Fuel loads, which help to give a better picture of race pace and pit-stop strategy, are as yet unknown.

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As expected, Alonso was the first driver to pit but his strategy was not as outlandish as some had suspected it could be - Massa came in only three laps later.

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In a race that was decided on tyre strategy, Brawn said the Kubica incident proved costly as Schumacher had to pit again two laps later.

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