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Lap 53: Alonso is now just 4.1s behind Petrov as the Spaniard eyes an outside chance of taking away the Russian's first podium.
Lap 53: Massa is on Buemi's gearbox as they flash across the line. He has a go in Turn 3 but fails to make the move stick.
Lap 52: Massa will be right on the tail of the Toro Rosso at the end of this lap, as Barrichello pulls into the pits and retires from 15th.
Lap 52: Massa now sets 1m29.451s - the fastest lap of the race. He is just two seconds behind Buemi as the battle for eighth shapes up.
Lap 52: Hamilton is reminded of the damage to his McLaren and is told to take it easy to the flag.
Lap 51: Alonso has shaken off the advances of Webber and is now 1.7s ahead of the Red Bull.
Lap 50: Alonso is now just 6.2 seconds behind Petrov's third-placed Renault and closing on the Russian.
Lap 50: Kobayashi also moves up to eighth in the other Sauber. Buemi is now ninth but has Massa close behind him.
Lap 50: Massa resumes in 10th after a costly third stop.
Lap 49: Massa pits, releasing Perez into seventh after a very impressive one-stop strategy from Sauber on the Mexican's debut.
Lap 49: That will be satisfying for last year's race winner, after his clash with Massa earlier in the race cost Button a drive through.
Lap 48: Button breezes past Massa to take sixth into Turn 1.
Lap 48: 10 laps remaining in an eventful Australian Grand Prix.
Lap 48: Sergio Perez remains in a fine eighth place, having looked after his tyres. He has made just one stop so far this afternoon.
Lap 48: Webber is being reminded on the radio that he is on the quicker, soft, tyre.
Lap 47: Alonso is about to encounter Trulli's Lotus, which they clear down to Turn 3.
Lap 47: Alonso's pace is good at this stage as he races Webber, with the pair now closing on Petrov's Renault.
Lap 47: Paul di Resta is dropping away from team-mate Sutil. They are 11th and 12th. Heidfeld is 8.4s behind di Resta in 13th.
Lap 47: Alonso is being asked to adjust his KERS and use it on the straight.
Lap 46: Alonso takes the fastest lap as he tries to escape from the chasing Webber.
Lap 46: The stops for the front runners are likely to be complete now, unless someone runs into serious tyre trouble in the closing stages.
Lap 46: The intense battle between Alonso and Webber over fourth is a further 12.7 seconds down the road behind Petrov.
Lap 45: Trulli is in 16th place for Lotus. He is 46 seconds behind Barrichello, with D'Ambrosio bringing up the rear in 17th.
Lap 45: Meanwhile, Vettel leads by 11.5 seconds from Hamilton's damaged McLaren, with Petrov a strong third for Renault.
Lap 45: Red Bull doesn't appear to have KERS available in the race, but the soft tyres on Webber's car should give better grip.
Lap 44: Webber has DRS as they flash past the pits but he can't make a move stick into Turn 1 this time.
Lap 44: Heidfeld is 8.7s behind the Scot in 13th place. He is followed by Alguersuari 14th and Barrichello 15th.
Lap 44: Alonso has a moment at Turn 3 as well and Webber is looking for a way back past the Ferrari.
Lap 44: Kobayashi is ninth but some 11 seconds back, with Buemi 10th, Sutil 11th and di Reats 12th.
Lap 43: The closest battle in the race in the Button versus Perez scrap for seventh. The gap between them is one second.
Lap 43: It will be close out of the pits ... but Webber has lost a lot of time and Alonso is past the Red Bull as he resumes.
Lap 43: Alonso pits his Ferrari.
Lap 43: Perez is urged on by the Sauber pit and told to attack Button.
Lap 43: Barrichello is in the pits for the fourth time this afternoon. He rejoins still in a lowly 15th place.
Lap 43: Webber gets it all wrong at Turn 3 and runs wide onto the grass.
Lap 42: Softs go on Webber's car and he resumes in fifth, needing to push now on his fresh tyres.
Lap 42: Webber pits his Red Bull, releasing Alonso. Can the Spaniard produce a quick lap or two before his own stop?
Lap 42: Perez is eighth and now only a couple of seconds behind Jenson Button. Kobayashi is ninth with Buemi 10th. Sutil is 11th ahead of di Resta 12th.
Lap 42: Alonso is getting closer to Webber now but still no sign of a move from the Spaniard.
Lap 41: Alonso is in the DRS zone but it makes little difference to his pursuit of Webber's Red Bull.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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