felipe Massa, who is now held behind a heavy car and unable to challenge his team-mate.
Lap 53: Sebastien Bourdais pits finally from eighth place in the Toro Rosso. The crew work quickly and send the Frenchman back out ... and he's through!
Bourdais rejoins just ahead of Nakajima and the pair are now scrapping hard for tenth place.
Great work from the Toro Rosso crew.
Bourdais rejoins just ahead of Nakajima and the pair are now scrapping hard for tenth place.
Great work from the Toro Rosso crew.
Lap 52: Button takes the hard tyres but loses out to Raikkonen on the scramble up the hill.
Kimi is yet to make a final stop.
Kimi is yet to make a final stop.
Lap 52: Jenson Button pits from the lead of the Monaco Grand Prix.
Lap 52: Bourdais and Fisichella are carrying on in eighth and ninth with their heavy tanks. Alonso remains in tenth and Nakajima is now 17 seconds behind Bourdais in 11th.
The race between the late-stoppers continues, separated by 17 seconds due to the pitstops.
The race between the late-stoppers continues, separated by 17 seconds due to the pitstops.
Lap 51: Barrichello pits from second. He can take the harder tyre, unlike the Ferraris he is battling.
Rubens is out in clean air, fifth.
Rubens is out in clean air, fifth.
Lap 50: Nico Rosberg is sixth, with the McLaren of Kovalainen on his tail.
Lap 50: Jenson Button continues to lead with 30 laps remaining in the Monaco Grand Prix.
Rubens Barrichello remains second from Raikkonen, Massa and Webber.
Rubens Barrichello remains second from Raikkonen, Massa and Webber.
Lap 47: Heikki Kovalainen is now right on the tail of Rosberg's Williams. Can the Finn use his KERS to sneak by?
Lap 47: Bourdais and Fisichella continue round yet again and are into the 47th lap on this tank of fuel, as they continue in eighth and ninth places.
Fernando Alonso in tenth has now caught this pair and will soon be getting held up.
Kazuki Nakajima in 11th is maintaining that 16 second gap to the two one-stoppers, driving really well on a heavier tank of fuel in the Williams. Nakajima is likely to retain track position over Bourdais and Fisichella when they stop.
Fernando Alonso in tenth has now caught this pair and will soon be getting held up.
Kazuki Nakajima in 11th is maintaining that 16 second gap to the two one-stoppers, driving really well on a heavier tank of fuel in the Williams. Nakajima is likely to retain track position over Bourdais and Fisichella when they stop.
Lap 47: Mark Webber in fifth again sets the fastest lap, clocking a 1:15.321 as he begins to close on the Ferraris.
Lap 45: Heikki Kovalainen continues to close on Rosberg for sixth. He may have a chance of leaping the Williams at the second stops.
Lap 44: Nick Heidfeld comes into the pits from 11th place, taking on super-soft tyres after a long first stint on heavy fuel.
Lap 44: Mark Webber sets the fastest lap in his Red Bull.
Lap 43: Felipe Massa is told by Rob Smedley not to cut the chicane as the FIA are watching for drivers with all four wheels off the circuit.
Lap 43: Button is now stretching the lead as Barrichello is slowing at the moment. Kimi Raikkonen is closing on the Brazilian.
Lap 43: Bourdais and Fisichella are driving like hell now, setting personal best sectors each lap as they try to pull out a gap on Nakajima.
The Japanese is holding their pace - just, and is only 17 seconds behind them.
This battle will be for ninth place, just out of the points once these two make their stop and release Alonso into clear space up the order.
The Japanese is holding their pace - just, and is only 17 seconds behind them.
This battle will be for ninth place, just out of the points once these two make their stop and release Alonso into clear space up the order.
Lap 42: Webber continues to run alone in fifth. Heikki Kovalainen is seventh and is closing up on Rosberg's sixth-place Wiliams.
Lap 41: Nakajima responds with a 1:16.849 and is holding the gap to the two up ahead of him.
Bourdais and Fisichella go round again and the battle between these three continues.
Bourdais and Fisichella go round again and the battle between these three continues.
Lap 39: Barrichello is second in his Brawn but behind the pair of Ferraris are closing up with the potential for a reshuffle at the second stops.
Lap 38: Bourdais and Fisichella in eighth and ninth are pushing to make ground on Nakajima who has just been in. They are gaining around 0.4s per lap at the moment and will need a couple of further laps at least to jump Nakajima when they stop soon.
Lap 38: Button leads by 15 seconds with 40 laps to go in Monaco.
Lap 37: Hamilton pulls to the side on the run down to Mirabeau and is a lap down for the second race in succession.
Lap 36: Jenson Button presses on and is about to catch and lap Lewis Hamilton.
Lap 36: Kazuki Nakajima pits from eighth place in the Williams. This will release Bourdais and Fisichella behind him.
Nakajima rejoins further down the order in 12th position.
Nakajima rejoins further down the order in 12th position.
Lap 35: Lewis Hamilton in 15th will need to push hard for the next few laps. He is just a few seconds up ahead of Button on the road, and may need to back off to let the leader through soon if Jenson gets in range. They are running at exactly the same pace at the moment.
Lap 34: Felipe Massa sets the fastest lap. He may have a little more fuel on board than team-mate Raikkonen as Kimi was told on the radio to get a move on.
Lap 33: Those one-stoppers must, however, be worried about a very long stint on the super-soft tyre, which combined with a heavy fuel load could prove a handful.
Lap 33: Fernando Alonso is currently 11th but will leapfrog the three ahead of him when they all come in soon.
Nick Heidfeld, Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock haven't stopped yet either and run in 12th, 13th and 14th places.
Nick Heidfeld, Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock haven't stopped yet either and run in 12th, 13th and 14th places.
Lap 32: Kazuki Nakajima has yet to stop and is running is a solid eighth place at the moment. He is in a direct strategy race with Bourdais ninth and Fisichella tenth. All three are due in soon for their first stop.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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