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2010 Malaysian Grand Prix Race day at Sepang
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As reported earlier, de la Rosa is already out of the grand prix after grinding to a halt on his lap to the grid.
Pedro de la Rosa confirms to the BBC that he suffered an engine failure on his lap to the grid. He will not start today.
Soft compound Bridgestones are the choice of the runners at the front of the field.
The formation lap begins at Sepang. Mark Webber leads the field away.
Alonso and Hamilton have opted for the harder tyres for their fight from the back of the field.
All 23 cars left the grid without problem. Webber is now leading the train through Turn 7.
Felipe Massa is also on the harder tyre, while Jenson Button has gone for softer rubber.
Webber makes the turn for home and brings the field into line behind him onto the grid.
The front few rows are now in position. The rest of the field is forming up neatly.
We await a cracking start ...
We await a cracking start ...
Lap 1: The five red lights go out and we are racing in Malaysia!
Lap 1: Webber gets a great start and Vettel is up alongside his team-mate into Turn 1.
Lap 1: It's a storming start from the Red Bull pair as Vettel leads from Webber, Rosberg, Kubica and Sutil heading around the back of the circuit.
Lap 1: Lewis Hamilton has had an absolutely meteoric start and is up to 12th place in the McLaren.
Lap 2: Vettel keeps the lead as they cross the line, by almost a second from team-mate Webber.
Lap 2: Hamilton lost a place to Sebastien Buemi towards the end of the first lap but is now working hard to take 12th back.
Lap 2: Hamilton dances round the outside of the Toro Rosso and is back up to 12th place.
Lap 3: Hamilton passes Jaime Alguersuari going into Turn 1 and now runs in 11th spot.
Lap 3: Vettel sets the fastest lap with a 1m41.853s to lead by 1.3 seconds over Webber. Rosberg is a further two seconds behind, followed by Kubica, Sutil, Schumacher, Hulkenberg, Liuzzi and Petrov.
Lap 3: Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa all run together down in 16th, 17th and 18th positions.
Lap 3: Rubens Barrichello was the big loser in that tight start to the race. He stalled on the grid and was thankfully missed by all the other cars.
Lap 3: Replays of the start show that Vettel steamed past team-mate Webber in Turn 1. The Australian fought back at Turn 4 but didn't make it stick.
Lap 4: Lewis Hamilton overtakes Kamui Kobayashi in the Turn 1 and 2 complex of corners and is up into the top ten.
Lap 4: Timo Glock is out of the race. The Virgin driver ran out of road at Turn 9 and beached his car in the gravel.
Lap 4: Webber is lapping slightly quicker than his team-mate but there is little he can do in the dirty air of the leader.
Lap 5: Hamilton continues his progress in 10th and is targeting Petrov's Renault.
Lap 5: Petrov gets a major wobble on through Turn 12 and Hamilton is sure to pounce.
Lap 5: Felipe Massa is in 14th spot and has Alonso and Button right behind him. They are a full 15 seconds off the lead at the moment.
Lap 5: Petrov runs wide at the final corner and it is an easy move for Hamilton. The Russian fights back in Turn 1 though and is back past for now.
Lap 6: There is a battle going on down the field for 21st place. Bruno Senna is fending off a strong attack from Jarno Trulli, who has had a very poor start.
Lap 6: Petrov has major oversteer in the Renault and will struggle to hold off the charging Hamilton for much longer, despite that brave fight back.
Lap 6: Massa is now on the tail of Sebastien Buemi. The Toro Rosso is 13th and has the three big names right behind him. Big pressure.
Lap 6: Webber is told on the radio to conserve his tyres for the end of the stint.
Lap 7: Rosberg is staying in touch with the lead pair and is 3.3 seconds down on the Red Bulls.
Lap 7: Hamilton's scrap with Petrov continues and he must be upset that the Renault got past again after that earlier move.
Lap 8: Petrov valiantly refuses to cede in a great battle, but Hamiton is now ahead despite some questionable weaving down the main straight.
Lap 8: Felipe Massa still isn't able to get past Sebastien Buemi, as they fight for 13th. Jaime Alguersuari is just one second ahead of this pair in 12th.
Lap 8: Hamilton is now ninth after that epic scrap with Petrov. He is closing on the fighting pair of Liuzzi and Hulkenberg.
Lap 9: Jenson Button overtakes Fernando Alonso for 15th place going into Turn 1. He will now cruise straight up to the gearbox of Massa.
Lap 9: Kamui Kobayashi has rolled to a standstill. The Japanese driver is out of the race after a promising start.
Lap 9: Vettel leads into lap 10 from team-mate Webber. Rosberg trails by 3.6 seconds, from Kubica, Sutil and Schumacher.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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