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Lap 23: Button is in the McLaren pit again and goes for another set of medium tyres.
Lap 23: Now this is a developing story. @Lotus_F1Team: "Fascinating strategy discussions going from these chaps on the pitwall. Kimi now 0.7 to @RGrosjean yfrog.com/oea3ptrj"
Lap 23: Karthikeyan has also been into the pits for his second stop at the back of the field.
Lap 24: Perez rejoined from his stop in 18th place, but has already got back past Ricciardo to take 17th.
Lap 24: Raikkonen makes his DRS move at Turn 1 and finally makes it up to second place, demoting Grosjean to third.
Lap 24: Maldonado and Schumacher come into the pits this time round.
Lap 24: Webber, Hamilton and Alonso all pile into the pits.
Lap 24: Rosberg came in on the last lap and has rejoined in 13th.
Lap 24: It's another dismal stop from McLaren, with Hamilton again delayed by a fumble at the left rear.
Lap 25: Raikkonen now pits his Lotus, while Grosjean continues for the moment.
Lap 26: Alonso rejoined at the back end of the top 10 and has been engaged in a huge fight with Rosberg for the last two laps. They have swapped places three times.
Lap 26: Vettel pits his Red Bull from a comfortable lead.
Lap 26: Grosjean is also in for his second stop.
Lap 26: Senna pits from what was 10th place, as this second rounds of stops reaches a conclusion.
Lap 26: Vettel resumes in the lead, with Raikkonen still ahead of Grosjean.
Lap 27: Di Resta is up to fourth but yet to make his second stop, followed by Webber, Button and Kobayashi.
Lap 27: Vettel's leads is just 2.2 seconds over the charging Raikkonen, who again sets the fastest lap.
Lap 27: Maldonado spun at Turn 4 with an puncture and has dropped down the field like a stone.
Lap 27: Vettel has switched to the softer tyres, while Raikkonen is now on the harder rubber.
Lap 28: Some strong responses on Twitter to Rosberg's aggressive defending of eighth position, having twice forced Alonso to the far right of the circuit. Here's one from former Le Mans winner @GUYSMITH16: "What is Rosberg doing ?" Fernando doesn't seem too pleased either!
Lap 28: Maldonado made it back into the pits but it's all over and he climbs out of the car.
Lap 28: Vettel responds with his own fastest lap of 1m38.157s, but is only just a fraction quicker than Raikkonen.
Lap 29: Di Resta remains on his second set of tyres and now has Webber chasing down the Force India.
Lap 29: The stewards will investigate the driving standards of Alonso and Rosberg during that immense scrap, after the race.
Lap 29: Webber makes the DRS and much fresher tyres work as the Red Bull blasts past into Turn 1 to take over fourth.
Lap 30: Behind the top eight, Alonso is now slowly dropping away from Rosberg in ninth, with Massa and Hamilton on his tail.
Lap 30: Hamilton is told that Massa directly ahead is on the same strategy.
Lap 30: Raikkonen closes by a couple of tenths on his latest effort, putting the Finn just 1.7 seconds behind leader Vettel
Lap 31: Perez is 12th, just two seconds behind Hamilton, with Schumacher 13th, Hulkenberg 14th, Senna 15th and Vergne in 16th spot.
Lap 31: Rosberg has closed on seventh-place man Kobayashi, with the Sauber on old tyres after a single stop so far.
Lap 31: Kobayashi attempts a wide defence, but Rosberg keeps his foot in on DRS and is past the Sauber at Turn 1.
Lap 32: Just behind this battle, Alonso now seems to be holding up team-mate Massa. Fernando, Felipe is faster than you ...
Lap 32: Alonso is now closing on Kobayashi, with the Massa vs Hamilton scrap also closing in.
Lap 32: Kobayashi heads into the pits and was almost followed in before swiping back onto the circuit.
Lap 33: A bizzare move from Alonso there, who was perhaps confused about whether he was also due in the pits.
Lap 33: Meanwhile, Raikkonen is now just over a second behind leader Vettel.
Lap 33: Raikkonen's getting within striking distance of Vettel. @Lotus_F1Team: "Kimi takes another 4 tenth bite into Seb. DRS time ahead?". Just 1.1s between them now.
Lap 33: Hamilton is struggled and voices his concern over the team radio, stating that he is not able to catch the Ferrari pair.
Lap 33: Raikkonen is on stunning form today and is now piling the pressure on the leader by appearing in the mirrors of Vettel's Red Bull.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang
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