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2014 Malaysian Grand Prix Sunday - Malaysian Grand Prix
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The Brazilian seems less than keen to oblige. He's holding on to seventh position.
Massa told again to let Bottas through.
No need for Hamilton to push with 13.4s gap back to Rosberg but he's keen to show his pace.
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Hamilton sets a new fastest race lap of 1m43.066s.
Vettel is told by Red Bull that more fuel is needed.
Out of the corner though the Ferrari takes it. Alonso up to fourth after a stunning fight.
Alonso slips through, but Hulkenberg can dive straight to the inside of Turn 2...
Hulkenberg hugs the inside into Turn 1, fends Alonso off, but runs wide.
Bottas given the order to pass Massa by the Williams crew.
Now Alonso is on the DRS on the pits straight.
Alonso storms down the outside of Hulkenberg into the final hairpin but is resisted.
Alonso is all over the back of Hulkenberg.
EDD STRAW: "No great surprise to see Red Bull retiring Ricciardo. Gearboxes have to last for six consecutive race weekends, but if you don't finish a race you are allowed a new one for the next event. Ricciardo was excluded in Australia but did finish the race, so this was the second race of a six-race cycle for him. Allows him to run a new one in Bahrain."
Ricciardo, meanwhile, looks to be joining the list of retirees.
Hulkenberg faces a very tough task to fend the Ferrari off with five laps still to go.
Raikkonen is taking the fight for 11th right to Grosjean.
Alonso is within DRS range of Hulkenberg for fourth now.
No problems in that stop for Hamilton. He's clear to tick off a few more laps before winning his first Malaysian GP.
Hamilton will now be coming in. Mercedes had hung on as long as it could for this stop in case rain developed.
Alonso has closed to within 3.8s of Hulkenberg for fourth with six laps left.
Rosberg now makes his last pitstop.
Vettel is now called in for his final stop with seven laps left.
Button quicker than Massa last lap. Has steadied the gap at just over a second.
"OK Sebastian, we need a small bit of fuel," says Red Bull. The champion is now eight seconds off Rosberg in third but half a minute clear of Hulkenberg.
Hamilton's lead over Rosberg is up to 13.8s.
Red Bull tells Vettel that the Turn 14 exit kerb is "the problem for the front wing", sounds like it's identified what caused Ricciardo's breakage.
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Alonso does a new fastest race lap of 1m44.165s, getting the gap to Hulkenberg down to 7.2s.
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"Situation is there are nine laps left, we still need to switch to hard tyres, we are just waiting for strategy," Mercedes tells Rosberg.
Another 1.7s out of Hulkenberg's lead for Alonso. The Ferrari is on course.
The fight for sixth is well and truly on between Button and Massa. Button is defending hard, but Massa looks quick.
EDD STRAW: "With Ricciardo having to serve a 10-second stop/go, wouldn't be surprised if Red Bull retire him to save the engine and also to allow a fresh gearbox to be put in for Bahrain. Not much chance of points unless a load of cars hit trouble from here."
Alonso's pursuit of Hulkenberg is on. The Ferrari is 1.8s quicker than the Force India and 10.8s behind.
Ricciardo has now been given a 10-second stop-go penalty for unsafe release. The Aussie's day is well and truly done.
Hamilton goes half a second faster than Rosberg again to increase his lead to 12.3s.
Vettel is told that Red Bull wants to minimise its time on the hard tyre, so he'll be staying out for a bit yet.
Rosberg has dropped Vettel though after that brief threat. The gap's 6.8s and Vettel is being told "respect the fuel" by Red Bull.
Hamilton's lap was 0.9s quicker than Rosberg that time around so his lead is now 11.8s.
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New fastest lap for Hamilton in 1m44.329s.
Ricciardo's now in the pits for a new nose/front wing and set of tyres.
Alonso is straight on it on his out-lap but is 14.3s behind Hulkenberg. If Force India can make a two-stop work, Alonso has to fight for fourth.
By: Scott Mitchell, Andrew van Leeuwen, Ben Anderson, Edd Straw, Jonathan Noble, Charles Bradley, Pablo Elizalde
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