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Lap 11: Di Resta holds onto ninth spot with Maldonado 10th, Barrichello 11th, Schumacher up to 12th ahead of Massa and Button.
Lap 11: Hamilton is told of Vettel's latest blistering and warned to take it easy on his fresh set.
Lap 11: The order is changing all the time. Webber is just nine seconds behind the leader in sixth, with Sutil seventh and the rejoined Hamilton.
Lap 11: After a long first stint, Hamilton resumes in eighth and behind those stopping earlier.
Lap 11: Hamilton is in from the lead for fresh rubber as Vettel reports blistering on his second set.
Lap 11: Incredible action at Spa as the world's finest drivers go wheel-to-wheel through some of the most challenging corners in the series.
Lap 10: Alonso followed the Australian through at the exit of La Source, then got a great run on Webber up the Kemmel straight to take seventh.
Lap 10: Massa is the next man in the pits for fresh rubber while Hamilton continues on his Q3 tyres for the moment.
Lap 10: Webber continues his amazing climb through the pack. He passes Sutil at the Bus Stop to take over seventh.
Lap 9: Alonso rejoins but a charging Webber forces his way past at Eau Rouge in a breathtaking move.
Lap 9: Alonso takes fresh softs and is back underway just ahead of Webber.
Lap 9: Webber passes di Resta's Force India and moves up another position to ninth.
Lap 9: Leader Alonso is in the pits, handing the advantage to Hamilton for the moment.
Lap 9: Buemi's stop is a long one and the Swiss retires with that broken rear wing.
Lap 8: Massa is the next man to look for a way past Rosberg.
Lap 8: Meanwhile, Vettel's pace is very good on fresh rubber and he's just 9.6 seconds down on leader Alonso.
Lap 8: Maldonado falls to 11th and Barrichello is 12th, with Schumacher and Button closing down on them quickly.
Lap 8: DRS is the way forward for Hamilton as he jumps past Rosberg and up to second.
Lap 8: Webber is up to 10th - he has passed both Williams drivers.
Lap 8: Force India is enjoying a good first stint. Sutil is eighth with team-mate di Resta just behind him.
Lap 8: Hamilton is virtually pushing the Mercedes around the circuit as they head towards the DRS zone.
Lap 7: Hamilton's right front is clearly blistered at the moment but he is pressing on regardless for now.
Lap 7: Button has passed Daniel Ricciardo and takes over 15th.
Lap 7: Hamilton is now lining up his move on Rosberg.
Lap 7: The Ferrari is very fast through Eau Rouge and Alonso is easily past and into the lead at Spa.
Lap 7: Buemi pits after a solid early stint to the race. He drops outside the top 10.
Lap 7: Alonso is now setting up for a DRS pass on Rosberg into Les Combes.
Lap 7: Webber's next target will be Pastor Maldonado. He is on the Williams driver's gearbox now.
Lap 7: Hamilton's pace seems to have improved after some cautious early laps, while Red Bull has already been forced into the pits early.
Lap 6: Button has also passed Liuzzi and he takes over 17th position. He trails Schumacher as both of them haul their way back through the pack.
Lap 6: That puts Rosberg back in the lead with Alonso and Hamilton right on his tail.
Lap 6: Webber is now 12th after that early stop and he posts the quickest lap of the race so far with 1m54.957s, as Perez pits.
Lap 6: Vettel pits for a new set of soft tyres. Team-mate Webber made an earlier switch to the harder rubber.
Lap 6: Sensational racing there, with the Ferraris keen to avoid contact.
Lap 6: Kobayashi is up to eighth with Petrov ninth, Sutil 10th, di Resta 11th, Maldonado 12th and Barrichello in 13th.
Lap 5: Alonso barges through, opening the door for Hamilton who is almost on the grass to demote Massa to fifth.
Lap 5: Alonso, Massa and Rosberg are inches from each other all through the middle part of the lap...
Lap 5: Schumacher pits and takes on a set of option tyres. He rejoins just behind Tonio Liuzzi.
Lap 5: Massa is all over Rosberg's gearbox but the Mercedes man is keeping the door closed in all the right places for the moment.
Lap 4: Button and Webber have come into the pits for a change of tyres. Both drop down the order well outside the top 10.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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