The 23-year-old shaved about half a second a lap out of Raikkonen's lead and was within two seconds of the Ferrari by lap 31.
But Perez looked to be the faster and set for his maiden victory until he overshot a corner on lap 50 out of 56.
Being able to lap flat out, and being forced to because of the fight with the Red Bulls, McLaren were giving fuel consumption warnings to their drivers as early as the 30th lap - just over half distance.
You have to go out slow on your out lap and then go as fast as you can on one lap.
The Brazilian, who said it was "a must" for him to stay in F1 for a 20th season in 2012, was unable to set a timed lap and dropped out in the first stage of qualifying.
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Adrian Archibald retired at the end of the first lap while Guy Martin and Ryan Farquhar ran out of fuel on lap two.
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Stoner, who had won all three previous races at the venue, crashed out on lap five when well clear of Rossi.
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Even "The Railway" (1873), with the young woman seated in front of the railings, holding a book and a lap dog and looking out, completely unengaged with the young girl looking through the railings, defies narrative.
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"At the end that was as far as I could get out my lap, " said Hamilton, who actually did a lap in the second qualifying session that would have put him on pole had he repeated it.
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"Six laps from the end I asked about the tyre situation and about the weather conditions, and I said every time I'll stay out, 'one more lap, one more lap' and at the end I stayed out for the whole race, " the German told BBC Radio 5 Live.
First the Northwich ride crashed out on the opening lap of race one, before completing just six laps in race two before slipping out again to leave him in 25th spot overall.
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After the first lap, Anstey's lead was already 13 seconds, and it was pushed out to 23 seconds after lap two when the Kiwi bettered his new lap record by almost a second.
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Recouping somewhat, he hit further trouble in the eighth lap when his car went out of gear.
That allowed Vettel to take the lead until the safety car was brought out just a lap later following a crash by Narain Karthikeyan's HRT.
Anytime he's pulled over, he pours a little out onto his lap, and then tells the approaching officer he's been trying to rush home ahead of a bladder emergency.
One side features the Genius of Medicine holding an open book in her lap, collecting water pouring out of a rock to quench the thirst of a sick girl beside her.
There will be a fireworks display every night, but subdued enough not to interfere with flights in and out of Chek Lap Kok airport or with residents of Discovery Bay, a middle-class housing enclave along the Lantau coast.
The realistic handling of the cars is a double-edged sword because it can be a bit frustrating at first when you spin out on practically every lap.
Keith Amor, who won the Supersport 600 race, led the feature race before crashing out unhurt with a lap left, but the Scotsman set a new lap record.
Hamilton closed right up to Raikkonen on lap 42 but he fatefully cut the Bus Stop chicane after pulling out of a passing move at the end of the lap.
But, as Pistorius points out, the opening lap of the 4x400m is always going to be the slowest because you start from the blocks, whereas the other three runners get a rolling start.
But the conditions caught him out at the start of lap two, and he spun turning into the La Source hairpin.
The German did his job to perfection, and Alonso eventually spun coming out of turn seven on lap 46, possibly because of a glitch in his gearbox.
It was not the only incident involving Schumacher in the race, as the German also went wheel-to-wheel with Kubica when coming out of the pits on lap 13.
Even if you don't plan on crowding around with friends to stream Netflix, you might notice it when you're trying to work with the notebook in your lap: the screen starts to wash out as you dip it forward.
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Home hero Fernando Alonso in his Renault claimed fifth while Brazilian Felipe Massa was sixth in his Ferrari, despite running out of fuel on the final lap and coasting over the line.
She adds coins to the box in his lap, then goes into a taverna and brings out a slice of pizza.
"I keep my phone in my lap when I drive and sometimes when I get out real quick I don't think, " he says.
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