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Lap 49: Vettel tries the difficult outside line on Button but it still doesn't work. Alonso, meanwhile, is putting on a spurt.
Lap 48: Senna is eighth runs slightly wide at Turn 1. He loses a little ground to Massa and this gives di Resta (ninth) some hope.
Lap 48: A bit of pace from Alonso there puts Button 1.6 seconds back and without DRS to defend from Vettel.
Lap 48: Raikkonen is letting this fight evolve in the distance as he is now clocked three seconds ahead of Alonso, who sets the fastest lap.
Lap 47: Further back, Schumacher is making progress through the order. He is on Vergne's tail in a battle for 11th.
Lap 47: Massa is seventh and on Kobayashi's gearbox, with Senna also right there in eighth, then a slight gap to di Resta.
Lap 46: DRS for both Button and Vettel as they both chase Alonso. No change there for now.
Lap 46: Maldonado has slipped to two seconds behind the top four drivers. Kobayashi is a further two seconds back from the Venezuelan.
Lap 46: Raikkonen looks comfortable up front here, pulling three seconds clear of Alonso. Button is also keeping Vettel at bay so far.
Lap 45: Di Resta has passed Jean-Eric Vergne. That moves the Scot up into ninth place.
Lap 45: The Mexican gets away again, but has slipped down the list to 17th place.
Lap 45: Perez comes in to serve his 10-second stop-go penalty in the Sauber.
Lap 45: Raikkonen pulls a strong 2.5 seconds clear of the Alonso, Button, Vettel scrap.
Lap 45: Schumacher has passed Kovalainen and is up into 13th place.
Lap 44: Vettel tries it on down to 11 but can't make it stick. DRS will be back on the next lap.
Lap 44: Still no DRS, but Vettel is right with Button on the run down to Turn 8.
Lap 44: Schumacher is 14th and on the tail of Kovalainen.
Lap 44: Raikkonen sets the fastest lap as he pulls 1.9 seconds clear at the front.
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 43: Vettel looks quick on his fresh tyres and is all over the gearbox of Button's McLaren.
Lap 43: Maldonado holds onto fifth with Kobayashi sixth, Massa seventh, Senna eighth, Vergne ninth and di Resta in 10th.
Lap 43: No moves on the run down the first long straight, with DRS disabled for the next two laps.
Lap 43: Raikkonen leads way chased by Alonso, Button and Vettel.
Lap 43: The safety car comes into the pitlane and we are racing once again.
Lap 42: Schumacher is told over the team radio that he had in fact picked up a right rear puncture.
Lap 42: The safety car will pit at the end of this lap.
Lap 42: Perez has been handed a 10 second penalty by the stewards for causing that recent collision.
Lap 42: Pic comes in but this looks far more serious. He is wheeled into the Marussia garage.
Lap 42: Schumacher pits from eighth position in the Mercedes. He rejoins towards the rear of the pack in 16th position.
Lap 41: Grosjean arrives back in the paddock on foot and will shortly be explaining the incident from his standpoint.
Lap 41: Raikkonen is told to warm his tyres, which he comically acknowledges.
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: Button reports that Alonso is very quick on the straights and is warned of Vettel's speed once the DRS becomes available.
Lap 41: Behind the leading quartet, Maldonado is back up to fifth with Kobayashi sixth, Schumacher seventh, Massa eighth and Senna ninth.
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 40: Marshals are now on the scene to recover debris - mainly belonging to Webber's Red Bull.
Lap 39: Di Resta is in and back out of the pits under the safety car.
Lap 39: Grosjean is also out of the race. Webber had nowhere to go and collected the spinning Perez.
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: Vettel amazingly could be on for the win now, restarting right with the podium trio and on fresh softs against their used hards.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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