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Formula 1
Spanish GP
2009 Spanish Grand Prix Race day at the Circuit de Catalunya
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Lap 18: Felipe Massa continues to slip back from the leading Brawns.
With the gap now up to almost seven seconds, the lead duo look well placed to remain in front of Massa despite the additional fuel in the Ferrari.
With the gap now up to almost seven seconds, the lead duo look well placed to remain in front of Massa despite the additional fuel in the Ferrari.
Lap 18: Timo Glock pits from eighth in the Toyota.
Lap 18: Raikkonen makes another move on Heidfeld into Turn 1, but Nick keeps his head and again defends the inside line and maintains track position. Kubica and Hamilton are still close behind this dueling pair. In fact, Heidfeld's pace is enabling Nelson Piquet in 13th the chance to catch this train.
Lap 18: Glock takes the softer tyres and heads out, as Brawn look ready for Jenson Button.
Lap 19: Kimi Raikkonen is slowing in the Ferrari.
Lap 19: Button pits from second and resumes with soft tyres and a two-stop fuel load.
Lap 19: Kimi Raikkonen has no drive from the Ferrari F60 and he is trying to crawl round back to the pits. Finally he switches the engine off and Kimi's day is over.
Lap 20: Rubens Barrichello pits from the lead.
Lap 20: Mark Webber joins him in the pit lane.
Lap 20: Its a quick stop for Barrichello and he resumes well ahead of Button and with the heavily-fuelled Rosberg in between the pair.
Lap 21: Felipe Massa and Sebastian Vettel pit together.
Lap 21: Timo Glock rejoined after his stop way down the order in 14th place, behind the Fisichella-Nakajima scrap.
The recent pitstops and retirements have promoted Heidfeld to seventh.
Robert Kubica has passed Lewis Hamilton somewhere around the circuit. Kubica is eighth, Hamilton now ninth.
The recent pitstops and retirements have promoted Heidfeld to seventh.
Robert Kubica has passed Lewis Hamilton somewhere around the circuit. Kubica is eighth, Hamilton now ninth.
Lap 21: The pair resume in the same order, behind Button.
Lap 21: Rubens Barrichello leads from Nico Rosberg, who is yet to stop.
Lap 22: Jenson Button is third, ahead of Massa and Vettel.
Lap 22: Nico Rosberg started ninth on a heavy fuel load and still has several laps before his first stop.
Lap 22: Heidfeld is sixth with Kubica seventh and Hamilton eighth, as we see Nelson Piquet come into the pits in the Renault from ninth place.
Lap 24: The picture at Brawn becomes clear with a radio call from Jock Clear.
Barrichello's short stop was for a three-stop fuel load while team-mate Button has switched to a two-stop plan.
Rubens therefore has to sprint off on his light fuel to make up enough time on his team mate for an additional stop.
Barrichello's short stop was for a three-stop fuel load while team-mate Button has switched to a two-stop plan.
Rubens therefore has to sprint off on his light fuel to make up enough time on his team mate for an additional stop.
Lap 24: Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso emerged from their pitstops two seconds apart, with Webber ninth behind the heavier cars and Alonso tenth.
Lap 25: Robert Kubica comes into the pits from eighth place for routine service and the first of two stops. He rejoins further down the field, leaving Hamilton now to have a go at Heidfeld.
Lap 25: Lewis Hamilton is now up to seventh and still has a lot of fuel to use before what is likely to be his only stop of the day.
He needs to get a move on now before he is forced on to the slower hard tyres and a very heavy tank of fuel.
He needs to get a move on now before he is forced on to the slower hard tyres and a very heavy tank of fuel.
Lap 26: Nico Rosberg pits from second.
Lap 26: He takes more soft tyres so does plan another stop. The Williams resumes behind Webber and Alonso.
Lap 27: Nick Heidfeld is up to sixth and sets his personal best lap of the race so far. He is towing Lewis Hamilton nicely along with him as the pair run quickly on their (now) light load of fuel.
Hamilton is advised on the team radio that if he keeps pace with the BMW in front, he can jump Heidfeld in the pitstop.
Hamilton is advised on the team radio that if he keeps pace with the BMW in front, he can jump Heidfeld in the pitstop.
Lap 28: Rubens Barrichello leads by 11.3 seconds from team-mate Button. The pair are dueling on opposing three and two-stop strategies.
Felipe Massa is a solid third in the Ferrari, with Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull once again harrying the Brazilian.
Felipe Massa is a solid third in the Ferrari, with Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull once again harrying the Brazilian.
Lap 29: Nick Heidfeld is fifth with Lewis Hamilton close behind him in sixth. Both have yet to stop. Mark Webber is seventh, with Fernando Alonso eighth, and Nico Rosberg emerged in ninth place after his recent stop.
Lap 31: Nick Heidfeld is pushing as hard as he can to try and build a small gap on Hamilton before they stop for the first time, but the Briton is matching the BMW lap by lap and the gap between them is around 1.5 seconds.
Lap 31: Barrichello continues to lap quickly in the lead but needs to press on.
He is currently 13.5 seconds clear of Button but needs over 20 seconds to get a pit stop clear of his team-mate.
He is currently 13.5 seconds clear of Button but needs over 20 seconds to get a pit stop clear of his team-mate.
Lap 32: Barrichello pits for the second of his three stops.
Lap 32: Giancarlo Fisichella pits from tenth place in the Force India. He was fighting with Kazuki Nakajima for the first 30 laps of this race, and is back on the track after a total pitlane time of 25.0 seconds.
Nakajima will now have the chance to puts some good times in and jump the Italian.
Nakajima will now have the chance to puts some good times in and jump the Italian.
Lap 32: Jenson Button takes the lead as Barrichello resumes behind the Massa and Vettel scrap.
Lap 33: Nick Heidfeld and Lewis Hamilton pit together from fifth and sixth. It is a quicker stop by the German squad and Heidfeld actually extends his gap over Hamilton slightly.
Lap 33: The advantage swings to Button in the Brawn camp as Barrichello will be unable to sprint on his light fuel once he reaches the back of Vettel's Red Bull.
Lap 34: Lewis Hamilton took soft tyres at that stop and a short fill of fuel. The world champion will need to come in again later in the race, making it a late first stop of two.
Heidfeld rejoined in eighth, with Nakajima now ninth, Hamilton tenth, Glock 11th, Kubica 13th and Piquet 14th.
Hamilton has jumped Kubica is the story from that pitstop.
Heidfeld rejoined in eighth, with Nakajima now ninth, Hamilton tenth, Glock 11th, Kubica 13th and Piquet 14th.
Hamilton has jumped Kubica is the story from that pitstop.
Lap 35: Jenson Button leads by four seconds over Felipe Massa, who continues to hold off Vettel's Red Bull.
Rubens Barrichello is fourth at the the moment on his three-stop plan, with Mark Webber some distance behind in fifth.
Crowd favourite Fernando Alonso is sixth, ahead of Rosberg's Williams.
Rubens Barrichello is fourth at the the moment on his three-stop plan, with Mark Webber some distance behind in fifth.
Crowd favourite Fernando Alonso is sixth, ahead of Rosberg's Williams.
Lap 37: Robert Kubica is closing down Timo Glock in a developing fight over 11th place.
Meantime, Kazuki Nakajima up the road in ninth is pushing hard setting personal best lap times ahead of his next stop. For the first 30 laps he was staring at the back of Fisichella's Force India, and will be looking at the very least to come out in front of the Italian.
Meantime, Kazuki Nakajima up the road in ninth is pushing hard setting personal best lap times ahead of his next stop. For the first 30 laps he was staring at the back of Fisichella's Force India, and will be looking at the very least to come out in front of the Italian.
Lap 37: Rubens Barrichello is not catching Vettel's Red Bull and his pace is slow after that second stop. Barrichello's only hope is that he will have a shorter final stint on the slower hard tyre at the end of the race.
Lap 38: Felipe Massa runs wide in Campsa and Vettel's Red Bull is very close behind once again.
Lap 38: Nakajima makes that stop now from ninth place. He rejoins further down the order after a total pitlane time of 23.6 seconds - quicker than Fisichella's stop. The Japanese driver should jump the Force India easily and emerge in 13th place.
Lap 39: Kazuki comes out in 13th and has a 1.7s gap ahead of Fisichella. The Williams driver can now try and close down Nelson Piquet, who is 11 seconds up the road in 12th place.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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