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Formula 1
Japanese GP
2010 Japanese Grand Prix Race day at Suzuka
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Lap 7: Timo Glock is right on the back of Bruno Senna and trying to take 17th position away from the Brazilian.
Lap 7: The Red Bulls are quickly sprinting away, while it is a little closer between Alonso and the pair of McLarens.
Lap 7: Vettel answers the call and leads the field into the first corner, followed by Webber, Alonso and Button.
Lap 7: The safety car comes into the pitlane and we are racing once again.
Lap 6: Further replays pick up the moment where Kubica's right rear wheel parted company with the Renault at the hairpin under safety car.
Lap 6: The safety car will pit at the end of this lap.
Lap 5: The safety car remains on track as a slow recovery of Kubica's Renault is completed.
Lap 5: Yamamoto has made a good start at home, passing Glock, Senna and Trulli on his way to 15th place.
Lap 5: Sutil is ninth with Alguersuari 10th, Kobayashi 11th, Buemi 12th, Rosberg 13th and Kovalainen in 14th.
Lap 5: Behind the five championship contenders, Barrichello runs in sixth with Schumacher seventh and Heidfeld eighth.
Lap 4: Replays show Kubica touring without his right rear wheel, although it is unclear where that fell off.
Lap 4: Suddenly we have just 18 cars remaining in the race. The new teams may be eyeing the possibility of some points if there is any further carnage.
Lap 4: Vettel now leads from Webber, Alonso, Button and Hamilton.
Lap 4: Kubica climbs out of his Renault after a disastrous opening phase of the race for the team.
Lap 3: The Renault of Vitaly Petrov is now back in the pitlane after being removed on the back of a flatbed truck.
Lap 3: The Pole is touring into retirement and he pulls off the circuit.
Lap 3: Kubica is slowing!
Lap 3: Felipe Massa tried to slice up the inside of the pack and gain places at Turn 1. He lost control on the grass and went straight on at the opening corner, taking Liuzzi with him.
Lap 3: Vettel is once again being reminded of the safety car rules on the radio.
Lap 3: Petrov is back in the pits and arrives at the Renault garage. He is perfectly okay.
Lap 2: Button was also initially clear of a slow-starting Alonso but the Spaniard fought back in the second corner and is back ahead of the McLaren
Lap 2: Hulkenberg was very tardy off the line and his poor start triggered what was to follow.
Lap 2: Replays show that Petrov made a good start, but clipped the corner of Hulkenberg's Williams and turned sharp left into the barriers.
Lap 2: Replays show a poor start for championship leader Webber, with Kubica taking advantage into Turn 1.
Lap 2: Rosberg, Trulli, Glock and Senna all come into the pits.
Lap 2: Barrichello is seventh and Schumacher is up to eighth.
Lap 2: To confirm, Hulkenberg, Massa, Petrov and Liuzzi are out of the race.
Lap 2: It's a good start for Hamilton, clearing Barrichello and Rosberg - and surely McLaren will switch that pair due to their opposing strategies
Lap 2: Tonio Liuzzi and Nico Hulkenberg are also out as the marshals begin an extensive clean up operation.
Lap 1: Felipe Massa is also out of the race with a bent left front corner of the Ferrari.
Lap 1: Vettel leads from a fast-starting Kubica. Webber is third, followed by Alonso, Button and Hamilton.
Lap 1: Petrov speared across the track and smashed into the retaining wall before the pack even arrived at Turn 1.
Lap 1: The safety car has been deployed.
Lap 1: Vettel gets a good start and leads into Turn 1, but we have a big crash involving Petrov. He is out of the race
Lap 1: The five red lights go out and we are racing in Japan!
Lap 1: The grid is forming up nicely and Vettel pulls down his visor.
We await the lights ...
We await the lights ...
The fans rise out of their seats as the two Red Bulls pull into position at the front of the grid.
Hamilton guides his McLaren from side to side as he tries to generate heat into his soft tyres as Vettel rounds the chicane.
Massa and Kobayashi are also on the harder tyres, trying to make the long strategy work in the midfield.
Spoon Curve is resplendent in the sunshine as the field now begins the uphill climb towards 130R.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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