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Lap 52: Schumacher fends off Massa's attack this time, but with DRS expected then Massa will have the advantage over the closing laps.
Lap 52: Alonso again fights strongly down the pit straight but Webber looks to have the advantage and is through for second.
Lap 52: Webber has the DRS advantage this time and is close to the Ferrari into the braking zone ... Alonso fights back, but he can't stop him ...
Lap 52: Massa is just 0.2s behind the Mercedes as they cross the line. The Brazilian will surely have a go at his former team-mate on this lap.
Lap 52: The interesting battles down the field are Schumacher versus Massa for 12th, and Barrichello versus a chasing Sutil for 14th.
Lap 51: Webber is all over the gearbox of Alonso's Ferrari as the Australian looks to restore a Red Bull one-two.
Lap 51: Button needs to keep an eye out for Rosberg now, who is faster behind on much fresher, soft tyres.
Lap 51: Sutil is 15th and on the tail of Barrichello. Perez is 3.5s behind them in 16th, and Maldonado in 17th is now edging away again from Kovalainen.
Lap 51: Hamilton makes an easy move on Button and is up to fourth, dropping the three-stopping Button to fifth.
Lap 50: Hamilton is surely going to get past his team-mate soon, but is given the usual cautionary messages from the pitwall.
Lap 50: Alguersuari is up to 11th - Toro Rosso have put in some great pit work today - with Schumacher 12th, Massa 13th and Barrichello 14th.
Lap 50: Button flashes past in fourth but has Hamilton right on his tail and on much fresher tyres.
Lap 48: Buemi is up to seventh with the recent glut of pitstops, with Petrov eighth, Heidfeld ninth and Kobayashi up to 10th.
Lap 48: Alonso is 6.2 seconds off the lead in second, chased by Webber - 1.7 seconds behind and catching the Ferrari.
Lap 48: Vettel leads into lap 49 after completing his fourth, and final, stop.
Lap 48: Replays show a very slow stop for Massa as the rear wheels were spinning, making it very difficult to get the new tyres on.
Lap 47: Maldonado rejoined still in 17th but he is just two or three seconds clear of Kovalainen's Lotus.
Lap 47: Leader Vettel decides not to gamble and comes in for a fresh set of rubber and a fourth stop.
Lap 47: Hamilton pits and resumes behind team-mate Button, but he has a significant advantage of fresh rubber.
Lap 47: Schumacher pits from 11th place in the Mercedes and Maldonado is in to answer his drive-through penalty. Lotus will be delighted with this.
Lap 47: Rosberg's fresh rubber is beginning to pay dividends as he breezes pas Massa at Turn 12.
Lap 46: Alonso is away and comfortably resumes in second, ahead of Webber in third.
Lap 46: Alonso clears traffic in the form of d'Ambrosio's Virgin and heads in for a fourth stop.
Lap 46: Di Resta rejoins after his stop but the car falters and he rolls to a halt at the side of the road. Di Resta is out of the race.
Lap 46: It wasn't a great stop for Red Bull, which Alonso will surely respond to.
Lap 45: Di Resta pits from 14th position and the young Scot won;t manage to get the car home in the points today, after a very tight race in the midfield.
Lap 45: Webber is in for his fourth stop and clearly can't make the distance on his hard tyres.
Lap 45: Buemi has a go at Schumacher in the DRS zone ... and he makes it through into 10th position. Schumacher drops out of the points.
Lap 45: Rosberg is in for his final stop, taking soft tyres for the run to the flag. He resumes ninth.
Lap 45: Maldonado has been given a drive-through penalty for speeding in the pitlane.
Lap 45: Buemi is doing well on his fresh tyres. He has closed the gap down to just 0.9s behind Schumacher. This will be a battle for 10th.
Lap 44: Car 12 (Maldonado) is now being investigated by the stewards for a possible pitlane speeding offence.
Lap 44: Maldonado pitted for a third time, and has rejoined still in 18th, but just 5.6s ahead of Kovalainen in the Lotus T128.
Lap 43: Perez pits from 13th place and he can go to the end, but has no chance of scoring points this afternoon.
Lap 43: Buemi is 11th and has rejoined 3.6s behind the Mercedes, with di Resta 12th, Perez 13th, Kobayashi 14th, Alguersuari 15th and Barrichello 16th.
Lap 43: Vettel's lead is 7.1 seconds over Alonso and Webber as the latter two try to work out if they should try to go the distance or pit for softs
Lap 42: The order down the field shuffles again with the stops. Heidfeld is now eighth, 1.7s behind team-mate Petrov. Massa is ninth ahead of Schumacher.
Lap 41: Barrichello pits from 11th and Sutil is in from 13th place on this lap.
Lap 41: Buemi pits now from that fifth place, but the tactic of staying out longer won't help the aim of getting into the points.
Lap 41: Vettel is clean away on hard tyres and leads the charge for the run to the end.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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