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Lap 8: Maldonado is maintaining sixth but falling away from the leaders. He is six seconds down on Button.
Lap 8: World champions in positions one to five as Vettel races away from the battle between Alonso, Schumacher and Hamilton. Button is 2s behind.
Lap 8: Perez is seventh with Massa up to eighth, di Resta down to ninth and Alguersuari 10th.
Lap 8: Despite DRS, Hamilton is struggling to outpace Schumacher's slippery Mercedes down the straights.
Lap 9: Kobayashi is 11th followed by Buemi 12th, Senna 13th, Sutil 14th, Kovalainen 15th and Glock in 16th.
Lap 9: Hamilton complains on the radio about his lack of speed at the end of the straights, but is basically told the Mercedes is simply faster.
Lap 9: Barrichello is down in 17th after that stop for a new nose at the end of the first lap. But he has a large gap to close before he catches Glock.
Lap 10: Hamilton has a better run this time but still can't get a move on Schumacher with the limited DRS opportunity on the front straight.
Lap 10: Trulli trails the survivors in 18th position, as Massa passes Maldonado for sixth place.
Lap 10: Meanwhile, Vettel sets the fastest lap as he pulls to a comfortable 5.1 second lead.
Lap 10: Schumacher defends robustly from Hamilton into Ascari as Hamilton draws ever closer to a move on the Mercedes.
Lap 11: Adrian Sutil seems to be in trouble. He was 13th but may have stopped on the circuit.
Lap 11: Sutil has stopped and is out of the race. Only 17 remain in this amazing Italian Grand Prix.
Lap 11: Hamilton is virtually pushing the Mercedes out of Ascari as the pair go wheel-to-wheel into Parabolica.
Lap 12: Hamilton still can't make it past as this scrap rages on into the 12th lap.
Lap 13: Maldonado is now seventh and in with a big chance of solid points today. He is dropping back from Massa, but has a 2,2s buffer over Perez.
Lap 13: Schumacher is wide through the Parabolica this time and finally Hamilton gets his nose down into the first chicane.
Lap 13: Hamilton is through with a clean move on Schumacher but the Mercedes is back at him around the Curve Grande!
Lap 13: Behind Perez, di Resta is ninth but coming under a strong attack from Jaime Alguersuari.
Lap 13: Schumacher re-takes third into the second chicane as this incredible racing continues at Monza.
Lap 13: Button is now right with the battling pair.
Lap 14: Another three-car train has developed outside the top 10. Kobayashi is 11th with Buemi and Senna right on his gearbox.
Lap 14: Di Resta pits the Force India from ninth place.
Lap 14: No mistake from Schumacher in Parabolica this time as Hamilton and Button harry the seven-time world champion.
Lap 15: Di Resta is back out after a quick stop, but has fallen way outside the top 10.
Lap 15: Massa is told that Schumacher is holding up the McLaren pair, with the second Ferrari 10s behind and closing in.
Lap 15: McLaren must be considering an undercut stop for fresh rubber as Hamilton again fails to pull alongside as his car hits the limiter.
Lap 16: Meanwhile, Vettel is off to a 8.9 second lead from Alonso as the battle rages on far behind him.
Lap 16: Maldonado has fallen back eight seconds behind Massa now, but he remains in seventh, 1.1s ahead of Perez.
Lap 16: Alonso has a 4.4 second margin back to the battle between Schumacher, Hamilton and Button.
Lap 16: HRT managed to get Ricciardo's car fired up and he is back in the race, but many laps down.
Lap 17: Hamilton tries the grass around the inside of the Curve Grande... surviving, just, but losing position to Button.
Lap 17: Button makes his move on Schumacher as he dives past into Ascari.
Lap 17: Hamilton finally gets past as Schumacher heads in for fresh rubber.
Lap 18: Di Resta rejoined from his recent stop in 15th place, but he has just passed Glock to take 14th.
Lap 18: Replays of the Curve Grande moment shows the door closing on Hamilton, forcing him onto the grass after which he lost position to Button.
Lap 18: Buemi pits the Toro Rosso and moves out of that three-car fight involving himself, Kobayashi and Senna.
Lap 18: Button pits his McLaren for the first time.
Lap 18: Kobayashi's Sauber looks a nightmare to drive as he gets wild oversteer in the middle of Ascari.
Lap 18: Button resumes in fifth, well clear of a heavy pack of traffic.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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