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Formula 1 Bahrain GP

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix The Bahrain Grand Prix

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Lap 40: Both Vettel and Raikkonen are on the harder tyres to try and make the race distance.
Lap 40: Raikkonen powers out of the pit box but the Red Bull is already away and still in the lead.
Lap 40: Ricciardo pits from 18th and behind him Kovalainen is also in for a stop.
Lap 40: Vettel and Raikkonen pit together.
Lap 39: Senna is also in for his final stop, as Hamilton posts the fastest lap of the race - 1m37.733s.
Lap 39: Massa pits from what is fifth place.
Lap 39: Grosjean is now clocked six seconds off the lead battle, with Raikkonen having dropped back slightly from Vettel on the last lap.
Lap 39: Schumacher and Perez were side by side in the pitlane as they headed for the exit, but the Mexican had to back off, allowing Schumacher through.
Lap 39: Button resumes in eighth place, still behind Rosberg on the road.
Lap 39: Perez and Schumacher come in ... oh, and Schumacher gets track position and gains a place as they come out.
Lap 38: Ricciardo in 18th has caught back up to Petrov's Caterham. These two have been racing closely for a long time.
Lap 38: Button and Alonso are in for a final change of tyres.
Lap 38: No KERS deployment for Vettel according to the TV graphics, with Raikkonen still to make a move stick but right with the leader.
Lap 38: Hulkenberg pits from 12th, allowing team-mate di Resta up one position.
Lap 37: Hamilton also pits for the third time and rejoins behind Kobayashi.
Lap 37: Rosberg dives in for a third stop.
Lap 37: A poor lap from Hamilton last time round and he is losing ground to the Ferrari pair - and Perez is catching him.
Lap 36: Vettel is told to push his revs to the limit using his overtake button in an attempt to defend from the charging Raikkonen.
Lap 36: The gaps are static in the other half of the top 10 with Rosberg sixth, Alonso seventh, Massa eighth, Hamilton ninth and Perez in 10th spot.
Lap 36: KERS and DRS from Raikkonen into Turn 1 but Vettel closes the door this time and the Finn thinks better of a move for the moment.
Lap 36: Grosjean is over eight seconds behind the lead battle in third.
Lap 35: Raikkonen continues to harry leader Vettel, with the Lotus looking like the quicker car this afternoon.
Lap 35: @Lotus_F1Team: "Gap now 0.9 from Kimi to Seb; Hello DRS and your interest-free sofa offers."
Lap 35: That stop from di Resta puts Rosberg up to sixth, with Alonso seventh and Massa eighth.
Lap 35: The Force India rejoins in 13th place, still some distance ahead of Kobayashi.
Lap 34: Di Resta finally heads in for a second stop and must be planning a run to the flag from here.
Lap 34: Kobayashi rejoined in 15th place after his second stop.
Lap 34: Raikkonen gets his first attempt on DRS, closing right in on Vettel.
Lap 34: With Kobayashi out of the mix for now, it means Rosberg is up to seventh with Alonso eighth, Massa ninth, Hamilton 10th and Perez 11th.
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.
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'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: Meanwhile, Raikkonen is now just over a second behind leader Vettel.
Lap 33: A bizzare move from Alonso there, who was perhaps confused about whether he was also due in the pits.
Lap 32: Kobayashi heads into the pits and was almost followed in before swiping back onto the circuit.
Lap 32: Alonso is now closing on Kobayashi, with the Massa vs Hamilton scrap also closing in.
Lap 32: Just behind this battle, Alonso now seems to be holding up team-mate Massa. Fernando, Felipe is faster than you ...
Lap 31: Kobayashi attempts a wide defence, but Rosberg keeps his foot in on DRS and is past the Sauber at Turn 1.
Lap 31: Rosberg has closed on seventh-place man Kobayashi, with the Sauber on old tyres after a single stop so far.
Lap 31: Perez is 12th, just two seconds behind Hamilton, with Schumacher 13th, Hulkenberg 14th, Senna 15th and Vergne in 16th spot.

By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang

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