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Abu Dhabi GP
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Lap 11: Hamilton laments losing his lead gap to the team but is encouraged on by the team. He is also concerned about the major debris field.
Lap 11: Hamilton leads the pack with Raikkonen second, Maldonado third, Alonso fourth, Webber fifth and Button in sixth.
Lap 11: Stewards will investigate the incident between Rosberg and Karthikeyan after the race.
Lap 12: Meantime, Vettel remains slightly concerned about the state of his front wing. He would like the team to change it when he eventually comes in for a stop.
Lap 12: Continuing the order, Massa is seventh with Perez eighth, Kobayashi ninth, Schumacher 10th, Ricciardo 11th and Vettel 12th.
Lap 13: Further replays of Vettel in the early laps show that he tagged the left rear corner of Senna's car as they were battling for position.
Lap 13: Oh, this is going from bad to worse for Vettel. Ricciardo slowed in front of him under the safety car and Vettel has been off the road.
Lap 13: Vettel brushed the barrier again and also drove through a polystyrene block.
Lap 13: Adrian Newey has been reminding himself of the front wing construction on his RB8 as Vettel further deranges his example.
Lap 13: Red Bull is again preparing a front wing and the German is far from happy, complaining about the young Australian's driving.
Lap 13: Marshals are at last getting on with brushing up the debris from the Rosberg/Karthikeyan crash.
Lap 14: Red Bull prepare for Vettel to stop and here he comes into the pitlane.
Lap 14: Meanwhile Hamilton continues to lead the snake as the lengthy clean-up goes on.
Lap 14: Vettel takes on a set of soft tyres and a new front wing. He rejoins after a 9.1s stop at the rear of the pack.
Lap 14: So the championship leader drops to 21st position.
Lap 14: The safety car will pit at the end of this lap.
Lap 14: Hamilton slows the pack and gets ready to launch off into the lead again.
Lap 14: Hamilton backs the field up to get them tight, before deciding when to try and bolt away...
Lap 15: The safety car comes into the pitlane and we are racing once again.
Lap 15: Webber is eying a move on Alonso to pay back the Spaniard for his first lap shuffle.
Lap 15: Alonso was busy trying to get past Maldonado and only just holds off Webber as they head onto the back straight.
Lap 15: Only 15 laps in and we've had more drama at Abu Dhabi this year than in the previous three events combined.
Lap 15: Alonso's Ferrari is quicker down the straight but all that action has let Maldonado get away in third.
Lap 15: Vettel has passed di Resta and de la Rosa. He is up to 19th position.
Lap 16: Hamilton is over a second clear of Raikkonen as they race around to the scene of the crash for the first time since the restart.
Lap 16: A 1m47.886s fastest lap for Hamilton as he pulls back to a 1.6 second lead.
Lap 16: Grosjean also made it through past the HRT driver. Vettel is now chasing Grosjean as they begin a fight over 18th position.
Lap 16: No DRS for another lap so the straight line speed challenged Webber can't get close to Alonso this time.
Lap 16: Vettel is on Grosjean's gearbox now and there is three cars abreast as the pair of them come through past Pic in the Marussia.
Lap 17: Vettel and Grosjean swap positions twice, before the German finally prevails. He is up to 17th position.
Lap 17: Another quick lap from Hamilton and his lead is out to 2.3 seconds over Raikkonen and Maldonado.
Lap 17: Replays show that Vettel had all four wheels off the circuit when he came back past Grosjean for the second time.
Lap 18: He gave position back to the Lotus. Then a few corners later he is through for a third time and now safely into 17th.
Lap 18: Perez is right on Massa's tail at the moment as the pair circulate seventh and eighth.
Lap 18: Behind the top eight, Kobayashi remains in ninth with Schumacher 10th, Ricciardo 11th and Kovalainen 12th.
Lap 18: Maldonado, third, is falling away from the rear of Raikkonen and into the clutches of Alonso.
Lap 18: Senna is 13th with Vergne 14th, Glock 15th, Petrov 16th and Vettel now in 17th position.
Lap 19: Alonso has plenty of heat on his case though, with both Webber and Button right behind.
Lap 19: Petrov has made an error and dropped back several positions. Vettel then also passes Glock and is up to 15th spot.
Lap 20: Things brewing nicely behind Hamilton and Raikkonen as Maldonado, Alonso, Webber and Button run right together down the long back straight.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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