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Formula 1
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2010 Australian Grand Prix Race day at Albert Park
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Lap 53: Michael Schumacher in 12th has got to within half-a-second of Alguersuari again.
Lap 53: A fascinating scrap here but still no success for Hamilton.
Lap 53: Alonso defends down the back straight and Hamilton remains behind the Ferrari.
Lap 53: Chandhok pits from 14th as Hispania Racing looks to get to the finish for the first time. He rejoins still in 14th after a regular stop.
Lap 53: Hamilton is now in the dirty air behind Alonso and isn't able to make a move. Webber is right with the McLaren too.
Lap 52: Rosberg is seventh and all alone. Liuzzi is eighth but de la Rosa has the gap down to three seconds. Barrichello has caught de la Rosa.
Lap 50: Clearly no quarter will be given in this scrap between former champions Alonso and Hamilton.
Lap 49: Hamilton right on the gearbox of the Ferraris now with eight laps to go in Melbourne.
Lap 49: Hamilton also has a useful straight-line speed advantage thanks to McLaren's F-duct.
Lap 49: The McLaren will soon be in a fight with his former team-mate, who is struggling with finished tyres.
Lap 49: Hamilton now just over a second behind Alonso.
Lap 48: Button's lead is a comfortable 16.7 seconds after a fantastic performance from the world champion.
Lap 48: Webber is right with Hamilton and will be keen to make up for that earlier clash between the pair.
Lap 47: Hamilton is now 3.4 seconds behind Alonso and a on-track battle is just a couple of laps away.
Lap 47: We could be set for another four-car fight again down the field. Liuzzi in eighth is also losing pace. De la Rosa is less than five seconds behind him now, with Barrichello, Alguersuari and Schumacher all closing in.
Lap 47: This is setting up a fascinating conclusion when Hamilton reaches the Ferraris.
Lap 46: Hamilton and Webber continue to home in on the Ferrari pair as they struggle on heavily worn rubber.
Lap 46: Button's pace is very good, despite staying on the tyres he used in that early switch to slicks.
Lap 46: Webber is also finding speed behind Hamilton. He is only one second behind the McLaren.
Lap 45: Massa is told he must get past Kubica, with Hamilton closing in on this group.
Lap 45: Timo Glock pits from 14th place and this is the end of the challenge to Kovalainen. The Virgin mechanics wheel the German into the garage.
Lap 45: Hamilton is now nine seconds behind the Ferraris and closing.
Lap 44: Massa is well wide through the final sector, dropping him back from Kubica.
Lap 43: Massa is beginning to line up a move on Kubica for second. Alonso will no doubt be eying benefit from any clash between the pair.
Lap 43: Mark Webber is sixth but not able to make any real impression on Hamilton. Nico Rosberg is a further five seconds behind in seventh.
Lap 43: Hamilton continues to charge towards that battle and is now 12.8 seconds behind Alonso.
Lap 43: Button sets his best lap of the race as the fuel continues to burn down. He's 14.8 seconds in the lead over the battling Kubica, Massa and Alonso.
Lap 42: Kovalainen in 13th still has Glock hounding him. The gap between them is just under five seconds.
Lap 41: Massa is closing slowly on Kubica, which helps Hamilton's pursuit of this trio.
Lap 41: Hamilton is 15.7 seconds behind the Kubica, Massa, Alonso battle but will have to pass them on the road if they don't make a stop.
Lap 41: Lucas di Grassi's return to the race was short-lived. He is back in the pits again in the Virgin entry.
Lap 40: Alguersuari in 11th has Schumacher pegged at one second behind him. Michael has been staring at the back of that Toro Rosso for many laps.
Lap 40: Button must surely plan to run to the finish now, otherwise he will soon fall behind team-mate Hamilton if he makes a stop.
Lap 40: Hamilton clocks the fastest lap at 1m28.591s, closing to 17.5 seconds down on Alonso.
Lap 40: Liuzzi in eighth is going to come under pressure soon from de la Rosa. Barrichello is a further nine seconds back in tenth.
Lap 40: Massa and Alonso, third and fourth, are closing slowly on the Renault.
Lap 39: Button continues to press on in the lead, which is a comfortable 12.1 seconds over Kubica.
Lap 39: Webber takes the fastest lap, he is 1.5 seconds behind Hamilton.
Lap 39: Barrichello in tenth sets his best lap of the race so far, as di Grassi rejoins the race after being in the pits for almost 15 minutes.
Lap 39: Hamilton was two seconds quicker than the Ferrari pair with his fresh rubber.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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