Summary

  • Verstappen wins, Ocon 2nd, Gasly 3rd

  • Verstappen carved through field from 17th on grid

  • Red flag after heavy Colapinto crash during torrential rain

  • Russell overtook Norris off the line; both lost out as heavy rain falls during pitstops

  • Hulkenberg disqualified; Sainz out

  • Start had been aborted after Stroll spun out on formation lap

  • Norris earlier took pole during chaotic delayed qualifying

  • Albon did not compete in grand prix after crash

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Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

  1. 15 laps to go

    Lap 55/69

    Take two between Liam Lawson and Sergio Perez. The cars are battling each other hard, leaving them vulnerable to the attack of Lewis Hamilton. The Mercedes doesn't get them first time around, even though they touch, but on the second attempt, he passes the Red Bull of Sergio Perez and moves up into 10th place.

    Lewis HamiltonEPA

  2. Perez tries move on Lawson

    Lap 54/69

    Sergio Perez tries his hand down the inside of Liam Lawson's RB but the Mexican can't make the move stick. Lawson holds on to ninth, Perez has to stay put in 10th.

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  3. Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 Live

    The Ferrari drivers have got nothing today, Carlos Sainz crashed out and Leclerc has got no pace, but at least he's running in the top five for now.

  4. Lap 53/69

    Lando Norris has been called by the pit wall. They think on lap 60, some class one to class two rain will appear for for four laps. How heavy that will be, I have no idea.

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  5. Lap 52/69

    Oscar Piastri suffers a lock-up in the McLaren and goes wide. He rejoins the action but is suddenly feeling the heat from the RB of Yuki Tsunoda. The Australian stays ahead of the Japanese driver, but the pair are now cvery close.

  6. Lap 51/69

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 Live

    The dream of an unlikely victory seems to have evaded them [Alpine], Verstappen is marching clear now, seven-tenths quicker than Ocon on the last lap.

    A double podium [for Alpine] will absolutely be what they are aiming for.

  7. Lap 50/69

    If you're just joining us, hello! Five drivers are out - Alex Albon didn't even start the race - and we've had delays galore.

    Max Verstappen leads Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly. Yes, you read that right. The two Alpines.

  8. 'You've got to keep your focus'

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It's been a long grand prix so far, you've got to keep your head and your focus because it's so easy to become the latest incident if you get things wrong.

  9. Lap 49/69

    Max Verstappen is rapid in the lead now, moving further away from the Alpine of Esteban Ocon by 4.7 second and clocking fastest laps with glee. Sergio Perez tries his luck into Turn One on Liam Lawson but the New Zealander closes the door.

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  10. Lap 48/69

    Sergio Perez occupies the final points place in 10th and has foe Liam Lawson just in front on ninth. Lewis Hamilton is trying to hunt down the Mexican driver but so far, the Mercedes man has to stay in P11.

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  11. Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Even though the situation looks desperate for McLaren right now, they have got to work Lando Norris back into the best position.

    If something happens to Max Verstappen, Norris gets back to the top three, then it's still on for the championship in the last three races.

  12. Lap 47/69

    Max Verstappen is pulling away from Esteban Ocon and is 3.7 seconds ahead of the Frenchman. Not that Alpine will be too disappointed, as a double podium in Brazil would be an astonishing result for the team.

  13. Piastri and Norris swap

    Lap 46/69

    The call has come in from McLaren, so for the second time this weekend, Oscar Piastri is the team player and lets Lando Norris go through. The Briton is up to sixth, with Charles Leclerc next on his to-do list.

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  14. Team radio - Piastri

    Engineer: "Swap positions"

  15. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    This has very much swung into Max Verstappen's camp, he now leads by over two seconds.

  16. Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 Live

    There is the critical pass and Max Verstappen leads the Sao Paulo grand prix at the same time as Lando Norris makes another mistake running wide and dropping from fifth into seventh.

  17. Lap 45/69

    This will a massive turnaround for Max Verstappen from how the weekend had panned out in the sprint race and the grid penalty. Charles Leclerc spotted a gap and went down the inside of George Russell, as Lando Norris on the outside of the two drivers ran wide off the track.

  18. Lap 44/69

    There are cars going off all over the place. Max Verstappen is 1.6 seconds clear of Esteban Ocon and has gone from P17 to lead this Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

    Charles Leclerc is fourth and George Russell is now running in fifth. Oscar Piastri is the man Lando Norris needs to pass next.

  19. Verstappen takes the lead

    Lap 43/69

    Max Verstappen jumps up on Esteban Ocon and pounces on the Alpine! The Red Bull is leading with Ocon second and Pierre Gasly still in third.

    The restart, however, was dreadful for Lando Norris. The McLaren has lost places and is now in seventh place.

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  20. Max Verstappen is trying to get temperature into those intermediate tyres. Esteban Ocon is waiting, and waiting...