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Formula 1
Turkish GP
2009 Turkish Grand Prix Race day at Istanbul Park
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Lap 42: Vettel's pace in this stint has been poor and he is now almost ten seconds behind team-mate Webber.
Lap 41: Fernando Alonso has come into the pits from ninth place. He rejoins down the field in 12th.
Kubica remains in eighth place, with Glock up to ninth, Raikkonen tenth and Heidfeld 11th.
Kubica remains in eighth place, with Glock up to ninth, Raikkonen tenth and Heidfeld 11th.
Lap 41: Nico Rosberg pits from fourth for his final stop. The Williams driver is on for a solid finish today and resumes behind team-mate Nakajima in seventh.
Lap 40: Rubens Barrichello comes into the pits for his final stop of the day in the Brawn. He rejoins in 17th place, and soon will be staring at the back of a McLaren for the third time this afternoon.
Lewis Hamilton is promoted to 16th, with Rubens less than five seconds behind him.
Lewis Hamilton is promoted to 16th, with Rubens less than five seconds behind him.
Lap 40: Jenson Button leads with 18 laps to go in Turkey, ahead of the final stops.
Mark Webber continues in second, almost 20 seconds behind the leader.
Sebastian Vettel, in third, has thrown away the lead with a mistake on the first lap and then handed second place to his team-mate with a three-stop strategy gamble that has so far failed to pay off.
Mark Webber continues in second, almost 20 seconds behind the leader.
Sebastian Vettel, in third, has thrown away the lead with a mistake on the first lap and then handed second place to his team-mate with a three-stop strategy gamble that has so far failed to pay off.
Lap 39: Adrian Sutil has pitted for the second and final time this afternoon in the Force India. He has rejoined in 18th place, and is just over ten seconds behind Hamilton, who has just managed to pull out a 1:29.835 on those soft tyres.
Lap 38: Big news down the field for everyone comes from Lewis Hamilton, who is struggling already on those soft tyres. He is losing pace quickly and has been overtaken for 17th place by Sebastien Buemi.
Hamilton is now running two seconds per lap slower than the bulk of the field.
Hamilton is now running two seconds per lap slower than the bulk of the field.
Lap 37: Fernando Alonso in ninth is still having no joy getting past Robert Kubica as the pair battle for eighth.
Fernando is asked on the team radio by his engineer to keep the engine cool if he feels he can't get past the pole.
Fernando's response ... 'I cannot do that!'
Fernando is asked on the team radio by his engineer to keep the engine cool if he feels he can't get past the pole.
Fernando's response ... 'I cannot do that!'
Lap 37: Mark Webber laps the Toro Rosso of Sebastian Bourdais, who is well behind the field on a one-stop strategy.
Lap 36: Sebastien Bourdais has made his one and only stop of the afternoon and rejoins in last place. The heavy strategy won't pay off for the Toro Rosso driver this time.
Lap 35: Hamilton comes out in 16th place right in front of Piquet. He jumped the Renault in the stop, but Piquet isn't having any of it.
The Renault driver sends an amazing move down the outside of Hamilton which becomes the inside through the switchback final section of corners. Nelson hangs in there and brilliantly secures track position - an amazing move. Piquet up to 16th place, Hamilton 17th.
The Renault driver sends an amazing move down the outside of Hamilton which becomes the inside through the switchback final section of corners. Nelson hangs in there and brilliantly secures track position - an amazing move. Piquet up to 16th place, Hamilton 17th.
Lap 35: The gap between Webber and Vettel is actually increasing, with the young German setting a slow pace at the moment.
Lap 33: The potential for a battle between the 2007 McLaren team-mates doesn't last long as Hamilton comes in for his one and only stop this afternoon. Lewis takes on the soft tyres and will need to make them last until the end of the race - a tall order.
Lap 32: Nelson Piquet makes his first stop in the Renault. The Brazilian had climbed as high as 11th place and is out after a total pitlane time of 26.0 seconds.
That stop for Piquet now gives Hamilton a clear shot at Fernando Alonso for ninth ...
That stop for Piquet now gives Hamilton a clear shot at Fernando Alonso for ninth ...
Lap 32: Button now leads by over 16 seconds from Webber. Vettel is 7.4 seconds behind his team-mate but will surely close that gap and look to challenge Webber on the road.
Lap 31: Glock spends 24.3s total in the pitlane and rejoins just behind the Renault versus Hamilton scrap.
Lap 31: The battle for ninth is developing lap by lap. Robert Kubica is beginning to pull away from Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard has his team-mate Piquet all over the back of him as their pace slows, which has enabled 12th placed Lewis Hamilton to catch them easily.
Lap 31: The order is now Button from Webber, Vettel, Rosberg and Trulli as Timo Glock makes a late first stop.
Lap 30: Vettel pits for his second stop of three, taking more hard tyres and resuming third, behind his team-mate.
All three have a final stop to make.
All three have a final stop to make.
Lap 30: Nick Heidfeld pits the BMW from eighth place, promoting Nakajima into the final points-paying position.
Lap 29: It is a fantastic job by Nakajima who has jumped both Kubica and Alonso in that round of stops. Piquet in 12th has now caught the Kubica-Alonso fight.
Lap 29: Vettel continues to seek a way past Button's leading Brawn as he nears the end of this short fuel run.
Being unable to release the speed of a lighter car is heavily compromising Vettel's strategy and his second place looks under threat from team-mate Webber.
Being unable to release the speed of a lighter car is heavily compromising Vettel's strategy and his second place looks under threat from team-mate Webber.
Lap 28: Kazuki Nakajima has made his late first stop and resumes ninth.
Lap 27: Barrichello passed Bourdais going into Turn 1, and has pulled away almost two seconds in the space of one lap. Barrichello takes over 17th, with Bourdais 18th and Buemi rejoining in 19th and last place following his pitstop.
Lap 27: This scrap at the front is similar to Lewis Hamilton's three versus two stop battle with Felipe Massa last year.
Although Hamilton managed to pass Massa at this phase of the race, the additional stop put him behind his rival by the flag.
Although Hamilton managed to pass Massa at this phase of the race, the additional stop put him behind his rival by the flag.
Lap 27: Rubens Barrichello has finally caught Sebastien Bourdais as a battle forms for a lowly 18th place.
Lap 26: Out of the points currently, Nick Heidfeld is up to ninth on his heavy fuel load in the BMW. Robert Kubica in tenth makes it BMWs running together. The Pole jumped Alonso in the pitstops. Alonso is now 11th with Piquet 12th and Hamilton 13th, ahead of Raikkonen.
15th placed Buemi comes into the pits as we get close to the halfway mark.
15th placed Buemi comes into the pits as we get close to the halfway mark.
Lap 25: Vettel is now tailing Button's Brawn and needs to be past very soon to have any chance of making this three-stop strategy work.
Lap 24: Heikki Kovalainen is now behind these battling three in 16th place, some eight seconds adrift.
Lap 24: The Toyota pair are running close together in sixth and seventh but Glock is yet to make his first stop.
Lap 24: The pitstops mean that Hamilton is now up to 13th place in the race He has Raikkonen tight up behind him. These pair are bringing Buemi along with them. The young Swiss is making this into a three-car battle for 13th.
Lap 23: Vettel continues to close on Button as Red Bull's aggressive strategy takes the fight to the leader.
Lap 22: Sebastian Vettel continues to close down Button's lead as he takes advantage of his lighter fuel load. He really needs to pass Button very quickly and head off in to the distance to make up the time needed for an additional stop.
Lap 22: Raikkonen and Hamilton are tied together through the final slow corners of the lap. Hamilton gets a good exit and powers past the Ferrari and up to 14th as they brake for Turn 1.
Lap 21: Adrian Sutil comes into the pits from 11th place in the Force India.
Kimi Raikkonen rejoined after his stop way down in 14th place. He has Lewis Hamilton catching him as we shape up for a McLaren versus Ferrari battle at the rear of the field.
Kimi Raikkonen rejoined after his stop way down in 14th place. He has Lewis Hamilton catching him as we shape up for a McLaren versus Ferrari battle at the rear of the field.
Lap 21: Nakajima is fourth before his first stop, ahead of team-mate Rosberg, who has jumped past Trulli's Toyota by running longer to the first stop.
Lap 21: Mark Webber is promoted to third as Kubica makes his first stop.
Lap 20: Kovalainen comes into the pits for his first stop from 10th place, leaving Glock some clear space to try and sprint away for a couple of laps. It's a 9.1 second stop and hard tyres for the Finn.
Lap 20: Jenson Button leads in Turkey after his first stop.
Sebastian Vettel is second but has gambled on a three-stop strategy, hoping to take advantage of a short run on the softer tyre at the end.
Kubica is third at the moment but will soon pit.
Sebastian Vettel is second but has gambled on a three-stop strategy, hoping to take advantage of a short run on the softer tyre at the end.
Kubica is third at the moment but will soon pit.
Lap 19: Felipe Massa has rejoined in 11th place following his first stop of the afternoon, just behind the Kovalainen-Glock battle.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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