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2014 British Grand Prix Sunday - British Grand Prix
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Vergne makes his sole pitstop from 11th place.
In comes Magnussen from sixth, and he switches to the hard tyre.
Vettel has closed to 1.2s behind Button now.
Alonso makes the move stick through Copse.
Alonso has rejoined behind Hulkenberg and is all over the Force India.
Rosberg's lead is just 4.1s now, as Hamilton completes another very quick lap that's 0.9s quicker than his team-mate.
Back in the midfield, one-stoppers Perez and Maldonado pit from 13th and 14th.
He then takes another 0.35s out of Rosberg in the opening sector. The medium tyres can't live with Hamilton's compound at the moment - fresher, harder tyres making life good for the Brit at the moment.
That slashes the gap to 4.7s - Rosberg won't like that one bit.
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Mega lap from Hamilton - stunning. On the hard tyre, he does a 1m37.176s.
Alonso pits from fifth.
Purple first sector from Hamilton - 5.3s the gap.
Hamilton: "Don't worry about the pitstop guys, but let's get a good one next time OK?"
That's better radio chat from Hamilton. He needs to keep calm - there's a great chance to win this race still.
That's better radio chat from Hamilton. He needs to keep calm - there's a great chance to win this race still.
Vettel nails Magnussen on the exit of Luffield, setting him up through Brooklands and the first part of Luffield.
Button: "The last two laps, Alonso's gone off the circuit at Copse."
"Get him - get him for track limits", that translates as.
"Get him - get him for track limits", that translates as.
Tardy on the left-rear, Mercedes. The gap's going to be around 6s.
Slow stop for Hamilton, who loses 1.4s in the stops to Rosberg. Hard tyres for the Brit - he's going for something different.
Mercedes mechanics ready themselves for Hamilton - who pits.
Sutil makes his first pitstop and releases the Toro Rossos, which have swapped places - two-stopping Kvyat now ahead of Vergne.
Vettel's closed in admirably on the McLaren but his pace his hardly prodigious. Just 1.1s separates that duo.
Bottas is on his own in third - 19.4s behind Rosberg and 10s clear of the battle for fourth.
Magnussen is about 2.8s behind that fight, with Vettel on his tail.
Magnussen is about 2.8s behind that fight, with Vettel on his tail.
Alonso shows his nose into Stowe but Button slams the door.
Hamilton reports that "the tyres are starting the drop off". He's eking out a few fewer laps on the harder tyre all the while - and is only dropping a few tenths a lap. It's good work.
The Toro Rossos are on different strategies, but the outcome at the moment is they're both stuck behind a Sauber. Sutil leads them in 10th-12th.
Rosberg is now 14.7s behind Hamilton - remember the gap stood at 2.7s the other way when he stopped.
Still Button is holding off Alonso - when the Ferrari drops back with its penalty, the Briton will get a breather.
Vettel is taking 1.5s per lap out of Magnussen and is now only 2.1s behind for sixth.
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Red Bull thinks this is working out well for Ricciardo strategy-wise: "You've now jumped a lot of cars ahead, nice job mate."
"Pace is much better," Marussia tells Bianchi - seems the team wants another go back at Maldonado for 15th.
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New fastest lap from Rosberg - 1m38.309s. That's 0.4s quicker than Hamilton.
Behind, Bottas and Button set personal bests. Though they're some way off...
Behind, Bottas and Button set personal bests. Though they're some way off...
Ricciardo pops onto the DRS and flies past Hulkenberg into Brooklands to regain eighth.
"We're continuing to look at the problem Nico, no information at the moment." Get on with, Rosberg is told.
He is, the gap to Hamilton is reducing and surely the leader needs to pit.
He is, the gap to Hamilton is reducing and surely the leader needs to pit.
Ricciardo is back up behind Hulkenberg again, lapping 2s faster, and told by Red Bull he needs to pass as the German is one-stopping.
Alonso is attacking Button. The Brit defends into Vale, then Brooklands on the next lap. This time round the Spaniard is further back courtesy of a lock up at Brooklands, but there's nothing between them really.
"Gearbox problem on the downshift," reports Rosberg...
Purple middle sector for Hamilton - he's pushing, but will he get closer to Rosberg or drop back as his team-mate pushes on with newer rubber?
Kobayashi makes a pitstop from a lonely 17th.
Alonso is already within DRS range of Button. Stellar pace from the Ferrari by comparison.
The gap was about 2.7s before Rosberg stopped.
Rosberg pits - "it's hammer time," Merc tells Hamilton.
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