Petrov pits
Suddenly lots of cars are pitting
Hamilton beats Massa out of the pits
Alonso, Webber and Rosberg all pit together
Rosberg emerges ahead of Hamilton' Massa and Maldonado
Vettel pits now and exits P2 just behind Button who hasn't pitted yet.
Order:-
Button
Vettel
Webber
Alonso
Kobayashi
Rosberg
Hamilton
Massa
Petrov
Heidfeld
Button and Kobayashi have still not pitted
The two Renaults bump each other, but there's no damage
Button pits now....and so does Kobayashi
Hamilton passes Rosberg again
Order:-
Vettel
Webber
Alonso
Hamilton
Rosberg
Massa
Button
Petrov
Heidfeld
Buemi
Barrichello
Kobayashi
Kobayashi's down to P12 because of that pit stop and Button's put him P7
Kobayashi passes Barrichello for P11
Massa is chasing down Rosberg, but is not close enough to seriously challenge him.
Now Massa challenge, but can't get past
Sutil in P13 is catching Barrichello in P12
Perez just puts in the fastest lap
Massa and Rosberg fight again and Rosberg successfully defends.
Petrov has pitted and is now P14
Hamilton pits
Massa challenges Rosberg again - they tussle for a few corners and eventually Massa passes Rosberg and Button follows him through.
Webber pits
Heidveld pits
Rosberg pits
Top three now Vettel, Alonso, Webber
Kobayashi passes Buemi
Button attacks Massa - Massa locks up and Button passes easily
Alonso just pitted and now Massa is in
Order:-
Vettel
Webber
Alonso
Button
Hamilton
Barrichello
Petrov
Massa
Rosberg
Heidfeld passes Di Resta for P11
Vettel pits and exits still P1
Button pits and exits P7ahead of Rosberg and Heidfeld
Order:-
Vettel
Webber
Alonso
Hamilton
Petrov
Massa
Button
Rosberg
Heidfeld
Schumacher
Buemi
Alguersuari
Alonso has just sailed past Webber
Massa is defending hard against Button
Barrichello has passed Alguersuari for P12
Schumacherpits from P10 and exits P14 behind Kobayashi in 13th
Vettel is now nearly 9 seconds ahead of Alonso with Webber just over 2 seconds behind Alonso
Rosberg pits and exits P11
Hamilton pits - there is some wheel nut trouble AND he is held while Massa comes in. He's now P7
Webber pits and emerges P3
Massa now runs wide and loses several places - he's now just passed Kobayashi for P14
Alonso pits, but is still P2, ahead of Webber
Rosberg just flew past Barrichello
(I think it's KERS that is allowing all these flying passes)
Order:-
Vettel
Alonso
Webber
Button
Buemi
Hamilton
Rosberg
Petrov
Barrichello
Heidfeld
Schumacher
Massa
Rosberg pits
Button pits and is now P7
Vettel pits and is still P1
Buemi pits
Barrichello pits
Schumacher pits and comes out behind Massa
Order:-
Vettel
Alonso
Webber
Hamilton
Rosberg
Button
Petrov
Heidfeld
Massa
Schumacher
Buemi
Di Resta
Rosberg pits again and is P9 now
Maldonado is being investigated for alleged speeding in the pit lane - and has now been given a drive through penalty
Buemi now passes Schumacher 
for P10
Webber pits - exits still P3
Di Resta suddenly pulls up
Ferrari in pit lane....for Alonso - still P2
Rosberg passes Massa who pits now too - he has a slight problem with a wheel
Hamilton pits and exits BEHIND Button
Vettel pits again
Order:-
Vettel
Alonso
Webber
Button
Hamilton
Rosberg
Buemi
Petrov
Heidfeld
Kobayashi
Alguersuari
Schumacher
Massa is now P13
Webber is catching Alonso
Hamilton passes Button
Rosberg is now catching Button
Webber and Alonso have a MASSIVE tussle.....over several corners.....and Webber emerges the victor. Red Bull P1 & P2!
Buemi has only had 3 stops and is struggling a bit against the 4-stoppers.
Schumacher takes Alguersuari.....and Massa follows him through
Massa then overtakes Schumacher, who runs wide and is passed by Alguersuari, but Schumacher re-passes.
Button is passed by Rosberg
Alguersuari is now going backwards - he's dropped to P16
Petrov passes Buemi for P8, on the very last lap!
Result:-
1. Vettel
2. Webber
3. Alonso
4. Hamilton
5. Rosberg
6. Button
7. Heidfeld
8. Petrov
9. Buemi
10. Kobayashi
11. Massa
12. Schumacher
13. Sutil - lapped
14. Perez - lapped
15. Barrichello - lapped
16. Alguersuari - lapped
17. Maldonado - lapped
18. Trulli - lapped
19. Kovalainen - lapped
20. d'Ambrosio - lapped
21. Karthikeyan - lapped
22. Liuzzi - lapped
23. Di Resta - retired
24. Glock - Did not start
Alonso has contracted to Ferrari to the end of 2016. That's a loooong time.
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Spanish Grand Prix
Circuit de Catalunya, 20-22 May
Friday 20 May: Practice one - 0900-1030; Practice two - 1300-1430
Saturday 21 May: Practice three - 1000-1100; Qualifying: 1300-1400
Sunday 22 May: Race - 1300
Q1
Heidfeld's car was badly damaged by fire in this morning's practice rounds. It is still not sure if he will take part in qualifying. Potentially P24 for him.
Karthikeyan waiting to go, with Liuzzi following shortly. Petrov is out now too.
Petrov P1, Liuzzi P2 and Karthikeyan P3
Vettel, Alonso and Schumacher join the throng that are now on track.
Glock to P2
Sutil to P2
Button only makes P6
Maldonado to P2
Di Resta to P3
Schumacher to P7
Rosberg to P5
Vettel to P11 (eek)
Webber to P1
Button now P2
Massa to P6
Alonso to P4
Vettel runs again - P2
Only 15 times set so far
Alguersuari to P2
Hamilton runs wide, but makes a credible P4
Buemi now runs to P2 - recently Buemi has been producing a much better performance
Current Drop Zone:-
Glock
Kobayashi
Perez
d'Ambrosio
Kovalainen
Trulli
Heidfeld
Kobayashi now goes to P2, so Di Resta is a potential casualty
Kovalainen and Perez go up, dropping Liuzzi and Karthikeyan into the 'zone'
Sutil (P17) and Barrichello (P16) are next in danger
Sutil goes up - Barrichello and Schumacher in danger
Schumacher goes up - so now it's Barrichello and Massa in the firing line.
Heidfel's car has not made it out of the garage - so it's a definite P24 for him
Di Resta goes up and drops Barrichello, with Massa and Kovalainen in danger
Massa up - Kovalainen and Sutil next
Karthikeyan makes a last run, but is still P21
Trulli has a last run too. He does improve,but can't get higher than P18
Q1 Drop Zone:-
18. Trulli
19. Barrichello
20. Glock
21. Liuzzi
22. Karthikeyan
23. d'Ambrosio
24. Heidfeld
Q2
15 minute session starts with an empty track
Vettel is first out after two minutes have elapsed
Vettel, Webber, Alguersuari and Massa now on track
Vettel P1 1:21:540
Webber P2 1:21:773
Alguersuari P3 1:24:091
Button P3 1:22:050
Hamilton P4 1:22:148
Alonso P5 1:22:813
Massa P6 1:23:026
Buemi P7 1:23:231
Perez P9 1:24:129
Kobayashi P8 1:23:702
Rosberg P5 1:22:549
Maldonado has another run and goes to P8
Current Drop Zone:-
Alguersuari
Perez
Schumacher
Sutil
Di Resta
Maldonado
Kovalainen
The bottom 5 have not set times yet
Schumacher improves - Buemi down
Massa is now in danger
The bottom 7 all have final runs, but none of them manage to get out of the drop zone.
Q2 Drop Zone:-
11 .Buemi
12. Perez
13. Alguersuari
14. Kobayashi
15. Kovalainen
16. Di Resta
17. Sutil
Q3
Again, no-one out immediately
Button is the first to emerge
Second out is Vettel followed by Hamilton
Button P1 1:21:996
Hamilton P1 1:21:961
Vettel P1 much faster with 1:21:181
Webber even faster P1 1:20:981
Maldonado P5 1:22:952
Rosberg P5 1:22:599
Schumacher came out, but pitted again before his flying lap. So he will start in P10
Alonso to P4 1:21:964
Final Qualifying:-
1. Webber
2. Vettel
3. Hamilton
4. Alonso
5. Button
6. Petrov
7. Rosberg
8. Massa
9. Maldonado
10. Schumacher
11 .Buemi
12. Perez
13. Alguersuari
14. Kobayashi
15. Kovalainen
16. Di Resta
17. Sutil
18. Trulli
19. Barrichello
20. Glock
21. Liuzzi
22. Karthikeyan
23. d'Ambrosio
24. Heidfeld
All 24 cars will be in the race
It is reckoned that Schumacher not setting a time in Q3 was a clever ploy as this will allow him to choose which tyres to start on. While the 9 ahead of him have to start on the tyres they were using when they set their fastest Q3 time.
The top ten cars will all be starting on soft tyres.
All cars get away OK. Alonso storms to P1 up the outside.
Vettel tries to slip in behind Webber, but with Alonso's charge Webber slips to P3 and Vettel slots into P2.
Kobayashi has a puncture, so has to pit.
Vettel now going faster than Alonso
Schumacher up to P6.
Buemi is ahead of Button, but is being hard pressed.
Webber goes fastest
Now Hamilton goes fastest
Order after 5 laps:-
Alonso
Vettel
Webber
Hamilton
Petrov
Schumacher
Rosberg
Massa
Buemi
Button
Perez
Alguersuari
Button now passes Buemi for P9
Massa has just run wide and is now being pressed by Button.
Alonso is only 0.6 of a second ahead of Vettel
The commentators think that the DRS activation point is too late for the cars to derive any real benefit.
Maldonado pits from P13 and exits P18
Vettel pits and is now P9, just ahead of Alguersuari in P10
Vettel passes Button
Alonso pits and is now P3
Webber pits and is now P6
Vettel passes Rosberg now
Maldonado passes Barrichello for P17
Hamilton pits from P1 and is now P3
Massa pits and is now P13
Petrov pits and is now P9
Alguersuari pits and emerges P16
Barrichello pits and is now P24.
Order after 13 laps:-
Alonso
Vettel
Hamilton
Webber
Button
Di Resta
Schumacher
Petrov
Rosberg
Massa
Trulli
Kovalainen
But some of them haven't pitted yet
Button pits and is now P7 behind Schumacher
Di Resta pits and is now P15
Button catching Schumacher - and passes easily.
Vettel and Hamilton are both within 0.6 of Alonso
Vettel pits again as he was stuck behind Alonso and not getting anywhere. He exits to P4
Hamilton pressing Alonso - who pits now too. Hamilton now leads
Vettel now P2, Alonso P3 and Webber P4
Petrov and Massa pass Buemi
Rosberg pressing Schumacher
Webber pressing Alonso
Massa pits from P9 and exits P12
Order after 22/66:-
Hamilton
Vettel
Alonso
Webber
Button
Schumacher
Rosberg
Petrov
Buemi
Di Resta
Massa
Alguersuari
Hamilton pits from P1 - exits P2
Vettel now leads
Massa motors past Di Resta for P10
Webber very close to Alonso
Kobayashi is 19th now after his puncture....and has just taken P18
Buemi has pitted again and drops to P14
Webber is still not close enough to Alonso to pass
Rosberg pits from P7 and exits P9, behind Di Resta
Webber and Alonso pit. Alonso is released just ahead of Webber
