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Lap 41: Perez clocks the fastest lap of the race with a 1m29.962s in the Sauber.
Lap 40: Alonso is not really close enough to Webber at the moment to make a move on the Red Bull.
Lap 39: Webber and Alonso are third and fourth but need to stop again. The pair run nose-to-tail, with Alonso using the DRS as they flash over the line.
Lap 39: Di Resta pits the Force India from ninth and rejoins the race in 12th as he hopes to charge towards the points.
Lap 39: He's underway after a rapid 3.8s stop by McLaren.
Lap 38: Button pits his McLaren for a set of hard Pirellis.
Lap 38: Hamilton is 12 seconds behind Vettel as those stops shake out.
Lap 38: Perez managed over 25 laps on hard tyres earlier with a much heavier car so the front three do look in good shape at this point.
Lap 38: Hamilton is told that there are 21 laps to go and the team do not want to make another stop.
Lap 37: Hamilton and Petrov also dive in, matching Vettel's strategy.
Lap 37: Sutil is now up to eighth with team-mate di Resta in the points in ninth and Perez is right with them in 10th.
Lap 37: Hard tyres go on Vettel's car as he sets off for what the team hope will be the final stint.
Lap 37: Vettel pits his Red Bull.
Lap 36: Vettel tells the Red Bull team that his tyres are again going away.
Lap 36: Hamilton is actually faster than Vettel on the latest tour after a poor 1m32.597s for the leader.
Lap 35: Vettel, Hamilton and Petrov look to be planning two stops this afternoon, with the chasing pack opting for three.
Lap 35: The undertray is grinding down the road on Hamilton's car, but he does have a comfortable margin back to the thrid-place battle.
Lap 34: Hamilton is now 12.2 seconds off leader Vettel after a grassy moment at Turn 1.
Lap 34: Sutil is behind Massa in ninth and has team-mate di Resta close behind him. Kobayashi is 11th and several seconds down on the Force India pair.
Lap 33: The splitter is loose on the floor of Hamilton's McLaren, which will badly harm the aerodynamic balance of the MP4-26.
Lap 33: Massa resumes in eighth on hard tyres.
Lap 32: Alonso again sets the fastest lap and is now just 1.8 seconds behind Webber on the road.
Lap 32: Massa pits his Ferrari.
Lap 32: Petrov has locked up heavily at Turn 3 as he gets towards the end of the life of his tyres.
Lap 32: Barrichello made it out of the pits well ahead of Trulli and remains in 15th place.
Lap 31: Alonso is faster than Petrov at the moment as he races the Russian and Webber for the final podium place.
Lap 31: Barrichello is in and out of the pits after serving his penalty.
Lap 31: Alonso clocks the fastest lap as he enjoys a fresh set of Pirellis.
Lap 30: Hamilton has fallen to nine seconds off leader Vettel and doesn't look to have the pace to challenge the Red Bull at the moment.
Lap 30: Barrichello is down in 15th place but is likely to keep the position as Trulli is 16.5s behind him and lapping slower.
Lap 30: Petrov is now out of Webber's dirty air and is lapping in a quick 1m31s pace. This could be a podium challenge from the Russian.
Lap 29: Rubens Barrichello has been given a drive-through penalty for causing that collision with Rosberg at Turn 3.
Lap 29: That wasn't a great Ferrari pitstop, with a bit of a fumble at the rear of the car.
Lap 29: Kovalainen retired earlier with a water leak, which caused his radiator to overheat.
Lap 28: Soft tyres go on Alonso's F150 Italia and he resumes ahead of Button on the road.
Lap 28: Ferrari is ready in the pitlane and in comes Alonso.
Lap 28: Repairs have been completed at Virgin and Timo Glock rolls back into the race after spending several minutes in the garage.
Lap 27: Buemi is ninth with Sutil 10th, di Resta 11th, Heidfeld 12th, Perez 13th, Alguersuari 14th and Barrichello 15th.
Lap 27: Soft rubber goes on Webber's Red Bull and he resumes in a sizable patch of clear air. He could be planning three stops today.
Lap 27: Webber pits, which is surprisingly early for his hard-tyre stint.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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