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Formula 1 Bahrain GP

2012 Bahrain Grand Prix The Bahrain Grand Prix

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Lap 20: Hulkenberg pits from 14th position, allowing Kobayashi up into that place.
Lap 20: Di Resta is unhappy on the Force India team radio. He tells his race engineer that Maldonado 'is weaving all over the place.'
Lap 20: @MikeGascoyne: "heikki attacking glock, great drive after first lap puncture". That battle is for 21st and the Finn is now past the German, by the way.
Lap 20: Ricciardo had a slow lap last time round and was passed by Petrov, moving the Caterham up to 18th place.
Lap 19: Vettel's lead has stabilised at around five seconds from Grosjean, with Raikkonen still quicker than his team-mate a further 2s behind.
Lap 19: Maldonado gained several positions in the first round of stops. He is 11th, but now has di Resta beginning to challenge him.
Lap 19: @InsideFerrari: "Tyre degradation still the main factor."
Lap 18: Kobayashi passes Bruno Senna into Turn 1 and takes over 15th place.
Lap 19: Hamilton is told "it is looking like plan B" as the team plots a way to recover from another disastrous pitstop.
Lap 18: But at the moment, di Resta is the quicker of the two and extends the advantage to over two seconds.
Lap 18: @MercedesAMGF1: "Meanwhile Michael advised that DIR will only stop twice and will need to overtake on track."
Lap 18: Webber is fourth for Red Bull - slightly slower than the top three and just quicker than the pair of McLarens behind.
Lap 18: Schumacher is advised by his race engineer that di Resta in 12th is set for two stops this afternoon, so the German needs to get past to make his three stop strategy work.
Lap 17: So in the stops, Rosberg gained over Massa, while di Resta and Kobayashi have lost positions by staying out longer.
Lap 17: Grosjean has matched the popular choice of the medium compound for this stint, with Raikkonen trying a gamble on the softer rubber.
Lap 17: WTCC racer and winner @Huffsport, is loving the Lotus action: "The #blackones are on fire!"
Lap 17: So it's Vettel now leading by 5.2 seconds from Grosjean and Raikkonen.
Lap 16: Di Resta also came into the pits and rejoins in 12th place, with Michael Schumacher close behind him.
Lap 16: Kobayashi pits and drops down the list. He rejoins outside the top 10.
Lap 16: Raikkonen sets the fastest lap as the Lotus pair continue to show strong race pace today.
Lap 16: Grosjean has plenty of pace to blast past di Resta into the final corner, with the Force India man now heading in for a stop.
Lap 15: Kovalainen had climbed to 20th place after that opening lap puncture, but he pits to take on a fresh set of tyres.
Lap 15: Di Resta continues to hold on to second ahead of his stop and now has Grosjean all over his gearbox.
Lap 15: Hamilton now pulls to the inside of Alonso's Ferrari into Turn 4 and he takes eighth position.
Lap 15: Button is up to seventh place with Alonso eighth, Hamilton ninth after that difficult stop and Rosberg in 10th place. Massa has slipped to 11th.
Lap 14: Raikkonen makes his move at the end of the short back straight and is easily past the Red Bull at Turn 11.
Lap 14: @OfficialSF1Team wants us all to know: "#Checo with fastest race lap so far. #Kamui on third without pitstop."
Lap 14: Grosjean has also slipped past Kobayashi, with Webber vs Raikkonen next up on the road.
Lap 14: Pic brings his Marussia in from what was a temporary 14th position.
Lap 13: Vettel is right with di Resta and restores his lead with the aid of DRS and fresh tyres.
Lap 13: Only three drivers have yet to pit - di Resta, Kobayashi and Pic.
Lap 13: Kobayashi is now third, with the Lotus of Grosjean trying to take the pitted Lotus past the long-running Sauber.
Lap 13: Button is now ninth and sets the fastest lap of the race with 1m39.807s.
Lap 12: AUTOSPORT's F1 editor @eddstrawf1 observes: "Rosberg v Schuey under investigation. Rosberg overdid the defending, no question."
Lap 12: Di Resta is yet to stop and takes over a temporary lead, ahead of Vettel.
Lap 12: Vettel is now in for his first stop, resuming on medium compound tyres. Raikkonen also makes a first stop.
Lap 12: Di Resta is up to fourth in this phase with Kobayashi now fifth, Maldonado sixth and Webber in seventh.
Lap 12: Raikkonen is now up to second and is yet to stop in his Lotus.
Lap 12: @Revved_Up not happy: "They should throw the book at Rosberg for that. That's just unacceptable"
Lap 11: Vettel continues to lead as Grosjean heads in for a first stop.

By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang

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