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. Lap 9/70

    Oscar Piastri is the next target for Max Verstappen. The Red Bull is raging, so the McLaren man will have to work hard to help out his team-mate, who is behind George Russell after losing the lead of this race off the line.

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

    Max Verstappen clears Alosno and he is up into eighth, he's really making mince meat of some of the midfielders. He's gained nearly ten places in just over five laps.

  3. Lap 8/70

    George Russell has got that gap to Lando Norris in second back up to over a second, but the McLaren is definitely hunting down the Mercedes man.

    Yuki Tsunoda is third, Esteban Ocon is keeping him Alpine in fourth and Charles Leclerc has gained two places and is running five.

    George Russell ahead of Lando NorrisGetty Images

  4. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Norris is starting to push, he's still got the fastest lap and he's closing in, it's seven-tenths of a second between Norris and Russell.

  5. Lap 7/70

    George Russell, Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda have also been noted for a starting procedure infringement - so basically all the cars that followed Laando Norris.

    Max Vertsappen, meanwhile, is banking fastest laps for fun.

  6. Lap 6/70

    Another placed gained for Max Verstappen. From 17th on the grid, the Dutchman has climbed to eighth following a move on the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso.

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  7. Verstappen overtakes Gasly

    Lap 5/70

    Max Verstappen is on a mission and an inside move swipes ninth place away from Pierre Gasly.

    In the battle from the lead, Lando Norris is gaining on the Mercedes of George Russell, with the gap between the pair 0.769 seconds.

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

    It's so difficult when the track is getting wetter and the grip levels are taken away from you to know how much caution to give without just being passed easily by the cars behind.

  9. Lap 4/70

    The clouds are beginning to look dark overhead. The rain is set to last around three minutes, Red Bull tells Max Verstappen running in 10th place.

    Verstappen is four-tenths off Pierre Gasly, as the Frenchman has lifted his Alpine up to ninth.

  10. 'Verstappen means business'

    Jolyon Palmer
    Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It's a stunning first lap from Max Verstappen seven places gained now, up into the top ten already, He means business.

  11. Lap 3/70

    Lewis Hamilton is in 11th place and is being chased by the Williams of Franco Colapinto. His team-mate George Russell, however, is leading this Sao Paulo Grand Prix by 1.6 seconds from the McLaren of polesitter Lando Norris.

    Lewis HamiltonEPA

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

    Great start from George Russell, he just got the traction and the drive on the inside line and there was nothing that Norris could do.

  13. Verstappen makes up seven places

    Lap 2/70

    Max Verstappen is on the inside of Lewis Hamilton and passes the Mercedes man with ease. The three-time world champion is now up 10th place, seven spots higher than where he started.

    Yuki Tsunoda is. still third, Esteban Ocon is holding onto to fourth place and Charles Leclerc has moved up to fourth spot from sixth.

    Lewis Hamilton and Max VerstappenGetty Images

  14. Go! Go! Go!

    Lap 1/70

    These fans deserve some racing!

    George Russell leads the Sao Paulo Grand Prix after passing Lando Norris off the line!

    Yellow flag! Sergio Perez spins but the Mexican manages to dig himself out of trouble and continue with the lap!

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

    Norris is still under investigation it should be fairly cut and dry breach of the rules and penalty to be applied but they've had ten minutes of this and still not worked out what happened.

  16. Formation lap

    Drivers are trying to get some temperature into those intermediate tyres. Lando Norris has just been on the radio to say it's spitting.

    Here we go...

    Lando NorrisReuters

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

    Norris led the charge but then everyone followed him so they all could of not gone through.

  18. Formation lap

    Of they go again! Lando Norris is front of the field, but the McLaren driver is under investigation for a start procedure breach.

  19. This is what triggered the chain reaction at the start of this Sao Paulo Grand Prix - Lance Stroll spinning out on the formation lap.

    Lance Stroll's car in the gravelGetty Images

  20. Red Bull 'trying to unpick' start

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent

    A mess at the start of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Lance Stroll crashes on the formation lap. Aborted start. Lando Norris then leads the cars away for a second formation lap when lights were still orange, against the rules. He is now under investigation.

    All the cars followed Norris away for a second time - albeit some delayed themselves, including Max Verstappen, who pointed out the error. Red Bull say they are "trying to unpick it". What chance a protest?