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2010 Formula 1 Australian GP
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Australian GP
2010 Australian Grand Prix Race day at Albert Park
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Lap 38: He is 20.5 seconds behind Alonso, with the Ferrari team currently thinking they should stay out to the finish.
Lap 38: Hamilton sets the fastest lap a 1m28.754s.
Lap 38: 20 laps remain in a fascinating Australian Grand Prix.
Lap 38: Hamilton is currently 37.5 seconds down on team-mate Button now after that stop.
Lap 38: Kovalainen responds to Glock's challenge and pulls out the advantage to 7.2s. This is the fight for 13th with only Chandhok behind them.
Lap 37: Webber was briefly through, but Hamilton fought back past the Red Bull.
Lap 37: Hamilton has fallen back towards Webber on the last lap after an off at Turn 13.
Lap 37: Hamilton sets the fastest first and second sector as he enjoys fresh rubber.
Lap 36: Button leads comfortably by 11 seconds as his smooth style keeps his rubber intact.
Lap 36: Heikki Kovalainen is struggling in the Lotus. He is 13th but has Glock catching him at over one second per lap. The gap is 5.8s.
Lap 36: Hamilton's decision to pit means he will hope Kubica and the Ferrari pair do decide to stop.
Lap 36: Button leads from Kubica, Massa and Alonso - all still on their original dry tyres.
Lap 35: Hamilton resumes ahead of Webber, who has warmer tyres.
Lap 35: McLaren clearly hope Kubica will also come in and they can leap him on fresh rubber.
Lap 35: Button sets the fastest lap while Hamilton pits the McLaren.
Lap 35: Webber, who pitted a lap before Rosberg, muscles ahead of the Mercedes.
Lap 34: Webber and Rosberg come out right together ...
Lap 34: Rosberg goes for fresh rubber in his Mercedes.
Lap 34: This is fascinating stuff, with the difficult call on pitting for new tyres or staying out to the finish.
Lap 34: Barrichello rejoined in tenth place, promoting Liuzzi to eighth and de la Rosa to ninth. Alguersuari in 11th has Schumacher all over him.
Lap 34: Hamilton tries his move along the back straight but Kubica deftly closes the door.
Lap 33: Mark Webber is stopping for fresh soft tyres.
Lap 33: Alonso continues to tail Massa, who is still struggling for grip.
Lap 33: Barrichello pits from eighth and is back on track after a clean stop, as Schumacher sets the fastest lap of the race.
Lap 32: In fact, Alguersuari was able to sneak through past Schumacher as the Mercedes driver rejoined following that stop. The Spaniard is 11th.
Lap 32: Hamilton loses some time as he fails to outbrake Kubica. He's fallen back to just ahead of Rosberg.
Lap 32: Hamilton feigns a move into Turn 1, and still can't make it at Turn 3.
Lap 32: Hamilton clearly has the faster car but Kubica is sill holding on well.
Lap 31: Hamilton continues to tail Kubica but the Renault man is still holding off the charging McLaren driver.
Lap 31: Barrichello is having a lonely time in eighth but running well. Liuzzi is ninth with de la Rosa tenth, Schumacher 11th and Alguersuari 12th.
Lap 31: Massa is still holding off Alonso, with the Ferrari pair sixth and seventh.
Lap 31: Michael Schumacher pits from 11th in the Mercedes. He was being held up by de la Rosa so not a bad idea to bring him in.
Lap 30: Rosberg is fourth and under pressure from Webber fifth.
Lap 30: Button leads by 5.1 seconds over the battling Kubica and Hamilton.
Lap 30: Button realises his team-mate is flying and gets a spurt on in the lead.
Lap 30: Michael Schumacher is not able to make any immediate impact on de la Rosa's tenth place, as di Grassi climbs out of the car. He is out.
Lap 29: Kubica fends off Hamilton this time but surely the McLaren will be past the Renault very soon.
Lap 29: Lucas di Grassi has come into the pits and there is a problem with the Virgin entry.
Lap 29: The pair are right with a Lotus. Hamilton is on Kubica's gearbox!
Lap 29: Hamilton is right with Kubica and is setting up to make it a McLaren one-two!
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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