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Lap 23: Hamilton is encouraged on by his McLaren team as he continues to set a strong pace on the soft compound.
Lap 22: Hamilton clocks a new fastest lap of 1m18.940s as he pulls 1.4 seconds clear of Alonso. Vettel is just 0.4 seconds behind the Ferrari.
Lap 22: Hamilton has set a new fastest lap himself in the clear air - 1m18.940s
Lap 22: Hulkenberg pits the Force India from eighth position, rejoining in 15th place.
Lap 22: Rosberg has just lowered the mark even further - 1m18.945s, now in eighth position.
Lap 21: Grosjean makes his first stop, putting Hamilton in the lead of the race.
Lap 21: Raikkonen is yet to pit in fifth, with Kobayashi sixth, Perez seventh, Hulkenberg eighth, Webber ninth and Rosberg 10th.
Lap 21: Grosjean's lead is just 2.3 seconds from the raging battle between Hamilton, Alonso and Vettel.
Lap 20: Hamilton presses the DRS button and that's all it takes to zoom past Alonso into the final chicane.
Lap 20: Rosberg pitted while the battle for the lead was happening at Turn 2. The German rejoined in 10th.
Lap 20: Meanwhile, Grosjean is leading for Lotus but is yet to make his first stop.
Lap 20: Sensational stuff from the top three as Hamilton now looks for a way past the Ferrari.
Lap 20: Grosjean sets his own personal best as he stays out and moves into the lead.
Lap 19: Alonso powers out of the pits... and is just ahead of Hamilton on the road!
Lap 19: Vital stop for Ferrari now as Alonso gets a rapid change to soft rubber.
Lap 19: Webber who has stopped is 10th, with Maldonado 11th, di Resta 12th, Massa 13th and Schumacher 14th.
Lap 19: Alonso's pace remains excellent on supersofts... but he's in the pits.
Lap 19: Alonso is clocked 15.2 seconds clear of Hamilton on the road - which could be just enough to dive in for a stop and retain the lead.
Lap 19: In the pitstop phase, Raikkonen is up to sixth with Kobayashi seventh, Perez eighth and Hulkenberg in ninth.
Lap 18: Alonso improves on his personal best again as he stays out.
Lap 18: Alonso continues into another lap as Vettel tries to get his position back from Hamilton.
Lap 18: But this could play into Alonso's hands as Hamilton and Vettel race around behind Grosjean and Rosberg.
Lap 18: Felipe Massa now going quickest of all on the soft tyres - 1m19.191s
Lap 18: Webber, Ricciardo and Kovalainen all come into the pits.
Lap 18: Not a perfect launch from Hamilton out of the pits but... he's done it! Hamilton clears Vettel on track position.
Lap 17: Alonso meanwhile has set his own personal fastest lap now that he is in the lead.
Lap 17: Di Resta rejoined in 13th place after his stop, with Massa 14th and Schumacher 15th.
Lap 17: Alonso takes the lead as Hamilton pits for soft rubber.
Lap 17: "Give it everything we've got" say McLaren as Hamilton completes his lap to the pits.
Lap 17: Track position will be vital this afternoon.
Lap 17: Kobayashi just went even faster now with a 1m19.345s in the eighth-placed Sauber.
Lap 17: Vergne also pits the Toro Rosso. He was just ahead of team-mate Ricciardo before the round of stops.
Lap 17: That hasn't worked out perfectly for Vettel as he emerges behind Rosberg and Grosjean.
Lap 16: Hamilton will have to push on his current lap but Vettel will be able to charge on fresh rubber.
Lap 16: Vettel pits his Red Bull from the lead.
Lap 16: Rosberg is the next man to set the fastest lap as he speeds up after being released by di Resta. He's now closed to 14.3 seconds behind.
Lap 16: Grosjean sets the fastest lap of the race, but then usurped by Rosberg who goes 1m19.536s.
Lap 16: Button pits the McLaren. He takes on supersoft tyres and rejoins further down the field.
Lap 16: The lead gap is just 0.7 seconds as Hamilton clearly enjoys better grip at this stage on the ageing supersofts.
Lap 15: Raikkonen is off like a rabbit and pulling well away from the McLaren already. Button now has to fend off Kobayashi.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton, Simon Strang
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