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Formula 1 | Singapore Grand Prix
Marina Bay Street Circuit | 23.09.2012
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Updated 23/09/2012 at 14:08 GMT
36/61
Still a little debris from Karthikeyan's car, but nothing that should prevent us from racing imminently.
36/61
Safety car coming to an end - the lapped cars are now allowed to pass the leaders. Maldonado did not come in to retire the car when he could have done.
35/61
From bad to worse - he has a hydraulic issue, he's told over the radio - he's going to have to retire the car.
35/61
It doesn't appear to have worked for Maldonado at all - he's down in 10th. No great advantage over his rivals, either, in terms of tyre freshness.
35/61
Williams make a switch! Maldonado went to soft tyres. That means behind the safety car the order is: Vettel, Button, Alonso, di Resta, Hulkenberg and Webber.
34/61
Marbles very visible on the track around the final turns. Tyre degradation so high here in Singapore.
34/61
Lots of stops - Di Resta, Rosberg and Grosjean all into the pits, trying to make the most of the safety car.
33/61
Karthikeyan just went too wide into turn 18, and came to grief. Safety car was inevitable as they clear the car away. Unsurprisingly, Vettel and Button make their stops.
33/61
Raikkonen sweeps into the pits at pace - and the SAFETY CAR IS OUT.
33/61
YELLOW FLAGS - Karthikeyan has crashed!
32/61
Alonso now steps out to have a look down the outside of Maldonado. The Venezuelan resists, but it's tense.
32/61
Rosberg in fourth is at the head of this Grosjean, Maldonado, Alonso battle. Less than two seconds between the four of them.
32/61
Vettel and Button, meanwhile, staying about three seconds apart. All under control for the German.
31/61
Supersofts could have helped Maldonado in open air, but this is not the ideal situation for him.
31/61
Maldonado out in sixth right behind Grosjean on old rubber - Alonso on his rear wing. This is a moment where the Spaniard could pounce.
30/61
Fastest lap of the race comes from an unlikely source - Vergne in the Toro Rosso posts 1:53.510.
30/61
Alonso and Maldonado in - the Spaniard opts for softs, while Maldonado goes for supersofts.
29/61
An hour into the race in Singapore, and we're not halfway through the race. It looks like we're not going to see a completed race at this rate - the cut-off is two hours.
29/61
Webber pits from seventh - he comes out in 11th place.
28/61
Button, who has just set his fastest lap of the race so far, told he can make a stop as and when. McLaren can sink all their efforts into his GP for the rest of the day.
28/61
Cloudy in Singapore tonight - but still hot - temperature around 29C.