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Lap 19: Senna is right on the back of the Sauber now and the Japanese driver is certainly struggling with tyres.
Lap 19: Kobayashi locks up and slides wide at Turn 1 with Senna on his outside. Both go briefly off-track and the fight continues with the Sauber holding 10th.
Lap 19: So for now it is Vettel in a clear lead from Alonso, as Hamilton heads in for service at McLaren.
Lap 20: Senna has another go at Kobayashi into Parabolica but the Japanese pilot holds the line ... and then pits.
Lap 20: Hamilton takes more of the soft rubber and resumes behind his team-mate... and Schumacher. Hamilton is not going to be happy about that.
Lap 20: This leaves Senna clear in 10th as Kobayashi rejoins.
Lap 20: Alonso is the next man to pit, taking soft rubber for his second stint and resuming in third.
Lap 20: Maldonado now has Perez on his tail ... but the Mexican can;t get the job done at Ascari. Maldonado pits at the end of the lap.
Lap 21: Senna also pitted at the end of the last lap. He will be looking to jump Kobayashi at the exit.
Lap 21: Massa is yet to stop and now up to second as Hamilton is again robustly defended by Schumacher out of the second chicane.
Lap 21: Vettel pits from the lead and blasts back out clearly in control of this race.
Lap 21: Alguersuari is now up to seventh, but he comes in for his first stop.
Lap 22: Hamilton complains on the radio about the "one move" rule and is told that the FIA are aware of Schumacher's driving.
Lap 22: Alguersuari rejoins after a quick stop, promoting Perez to seventh. Glock has also been into the pits.
Lap 22: Button sets the fastest lap as Massa pits.
Lap 23: Senna exited the pits from his stop and was level with Kobayashi into Turn 1. We thought they might emerge side-by-side. Senna takes the position and is now 13th.
Lap 23: Hamilton and Schumacher go wheel-to-wheel once again but the McLaren man still can't find a way past the German.
Lap 23: Kovalainen pits from a fine 11th place in the Lotus.
Lap 23: Vettel takes back the fastest lap on his fresh rubber as he is clocked 11.7 seconds ahead of Alonso.
Lap 23: With the top six now sailing away into the distance, Perez is 12 seconds back in seventh with di Resta eighth and Alguersuari ninth.
Lap 24: Button is up to third after clearing Schumacher around the stops and is now closing on Alonso, just 1.6 seconds behind.
Lap 24: Maldonado is 10th with Buemi one second behind him in 11th, Senna 12th, Barrichello 13th and Kovalainen rejoins in 14th.
Lap 24: Schumacher is told on the radio by Ross Brawn to "leave room at Ascari" as Hamilton again looks for a move on the front straight.
Lap 25: Kobayashi has stopped at the side of the road on the run to Parabolica. He is out of the race.
Lap 25: Perez in seventh is the only driver yet to stop this afternoon. Sauber may look to make one stop and try to get the Mexican 25 or so laps on the soft compound.
Lap 26: Hamilton must be ruing his poor restart after the safety car, where he originally lost track position to Schumacher.
Lap 26: Schumacher's rear tyres are already degrading as he pushes on with very little rear downforce on the Mercedes.
Lap 26: Button sets the fastest lap as he closes to just a second behind Alonso in a battle for second place.
Lap 27: Another south American duel is on the cards soon. Senna is continuing to try and come back through the midfield. He is on Maldonado's tail.
Lap 27: Hamilton's McLaren has a huge amount of rear downforce, with the team expecting to have been fighting with slower top speed of the Red Bull.
Lap 27: Maldonado has been passed by Buemi into Turn 1. The Swiss now runs 10th with Maldonado left to fend off Senna's attack.
Lap 28: Schumacher is again ordered on the racio by Ross Brawn to leave space when changing direction.
Lap 28: Meanwhile, Button is now right on the gearbox of Alonso's Ferrari.
Lap 28: Senna has made an error or been forced wide by Maldonado's Williams as they continue fighting for 11th. Senna loses two seconds in the middle sector.
Lap 28: Hamilton finally makes his move as he blasts past Schumacher into Ascari.
Lap 29: That puts Hamilton up into third but he needs to be wary of Schuamcher coming back at him at the end of the straights.
Lap 29: Perez remains in seventh but has yet to pit, with di Resta 13.4s back in eighth. Alguersuari is ninth and on the Scot's tail.
Lap 30: Buemi is 10th in the second Toro Rosso with Maldonado still fending off Senna for 11th. Barrichello is 13th with Kovalainen 14th.
Lap 30: Replays show Schumacher held off defending Hamilton that time, with the McLaren finally making it past at Ascari.
Lap 30: Glock is 15th and one lap down in the Virgin. He is 19.5s ahead of Trulli in 16th, with Ricciardo still ploughing on several laps down.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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