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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: Meanwhile Hamilton continues to lead the snake as the lengthy clean-up goes on.
Lap 14: Red Bull prepare for Vettel to stop and here he comes into the pitlane.
Lap 13: Marshals are at last getting on with brushing up the debris from the Rosberg/Karthikeyan crash.
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: Adrian Newey has been reminding himself of the front wing construction on his RB8 as Vettel further deranges his example.
Lap 13: Vettel brushed the barrier again and also drove through a polystyrene block.
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: 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 12: Continuing the order, Massa is seventh with Perez eighth, Kobayashi ninth, Schumacher 10th, Ricciardo 11th and Vettel 12th.
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 11: Stewards will investigate the incident between Rosberg and Karthikeyan after the race.
Lap 11: Hamilton leads the pack with Raikkonen second, Maldonado third, Alonso fourth, Webber fifth and Button in sixth.
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: Further replays show that de la Rosa ran straight through the damage and bits of carbon fibre in the aftermath of the crash.
Lap 10: Vergne's stop has promoted Vettel to 12th position as the safety car period continues.
Lap 10: Di Resta is also into the pits from 21st position. Meantime, there is a lot of damage still on track where Rosberg and Karthikeyan made contact.
Lap 10: Raikkonen is now right with Hamilton, whose tyres will cool down again, perhaps giving the Finn another chance to challenge for the lead.
Lap 10: While all this is going on, Vergne pitted and has rejoined down in 15th position.
Lap 10: Rosberg and Karthikeyan are chatting amicably as they wander back to the pits.
Lap 10: Rosberg was launched over the Indian's car and was very lucky not to flip. The car landed on its wheels.
Lap 10: Not great news for Hamilton as he ends up losing his lead gap. Vettel will however be delighted with the pack closing up.
Lap 9: Replays show that Karthikeyan's car slowed heavily with smoke out the back and Rosberg piled straight into the rear of the HRT.
Lap 9: The Indian walks across the asphalt run-off area to a safe position.
Lap 9: This is well out of the pitstop window, so drivers are likely to stay out.
Lap 9: Rosberg is walking away after final contact with the barriers. Karthikeyan is also out of his car.
Lap 9: Rosberg and Karthikeyan have been involved in a huge crash. Rosberg climbs out of the car.
Lap 9: The safety car has been deployed.
Lap 9: Vettel has clear space for the moment, as he works on bridging a three second gap to 12th placed Vergne.
Lap 8: Senna has passed Glock's Marussia and he takes over 15th.
Lap 8: Hamilton is checking out now up front, pulling 3.5 seconds clear of Raikkonen with a strong 1m48.148s fastest lap.
Lap 8: The stewards announce that Hulkenberg's incident at the start will be investigated after the race.
Lap 8: Button is told Webber has lost his DRS window on Alonso, allowing the McLaren a chance to close. But he is not close enough.
Lap 8: Vettel has passed the Finn and is up to 13th spot.
Lap 7: Vettel is now just 0.6s behind Kovalainen's Caterham and shaping up to take 13th position.
Lap 7: Webber runs fifth, keeping Vettel in sight and under little threat from Button behind him.
Lap 7: Kobayashi in ninth is losing a lot of pace and Schumacher (10th) is catching the Japanese quickly.
Lap 7: Alonso is getting a double bite of the DRS on Maldonado but the Williams is quick down the straights and the Spaniard is yet to get close.
Lap 7: Perez has moved up ahead of team-mate Kobayashi and into eighth, as Sauber swaps the positions.
Lap 6: Hamilton's lead is now 2.5s, with the best scrap at the front being Maldonado holding off Alonso by under a second in third and fourth
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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