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Lap 45: Alonso is scrapping his way through lapped traffic as Button's chase of the lead continues.
Lap 45: Rosberg is ninth with Webber 10th, di Resta 11th, Massa 12th, Vergne 13th, Ricciardo 14th, Maldonado 15th and Hamilton 16th.
Lap 44: Button is clocked just 0.8 seconds behind leader Alonso.
Lap 44: Kobayashi resumes right behind Hulkenberg in a battle for sixth.
Lap 44: Button is pressing on, barging through traffic in the form of Pic to continue his chase of leader Alonso.
Lap 44: Grosjean pits the Lotus from 19th spot.
Lap 43: Kobayashi comes in for his final stop.
Lap 43: Raikkonen has been lapping quickly on his fresh rubber and runs fifth for Lotus, followed by Schumacher, Hulkenberg and Perez.
Lap 43: Behind them, Kobayashi is up to fourth but yet to make his second stop.
Lap 43: Glock pits the Marussia from 22nd position and falls to the back of the field.
Lap 43: Vettel was all over Button to try to get his place back but runs wide at Turn 1 and drops away from the McLaren.
Lap 42: Button secures his second place and is told "let's have Alonso!"
Lap 42: Kovalainen lost time moving over to let the leaders through and in the process Hamilton charged past him, into 16th position.
Lap 42: Button powers ahead as Vettel gets underway but there's DRS for the Red Bull down to the hairpin.
Lap 42: Alonso is away but it's side-by-side between Button and Vettel!
Lap 41: There's a scramble in the pits as Alonso and Vettel rush in for a stop.
Lap 41: Webber has been in for what should be his final stop of the afternoon.
Lap 41: Ferrari will surely react to Button's stop as the McLaren will be rapid on fresh tyres.
Lap 41: Ricciardo has jumped Maldonado in that second round of stops. Good work there from Toro Rosso. These two are now 14th and 15th.
Lap 41: It's a rapid change to fresh medium tyres for Button and he resumes in clear air to try and leap the lead pair.
Lap 40: McLaren are preparing for a stop and in comes Button.
Lap 40: Button hasn't made great capital from Alonso's distraction, remaining around four seconds off the lead.
Lap 40: Di Resta pits the Force India from 10th position.
Lap 39: Hamilton, who is of course down in 17th after an early puncture, continues to harry leader Alonso in an attempt to get back on the lead lap.
Lap 39: Maldonado and Ricciardo come into the pits for their second stops.
Lap 38: Alonso is being forced to defend from the fresh-tyred McLaren, with the lead Ferrari nearing the end of its second stint.
Lap 38: Ricciardo is 13th with Massa 14th, Vergne 15th, Kovalainen 16th and Hamilton still enjoying himself mightily in 17th.
Lap 38: Hamilton is encouraged to attack Alonso by the team as he draws right up behind the Ferrari.
Lap 38: Di Resta is ninth and has fallen to 7.7s behind Webber. Hulkenberg is 10th after his second stop, with Maldonado 11th and Rosberg 12th.
Lap 37: Hamilton is now right with leader Alonso and looking for a way to unlap himself. This will surely dent his plans to run to the end.
Lap 37: Schumacher resumes behind Webber in eighth place.
Lap 37: Schumacher is in for a second pitstop.
Lap 37: Vettel is told to "toggle KERS" with the Red Bull team reporting a problem at "high energy"
Lap 36: Hamilton is keeping himself entertained, chasing after the leading Ferrari. He is almost on the back of Alonso now.
Lap 36: Alonso is just ahead of Hamilton, as the Briton now sets the fastest lap of the race - 1m20.091s.
Lap 35: Vettel is not happy about that one, with Button quickly closing on the Red Bull.
Lap 35: Hamilton has found some speed after his second stop and tows up behind Vettel and unlaps himself from the Red Bull!
Lap 34: Hamilton is lapped and soon advised over the team radio that Button in third is just a few seconds behind him.
Lap 33: Petrov follows team-mate Kovalainen in one lap later.
Lap 33: Hulkenberg has rejoined in 13th place, just behind Ricciardo. Now Rosberg comes in for his second stop.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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