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By Caroline Cheese

Lap 23: Nico Rosberg and Sebastien Buemi stop from second and third - and JENSON BUTTON GETS PAST KAMUI KOBAYASHI. He is up to second - I think - and now he can go for it. "OK, let's go, let's go," he tells his Brawn team.
Lap 22: Replays show Jenson Button getting past Kamui Kobayashi at Turn One but then has to back off and loses the place again. Huge frustration for the Brit.
Lap 22: Nick Heidfeld has stopped. Not sure why. Lewis Hamilton has a little look at Rubens Barrichello, but thinks twice.
Lap 21: And Barrichello is into the pits for his first stop. Time for Mark Webber to put the pedal down. The Brazilian comes out in traffic, just ahead of ninth-placed Seb Vettel, who promptly overtakes.
Lap 20: Antony Davidson on BBC 5 live thinks it's Sutil's fault and he should be banned. Martin Brundle doesn't think the German was to blame. Contentious, then. Nick Heidfeld is into the pits from 12th. Rubens Barrichello goes purple again.
Lap 19: Jarno Trulli has promised to speak to the stewards about Adrian Sutil. He's absolutely furious, it's fair to say. I haven't seen the incident properly, so I couldn't possibly comment.
From Debbie, Oswestry, via text on 81111: "Arrghhhhhhh I can't cope with all this excitement!!!! Never seen Jenson drive like this, he evidently had his Ready Break this morning, come on lad, kick some butt."
Lap 17: Rubens Barrichello has responded with a purple lap. Three cars under investigation: Trulli, Sutil, Kovalainen.
Lap 14: Brawn have told Rubens Barrichello to push on because he needs a three to four second gap on Mark Webber if he is to come out in front after the stops. It's about two seconds at the moment. They reckon Kamui Kobayashi can go two laps longer than Jenson Button.
Adrian Sutil on BBC Radio 5 live: "I think it was quite obvious he was on the outside and he [Trulli] lost control of his car and crashed into me, it was very strange that he came to me and blamed me for the incident because he just crashed into me."
Lap 12: As things stand, Jenson Button would take a six-point lead into the final race in Abu Dhabi, while Seb Vettel would drop out of the picture.
Lap 11: Mark Webber sets a fastest lap to sit 1.8 seconds behind Rubens Barrichello. Jenson Button is stuck behind Kamui Kobayashi. This one may test his patience.
Anthony Davidson on BBC Radio 5 live "The experienced drivers are just gobbling up the inexperienced drivers like a school of piranhas it is really impressive to watch - why can't we race at Interlagos every week?"
From Logos on 606: "Fair play to Button, this is some fantastic driving, I didn't think he had it in him!"

Lap eight: I don't think I've ever seen Ross Brawn look so tense as he watches Jenson Button on the charge. Rubens Barrichello leads by 1.4 seconds from Mark Webber and has just set a fastest lap.
Lap seven: You want aggression? Jenson Button is giving it in bucketloads. He dives past Kazuki Nakajimi into turn one and he's now up to seventh, having started 14th. Kamui Kobayashi is now in his sights...
Lap six: Jenson Button is all over the back of Romain Grosjean as the safety car comes in... and HE'S INTO THE POINTS in eighth. Incredible. Stunning move by the Brit.
Lap five: Seeing a replay of the start and Vettel clipped Kovalainen, who in turn sent Giancarlo Fisichella into a spin. They're all still running though. Only Trulli, Alonso and Sutil are out. Safety car coming in. Lewis Hamilton has come in and will only need one more stop.
Lap three: Trulli, Sutil and Fernando Alonso all crashed out in that same incident - but amid the unbelievable chaos, guess what happened? Jenson Button moved up to ninth. Rubens Barrichello got away smoothly off the start and he leads. Safety car still out.
Lap two: Heikki Kovalainen is into the pits after he went off on lap one - but he takes the fuel hose with him, and the leaking fuel dramatically catches fire right in Kimi Raikkonen's face. The Finn is OK.
Lap one: Not much happened... JOKE. Loads happened. Kimi Raikkonen zips up to third - but he has a damaged front wing and a puncture so he's now dropping back. Yellow flag is out... Jarno Trulli and Adrian Sutil have collided - and now they're engaged in a massive argument about who's fault it was.
1703: Lights off and we are GO.
1702: Red Bull are already warning Vettel that his engine is hot and he needs to look after it.
1700: Away they go for the warm-up lap and the mad dash for the pits can begin.
1659: BBC Radio 5 live's Holly Samos grabs a quick word with Jenson Button. "The crowd are pretty awesome here?" she asks him: "They are for a certain driver, but not for everyone," is the Englishman's curt response.
1657: I haven't even mentioned Lewis Hamilton. Oh. I have now. Ted Kravitz has been down to McLaren, who say showers are developing in the local area. Too exciting.
1654: Quick apology. We are aware of the crackling on the internet stream, and are looking into it.
1651: Manually refresh to wipe out that time-travelling previous entry. Lee McKenzie reminds JB that there are three inexperienced drivers in front of him on the grid. That's Romain Grosjean, Jaime Alguersuari and Kamui Kobayashi. "Yeah I know," responds Button, a little bit tetchily.
1649: Phew. Jenson Button has come out of hiding and is on his way to the grid... "I'm feeling good. It's nice and dry and hot, which is good. I'm looking forward to it. We'll make the best of it."
BBC Sport's Sarah Holt in Sao Paulo: "Fancy a final weather update? The weathermen at Toro Rosso say they are expecting some rain at some point but they don't expect it to be very heavy. There are some grey clouds overhead, I have to say."
1648: This is more like it. Some Brazilian drums. Bit more electric guitar. She's really made this Brazilian national anthem her own.
1646: A woman in white sings the Brazilian national anthem, accompanied by an electric guitar. Rock and roll!
1644: Jenson Button is not on the grid. Is he hiding in the attic in the manner of balloon boy? No, he's probably just gone to the toilet.
Mark Webber on the crowd: "I don't think they're my biggest fans. I've told Rubens eight points is enough for him today, give me 10!"
1641: Electric atmosphere in the stands as Brundle tracks down man of the moment Rubens Barrichello. Can you win it? "Yeah... I can." The Brazilian says he expects rain at some point during the race.
1638: Oof. Nearly lost Eddie Jordan there as a car zoomed past a little too close in the pits. Grid-walk time now...
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel: "We can't change yesterday but we can change today. I'm looking forward to it. We're ready to attack. It looked like Button wanted to give us a present yesterday, but we didn't take it. I'm aiming for first or second. I know it's not an easy position to start from, but we'll see."
BBC Sport's Andrew Benson on how the race might pan out: "On the face of it, this race should be a private battle between pole man Rubens Barrichello and second-placed qualifier Mark Webber as there is no-one around them who is likely to challenge them for pace. And Webber appears best placed, as he has two laps' more fuel in his car than Barrichello. The Brazilian will therefore need to build a lead of at least two or three seconds by the time of his first pit stop around lap 20 to minimise the risk of being jumped. But the Red Bull has looked very quick in the little dry running there has been at Interlagos."
1629: Felipe Massa next up for a grilling from the BBC team. Coulthard wants to know where the helmet he was wearing when he crashed in Hungary is now. "It's already at my house," says Massa. "It's a very good history of my life. The helmet was very good because it saved me completely."
Jenson Button: "Luckily I had the right people around me because I felt pretty rubbish after qualifying. Rubens being on pole, me in 14th, it's not good for my race result. In 2006, I started 14th here and finished third. You can win from 14th, and that's my aim."
1622: If you were watching qualifying yesterday, you'll remember Barrichello's race engineer Jock Clear screaming down the radio: "That's P1 in Brazil, dude. You beauty. That's Jenson Button P14, Sebastian Vettel P16. Where are you now?" He's a bit calmer now as he speaks to BBC1, although he does admit: "There's a bit of a rivalry between the two camps."

From Rob, Bicester and Florianopolis, via text on 81111: "Just spoke to girlfriend in Brasil, Globo TV are showing the stewards drying the starting line for Barrichello to get away perfectly. She says they are using huge hairdryers."
BBC Sport's Sarah Holt in Sao Paulo: "You just can't keep those big grins off family Barrichello faces this weekend. I had a word with Daddy Barrichello - Rubens Sr - up at Brawn HQ, who had a big smacker planted on his cheek by son Rubens. 'It's fantastic and everybody is hoping it will be a big day. We are all very confident'. I wonder if he was optimistic because he knew that the Barrichello side of the Brawn garage are very bullish about his victory chances from pole. Team Barrichello are also predicting that Button will get minimum points, if any - which means the championship could go down to the wire. If Barrichello wins, Button needs a podium to clinch the title in Brazil."
Barrichello on how he will feel if he wins: "I'll probably be crying the hell of it. I was born two minutes from here. I might know people in the grandstand from school. It will be an emotional moment. It will be a fairytale."
Rubens Barrichello on BBC1: "I'm feeling very good because I have two situations: one is I'm fighting for the championship, the other is I've always wanted to win the Brazilian Grand Prix. I think I deserve it, I'm up for it."
1611: Wow. Lovely array of shirt colours from the BBC boys. Coulthard: pink. Humphrey: purple. Jordan: raspberry.

From Mark from Somerset via text on 81111: "Do not write Jenson off just yet, he has no other choice now, other than going for it and Interlagos is a circuit for overtaking and he has a strong car."
BBC Sport's Sarah Holt in Sao Paulo: "Apologies for my late appearance Caroline, I took a wrong turn and ended up surrounded by a crowd of exuberant Brazilian fans at Turn 14. I decided to make the most of it and stay with them while the drivers' bus paraded past. You won't be surprised to hear they are in good voice for local lad Rubens Barrichello. Formula 1 big cheese Bernie Ecclestone may also be hoping Barrichello breaks his duck at Interlagos as he's said this morning that he wants the championship to be decided at the final race in Abu Dhabi. Poor old Jenson Button, unless he can push his way through the pack from 14th on the grid, he might have to wait for the world championship."

1602: OK, OK, you can stop asking me what the weather's like. I'm going to tell you: it's sunny. At the moment. I can't rule out a shower later - mainly because I don't control the weather.
From executiverocker on Twitter: "I reckon Button and Vettel will have a crash going into turn one, so the drama will come from whether Rubens can finish or not."
1558: UK users, refresh your page now so you're ready to go with the BBC streaming. Everyone else: as you were.
1557: That news about Tonio Liuzzi means Sebastian Vettel moves up a place on the grid, and now sits one place behind Jenson Button in 14th. Could be interesting.
BBC Sport's Sarah Holt in Sao Paulo: "Tonio Liuzzi will line up his Force India in last place on the grid after dropping five spots because he changed his gearbox. The Italian's backwards crash during qualifying may have looked pretty spectacular but his mechanics had put his car back together by eight o'clock last night. Apparently, a pesky marshal tried to nick his steering-wheel from the crash debris but he managed to hang onto it - which is lucky for Force India's accountants as they cost about £25,000."
1551: And that's probably just about enough rambling from me. Over to you. Text me on 81111, or give me a shout on 606 or Twitter. Can Button hang on?
1548: And if Barrichello were to DNF for a 12th time in Brazil, and Sebastian Vettel doesn't somehow climb from 16th on the grid to a second-place finish, Button would be world champion by dinner-time.

1542: That's one almighty 'if' though. While the momentum may have swung towards Rubens Barrichello yesterday, has the pressure as well? The 37-year-old has never won his home grand prix in 16 attempts, and in fact, he's only managed to get to the finish line five times.
1537: Back in June, Button led the world championship by a whopping 26 points. If today's race finishes in the same order as it starts, he'll take a nerve-shredding four-point advantage to the final race in Abu Dhabi.
1530: Hello there. On Friday, I asked whether Jenson Button could really throw this world championship away. On the evidence of yesterday, it seems the answer is a resounding 'oh yes'. Still, at least now we know he's 100% British...