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Lap 7: Processional so far up front, with the closest gap being Webber on the case of di Resta as the Australian looks to move up from seventh.
Lap 7: The stewards have deemed that no further action is necessary for those incidents at the first corner.
Lap 6: Alonso is now lapping a second slower than leader Hamilton, with di Resta's Force India now a couple of seconds behind the Ferrari.
Lap 6: Massa, having switched to the soft tyre at the end of the first lap, is told over the radio by Rob Smedley that the new target pit lap is 16 more than the original plan (set for super soft tyres).
Lap 6: A queue is beginning to form up behind ninth placed Nico Rosberg. Schumacher, Raikkonen, Hulkenberg and Perez are all in close attendance.
Lap 5: Senna has passed Glock and is up to 17th position.
Lap 5: Hamilton's lead is now 1.7 seconds over Vettel while Button is now almost five seconds further behind and likely conserving his tyres.
Lap 5: Schumacher in 10th is advised to cool the car if he can, but also warned that Raikkonen behind is in the DRS zone.
Lap 4: Kobayashi made a poor start and is 19th in the Sauber, with Pic 20th, de la Rosa 21st, Karthikeyan 22nd, Petrov 23rd with Massa 24th.
Lap 4: Alonso is no longer troubling Maldonado's fourth-place Williams and has already fallen nine seconds off the lead.
Lap 4: Then comes Perez in 13th, Ricciardo 14th, Vergne 15th, Kovalainen up to 16th, Glock 17th and Senna 18th.
Lap 4: The DRS is now enabled as Hamilton and Vettel begin to edge away from Button in third place.
Lap 3: Behind the top six, Webber is seventh with Grosjean eighth, Rosberg ninth, Schumacher 10th, Raikkonen 11th and Hulkenberg in 12th spot.
Lap 3: Replays of the start show Hamilton leading comfortably into the first corner from pole, while Mladonado ran wide, allowing Vettel through.
Lap 3: Replays of the start show that several drivers towards the rear of the field missed out Turn 1.
Lap 3: Hamilton eases out the gap to 1.5 seconds over Vettel, with only a couple of tenths pace difference between the pair on the second lap.
Lap 3: Incidents at Turns 1 and 2 are under investigation by the stewards.
Lap 2: Petrov rejoins with a new front wing, while Massa's problem was a puncture. He changes to the soft tyre and is underway again.
Lap 2: Massa also comes into the pits for repairs.
Lap 2: Petrov pits the Caterham and Massa has dropped way down the field to last place.
Lap 2: Hamilton storms through to complete a relatively clean first lap with a 1.2 second lead over Vettel and Button.
Lap 2: Petrov is touring back towards the pits without his front wing.
Lap 1: Alonso's start wasn't brilliant but he's recovered from initially being behind di Resta's Force India.
Lap 1: Maldonado has been demoted to fourth on the road and is now chased by Alonso in his Ferrari.
Lap 1: Rattling through the Singapore sling chicane at Turn 10 for the first time it is Hamilton from a fast-starting Vettel and Button.
Lap 1: Hamilton gets a good start and Maldonado is safely into second at the first corner with Vettel third, but the German is challenging through Turn 2.
Lap 1: The five red lights go out and we are racing under the lights in Singapore!
The final rows are moving into position now. Are you ready? We await the lights...
Round the final corner and Hamilton is heading down to his pole position slot, with the field strung out.
Through the tunnel under the spectators and Hamilton leads the field towards the final complex of corners.
So it's Hulkenberg, Perez, Vergne, Kobayashi, Glock, Pic and de la Rosa on the harder tyre choice.
All 24 drivers made it off the grid, while at the front Hamilton takes them down towards Turn 7.
Both Mercedes drivers look to have opted for the supersoft rubber, despite a free choice of tyres after avoiding a Q3 lap.
The formation lap is underway and Hamilton answers the call, leading the 24 cars away from the grid.
Hulkenberg in 11th looks to be on the harder tyres, with the Sauber pair also looking at a longer first stint.
The engines fire with a minute to the formation lap.
Maldonado rubs his eyes and gets ready for a gruelling challenge ahead. Could he beat Hamilton into the first corner?
Safety cars are a common occurrence here, with car recovery difficult under racing conditions at several parts of the circuit.
Track temperature is matching the ambient at 29 degrees Celsius, as the drivers combat against that and keep as cool as possible.
Plenty of potential for incident at the first complex of corners, with several drivers in unusual spots on the grid and seeking to progress.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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