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Formula 1
Malaysian GP
2010 Malaysian Grand Prix Race day at Sepang
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Lap 51: Sebastien Buemi is charging after Nico Hulkenberg after his late stop. He is 1.8 seconds per lap quicker but needs to make up 13 seconds in the last five laps to catch the Williams driver.
Lap 50: Bruno Senna passes the ailing Jarno Trulli on the Penang straight to take over 16th place for Hispania Racing. The Brazilian is some 37 seconds behind team-mate Chandhok.
Lap 49: Hamilton has fallen off the rear wing of Sutil's car over the last couple of laps.
Lap 49: Massa is closing on Hamilton and is now just 2.8 seconds behind.
Lap 48: Up front, Red Bull are in a comfortable one-two and must hope the cars finally make it to the flag without problems.
Lap 48: Fernando Alonso almost loses the rear of the Ferrari exiting Turn 14 as both he and Button pass some traffic. Alonso controls the F10 and continues chasing down the McLaren.
Lap 47: Button is of course paying the price for that very early stop to the harder compound.
Lap 47: Alonso makes a move on Button round the outside of Turn 1 but the British driver holds his line and keeps eighth place - for now.
Lap 46: Massa, now clear of Button, sets his best lap of the day and is now closing on Hamilton.
Lap 46: Celebration for HRT as Chandhok passes Jarno Trulli for 15th position. Admittedly, Trulli has been slowing for a few laps now.
Lap 46: Now it's Alonso's turn to stare at the rear wing of Button's McLaren. This is the battle for eighth as Barrichello pits.
Lap 45: Massa is now six seconds behind the Hamilton versus Sutil fight for fifth.
Lap 45: Kubica remains a strong fourth for Renault, ahead of the Sutil/Hamilton fight over fifth.
Lap 44: Webber is 3.1 seconds behind leader Vettel, with Rosberg almost 14 seconds further behind.
Lap 44: Felipe Massa now makes his move on Button at Turn 1 ... and it sticks! Massa is up the inside and up to seventh, as Alonso joins the party.
Lap 44: Buemi has another go at Turn 1 and the Toro Rosso is up to 12th place ahead of the Brazilian.
Lap 43: Sebastien Buemi has had a go somewhere at Rubens Barrichello's 12th place. They were side by side at the end of sector one but the Brazilian holds the position.
Lap 42: Alonso is a whopping 2.4 seconds faster than Button and Massa on the last lap. We are set for a three-car scrap over seventh very soon.
Lap 42: Buemi is now right on Barrichello's tail and the fight for 12th is now on.
Lap 41: "He's too quick on the straights," says Hamilton on his ongoing fight with Sutil.
Lap 41: Alonso finds another 1.6 seconds and is just six behind the Button versus Massa battle for seventh.
Lap 41: Buemi is now just 2.7 seconds down on Rubens Barrichello as a potential battle for 12th shapes up. He is closing at 1.4 seconds per lap.
Lap 41: The Mercedes-powered Force India is proving strong on the straights and Hamilton doesn't have much of a straight-line advantage here.
Lap 40: Alonso is running two seconds per lap quicker than Button and Massa. The gap is now 7.6 seconds.
Lap 40: Hamilton continues to pressure Sutil and is still yet to find a way around the German.
Lap 40: Up front, Vettel continues to lead by 3.4 seconds from team-mate Webber, who has been closing slowly in recent laps.
Lap 40: Massa is right on Button's gearbox as the battle for seventh continues, but 10 seconds behind them, Fernando Alonso is flying after his stop.
Lap 39: Rosberg sets his best lap of the day in third and is well on course for his first Mercedes podium.
Lap 39: Sebastien Buemi is very quick on the circuit after his change of tyres. He is 13th but catching Barrichello at almost two seconds per lap.
Lap 38: Hamilton's progress is being halted by Sutil and that scrap between Button and Massa is closing slowly on the pair.
Lap 38: Massa is maintaining a close attendance behind Button's McLaren. These two are now seventh and eighth following Alonso's stop.
Lap 38: Sutil continues to defend well from Hamilton.
Lap 37: The Spaniard resumes behind team-mate Massa but ahead of Alguersuari in 9th.
Lap 37: Alonso finally pits his ailing Ferrari.
Lap 37: Meanwhile, Felipe Massa is closing quickly on Button's McLaren and Rob Smedley encourages his driver to make a move.
Lap 37: Lucas di Grassi is actually having a great race in 14th, but the team must surely be concerned that he won;t make it to the finish.
Lap 36: They are almost on Alonso's Ferrari but Hamilton still can't get by the Force India.
Lap 36: Sebastien Buemi comes into the pits from 12th place. Barrichello moves up and the Swiss falls in behind the Williams in 13th.
Lap 36: Encountering Chandhok's HRT, Hamilton closes for a tow down the back straight.
Lap 35: The pair are close friends off track but Hamilton will surely send a move quite soon.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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