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2014 Bahrain Grand Prix Sunday - Bahrain GP
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"Good job mate," Red Bull says to Ricciardo. "Now let's get after Perez."
Alonso is now right behind the Williams pair in ninth place.
Hamilton's doing the business brilliantly in the final sector, putting a few tenths between himself and Rosberg.
No attack into Turn 1 this time.
Behind, Ricciardo set Hulkenberg up through Turn 11 and outdrags him on the exit. He takes fourth.
No attack into Turn 1 this time.
Behind, Ricciardo set Hulkenberg up through Turn 11 and outdrags him on the exit. He takes fourth.
Ricciardo's making a move on Hulkenberg for fourth - just a tenth between them!
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"The Red Bulls behind are fighting with each other. As you get further on, your mediums will be better than theirs, so just keep it tidy and use your straightline speed," is the message to Hulkenberg.
Perez is clear in third, but Hulkenberg still has the Red Bulls right behind.
Rosberg lunges into Turn 1, but it's too late on the brakes and Hamilton just breezes back by. What racing.
"Use overtake all you need it," Hamilton is told.
Rosberg shows his nose into Turn 11 as well, but that's just a bit of sparring.
Turn 1, he'll go again.
Turn 1, he'll go again.
Raikkonen overtakes Button for 10th. McLaren now outside the points.
Alonso sets his best lap of the race so far and is catching the train of Force Indias and Williams.
Rosberg is ultra close and dives up the inside into Turn 1!
Hamilton fight backs and just holds on. They are side-by-side into Turn 4 now. Through they go and Rosberg doesn't get out of the throttle even though he's off the track - and somehow, Hamilton stays ahead!
Amazing.
Hamilton fight backs and just holds on. They are side-by-side into Turn 4 now. Through they go and Rosberg doesn't get out of the throttle even though he's off the track - and somehow, Hamilton stays ahead!
Amazing.
Vettel almost gets alongside Ricciardo exiting the hairpin and as they run onto the back straight, he attacks again - but the Aussie holds on.
Grosjean is hanging on behind Button, Raikkonen and Kvyat in the battle for the final point.
Ricciardo is right up underneath the rear wing of the Force India now, but with six laps remaining needs to make the move soon as Perez is edging clear in third.
Alonso is past Button's McLaren for ninth now.
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Vettel complains that he's "really, really slow down the straights."
Rosberg is 0.5s behind Hamilton, he's not giving up here.
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"Energy store is low so only use the overtake button when you really need it," Force India tells Hulkenberg.
Can Ricciardo nail Hulkenberg now...and possibly reel in Perez (1.2s ahead)?
Ricciardo passes Vettel into Turn 1! Great intra-team battles here.
Vettel fights back into Turn 4 but Ricciardo defends the position.
Vettel fights back into Turn 4 but Ricciardo defends the position.
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Rosberg sets a new fastest lap! Nothing left on the table here as the 1m37.020s from the German brings him to 0.4s behind his team-mate.
DRS available now...and Rosberg is 0.8s behind.
Raikkonen has to jink to miss Alonso as the Spaniard locks up behind Button, and Kvyat is right behind the Ferraris.
This is a proper example of how good that Mercedes is - they are 8.7s ahead of Perez in third after two flying laps!
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Hamilton, another fastest lap - but Rosberg is still within DRS range.
It's a 1m37.306s for Hamilton.
It's a 1m37.306s for Hamilton.
Alonso is the latest man attacking Button, but he can't quite get the move done.
Vettel is harrying Hulkenberg for fourth as the Force India drops back from his team-mate in third.
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"We're looking into it, all looks OK on the data," Mercedes tells Hamilton.
Despite that, he's pulled another couple of tenths clear on the first sector of this lap. Eight and a half remaining.
Massa now overtakes Button, and Bottas follows him through for eighth.
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Hamilton - fastest lap of the race despite that battle! It's everything you've got time...
...but "I've got no power," he says over the radio!
...but "I've got no power," he says over the radio!
Maldonado has to take a 10-second stop-go penalty for rolling Gutierrez. He comes in immediately.
Hamilton blitzes the final sector to eke a few tenths out.
Ricciardo goes around the outside of Button to take sixth.
Vettel makes it past the McLaren at the end of the back straight.
Button is under pressure from the two Red Bulls for fifth.
Perez just held off Hulkenberg for third and Button is now defending from Vettel.
Hamilton and Rosberg run wheel-to-wheel through Turn 4! Hamilton holds on. Great stuff!
Great restart from both Mercs and they flying into Turn 1 with Hamilton on the defensive.
Behind Hulkenberg attacks Perez for third!
Behind Hulkenberg attacks Perez for third!
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