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Abu Dhabi GP
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Lap 38: 40 laps will be a mighty stretch for Vettel, with all the risks of the rubber falling off the cliff in the closing stages.
Lap 38: Vettel is called in to the Red Bull pits.
Lap 38: Fifth placed Grosjean has slipped to 14 seconds behind the leaders, with di Resta, Perez, Webber all close and Maldonado is catching them.
Lap 38: Vettel answers the call and this will be tight with Grosjean and co.
Lap 38: Soft tyres on Vettel and he resumes...
Lap 38: Clear of Grosjean and in fourth place.
Lap 38: Despite a fumble in that stop, Vettel is back on track with fresh softs and can look to close in on Button and Alonso.
Lap 39: Grosjean defends the inside against an attack from di Resta, but the Scot is through and up to fifth place.
Lap 39: Perez comes through past Grosjean as well and engages in a fight with di Resta. The pair make contact and Webber is caught up in it.
Lap 39: It's chaos back in that pack and the safety car could be needed here.
Lap 39: The safety car has been deployed.
Lap 39: Webber is out of the race with a destroyed rear wheel. Perez comes in to the pits and Ricciardo follows him.
Lap 39: Ricciardo gets away again but Perez gets away after a long stop at the Sauber pit.
Lap 39: That wipes out Raikkonen's lead as he forms up behind the big Mercedes. Alonso and Button will have a fresh-tyred Vettel right behind.
Lap 39: Vettel amazingly could be on for the win now, restarting right with the podium trio and on fresh softs against their used hards.
Lap 39: Di Resta took to the grass to avoid Perez and managed to get through unscathed. Replays show that Perez was then hit by Grosjean.
Lap 39: Grosjean is also out of the race. Webber had nowhere to go and collected the spinning Perez.
Lap 39: Di Resta is in and back out of the pits under the safety car.
Lap 40: Marshals are now on the scene to recover debris - mainly belonging to Webber's Red Bull.
Lap 40: Gaps finally closing up at the front now with Raikkonen ready to defend his lead from a dangerous pack of Alonso, Button and Vettel.
Lap 41: Behind the leading quartet, Maldonado is back up to fifth with Kobayashi sixth, Schumacher seventh, Massa eighth and Senna ninth.
Lap 41: Button reports that Alonso is very quick on the straights and is warned of Vettel's speed once the DRS becomes available.
Lap 41: Vergne is 10th in the Toro Rosso, with di Resta 11th, Ricciardo 12th, Kovalainen 13th, Perez 14th, Glock 15th, Petrov 16th and Pic 17th.
Lap 41: Raikkonen is told to warm his tyres, which he comically acknowledges.
Lap 41: Grosjean arrives back in the paddock on foot and will shortly be explaining the incident from his standpoint.
Lap 42: Schumacher pits from eighth position in the Mercedes. He rejoins towards the rear of the pack in 16th position.
Lap 42: Pic comes in but this looks far more serious. He is wheeled into the Marussia garage.
Lap 42: Perez has been handed a 10 second penalty by the stewards for causing that recent collision.
Lap 42: The safety car will pit at the end of this lap.
Lap 42: Schumacher is told over the team radio that he had in fact picked up a right rear puncture.
Lap 43: The safety car comes into the pitlane and we are racing once again.
Lap 43: Raikkonen leads way chased by Alonso, Button and Vettel.
Lap 43: No moves on the run down the first long straight, with DRS disabled for the next two laps.
Lap 43: Maldonado holds onto fifth with Kobayashi sixth, Massa seventh, Senna eighth, Vergne ninth and di Resta in 10th.
Lap 43: Vettel looks quick on his fresh tyres and is all over the gearbox of Button's McLaren.
Lap 44: Ricciardo is 11th with Perez 12th. The Mexican has still to come in for his 10 second stop-go penalty. Kovalainen is 13th in the Caterham.
Lap 44: Raikkonen sets the fastest lap as he pulls 1.9 seconds clear at the front.
Lap 44: Schumacher is 14th and on the tail of Kovalainen.
Lap 44: Still no DRS, but Vettel is right with Button on the run down to Turn 8.
Lap 44: Vettel tries it on down to 11 but can't make it stick. DRS will be back on the next lap.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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