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Lap 16: Di Resta is out after a quick stop and he rejoins just in front of Barrichello's Williams in around 16th place.
Lap 15: Buemi is up to eighth place in the Toro Rosso with Sutil ninth, and di Resta now pits the other Force India from 10th.
Lap 15: Button has been given a drive through penalty for going outside the track limits.
Lap 15: Soft tyres go on the Red Bull while Hamilton is still out and now leads the race for McLaren.
Lap 15: Vettel pits from the lead.
Lap 14: That means Button can no longer allow Massa past, risking a drive-through penalty.
Lap 14: Barrichello pits the Williams and he drops down the order to 17th position.
Lap 14: Massa has now pitted his Ferrari, taking soft tyres.
Lap 14: The incident between Button and Massa is now under investigation by the stewards.
Lap 14: Button is arguing his front wheels were in front of Massa when they entered Turn 11 side-by-side.
Lap 14: Alguersuari has passed Kovalainen for what is now 16th position as he continues to climb through the field.
Lap 13: Soft tyres go on the Ferrari and he is away into the mid-field scrap.
Lap 13: Up front, Vettel leads by 2.7 seconds from Hamilton as Alonso now pits.
Lap 12: Alonso has complicated Button's problem as he is now past team-mate Massa. Button is likely to be in trouble unless he allows Massa back past.
Lap 12: Button surely needs to allow Massa back through as Webber dives into the pits.
Lap 12: Massa is now 20.4 seconds behind leader Vettel as Button takes to the run-off in a move on the Ferrari.
Lap 12: Maldonado has stopped at Turn 9 and pulled to the side of the racetrack. The debutant is out of the race.
Lap 11: Alguersuari is 18th after that early stop on the first lap, but he is almost three seconds per lap quicker than Kovalainen at this stage.
Lap 11: Vettel also reports his rear tyres starting to go away.
Lap 10: Hamilton continues to close on the leader with the gap down to 2.2 seconds.
Lap 10: Button is still all over Massa's Ferrari but can't make a move stick around the outside at Turn 3.
Lap 10: Webber reports to his team that his rear tyres are starting to go away. He has fallen away from Hamilton's McLaren in recent laps.
Lap 9: Meanwhile, Hamilton sets the fastest lap to close to 2.8s behind leader Vettel.
Lap 9: Barrichello is 14th and closing on Heidfeld, with Perez 15th, Maldonado 16th and Kovalainen a further six seconds back in 17th place.
Lap 9: The DRS is still no help to Button as he remains on Massa's case, with Alonso closing in all the time.
Lap 9: Buemi passes the Scot for tenth with di Resta now 11th, Sutil 12th and Heidfeld a further two seconds back in 13th.
Lap 8: Massa has a wild moment on the kerbs at Turn 5 but there's still no way past for Button. Alonso is closing quickly on that scrap.
Lap 8: Rosberg is losing a lot of ground to the top seven. Kobayashi is ninth with di Resta a solid tenth, but he is passed by Buemi.
Lap 8: The lead gap has stabilised at 3.1s as Hamilton matches Vettel on race pace at this stage.
Lap 7: Button is still using DRS on the straight but is unable to find a way past Massa's Ferrari to take fifth.
Lap 7: Massa is being told to adjust his brake balance as they are getting too hot.
Lap 7: Rosberg now heads a huge midfield scrap for eighth place with Sutil at the back of that train in 12th.
Lap 6: Button is getting frustrated with Massa, complaining to the team after some heavy defending by the Brazilian at Turn 3.
Lap 6: Alonso has passed Rosberg and is now up to seventh place, with some clear space ahead of him.
Lap 6: Vettel responds with his own fastest lap and edges the gap out to 3.3s.
Lap 5: Vettel leads by 3.1 seconds as Hamilton clocks the fastest lap at 1m32.582s.
Lap 5: Replays of the start show that Alonso was shuffled to the outside at Turn 1 and he lost several positions.
Lap 5: Replays of the start show it wasn't a great launch for Hamilton but he managed to fend off Webber at Turn 1.
Lap 4: Alonso has had an awful first couple of laps and is down in eighth position - not the best start to his championship campaign.
Lap 4: Button has the DRS open as he blasts over the start finish line but can't make it past Massa and has a big wobble at Turn 1.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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