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European GP

2011 Formula 1 European GP

Jun 23, 2011 to Jun 26, 2011
Valencia Street Circuit
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Formula 1 European GP

2011 European Grand Prix The European Grand Prix

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Lap 31: Leader Vettel pits for his final set of soft rubber.
Lap 31: Hamilton is warned his rear tyres are very hot but tells the team he can't go any slower.
Lap 30: Liuzzi is another man to stop on this lap. He is way down the field in 23rd currently.
Lap 30: Alonso comes out of the pits to see Webber sailing past, undercutting the Ferrari with his earlier stop.
Lap 30: Barrichello's stop is quick but Maldonado is in the box right behind him. The Williams team does a good job with the two cars very close and complete two swift tyre changes.
Lap 30: Alonso's rubber was clearly past its best and he gets the final set of softs to also cement a three-stop plan.
Lap 30: The leaders are in heavy traffic and Alonso is likely to be in to respond to Webber.
Lap 30: Sutil pits from eighth place in the Force India. Williams respond and bring Barrichello in from ninth.
Lap 29: Webber has resumed ahead of Button and Hamilton on the road.
Lap 29: As a result of these stops, Barrichello is now up to ninth behind Sutil, with Alguersuari 10th and Kobayashi 11th.
Lap 29: Soft tyres is the choice for the Australian and he will be in later for a third visit as well.
Lap 29: Petrov also comes into the pits for another change of tyres.
Lap 29: Webber is the next man to make his second stop.
Lap 29: Heidfeld maintains track position over the Scot as they roar back into the fight.
Lap 28: Hamilton is told to look after his tyres after setting those quick times early in his third stint.
Lap 28: Sutil in eighth is continuing to drop away very slightly from Rosberg, as Heidfeld and di Resta pit.
Lap 28: Hamilton is clearly not taking it easy on the first laps of his final set of soft tyres and is closing on team-mate Button.
Lap 28: Kovalainen also pits for Lotus this time round. This is his second stop.
Lap 28: Buemi's second stop is quicker than his first and he rolls back into the action.
Lap 27: Buemi pits for the second time in the Toro Rosso.
Lap 27: Hamilton sets the best lap of the race on fresh tyres but has now fallen behind team-mate Button and earlier rival Massa.
Lap 27: Schumacher is up to 16th, Maldonado 17th and Perez rejoined after that late stop in 18th place.
Lap 27: So the order changes down the field. Di Resta holds 11th with Buemi 12th, Alguersuari 13th, Petrov 14th and Kobayashi 15th.
Lap 27: Vettel continues to lead strongly and Alonso in second isn't making much of an impression on the leader at this stage.
Lap 27: Perez finally gives up the game and comes into the pits for a change of tyres.
Lap 26: Kobayashi follows through a few seconds later ... as we see Schumacher bullying his way past Maldonado.
Lap 26: Petrov is through and easily takes 14th place from Perez.
Lap 26: Further back, Schumacher has closed to within one second of Maldonado, as a battle for 17th develops.
Lap 26: Hamilton was well behind Webber on the road so is unlikely to undercut the Red Bull with his earlier stop this time.
Lap 26: Kobayashi is just 1.2s behind this Perez versus Petrov battle and closing in quickly.
Lap 25: Petrov is the next man to catch the hapless Perez. This is a battle for 14th place. Again, Perez passes the pit entry and continues into another lap.
Lap 25: Hamilton is away on his final set of soft rubber after a slight fumble. He resumes sixth and clearly plans three stops.
Lap 25: McLaren are in the pitlane for Hamilton this time by.
Lap 25: Lotus will be looking at Perez's pace with glee, as he continues on his original set of tyres. Kovalainen is 23 seconds behind the Sauber.
Lap 24: Hamilton's pace is poor at this stage after his earlier stop and his radio messages suggest he would like to pit soon.
Lap 24: Vettel sets the fastest lap, which is soon beaten by Webber as the fuel burns down.
Lap 24: Schumacher in 18th has closed the gap to Maldonado down to 2.6s and he will catch the Williams by the end of the next lap.
Lap 23: Alguersuari is quickly through on Perez and takes 13th, but the Mexican is determined to stay out with poor pace at the moment.
Lap 23: Button is now 21.8 seconds - a pitstop - behind leader Vettel in sixth.
Lap 23: Buemi has passed Perez and takes over 12th place. Alguersuari in 14th begins to close in on the Sauber.

By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton

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