Summary

  • Verstappen wins; Leclerc 2nd; Piastri 3rd

  • Norris handed penalty for not slowing under yellow flags

  • Norris close to taking lead after safety car restart

  • Hamilton and Sainz suffer punctures from broken wing mirror on track

  • Verstappen took lead from Russell off line

  • Norris up to second by first corner

  • Ocon, Colapinto out after first-lap collision

  • Stroll, Perez, Hulkenberg out

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Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  1. George Russell, currently fourth, has been noted by race control for a safety car infringement.

  2. Valtteri Bottas' stay in the top 10 was brief as the much faster McLaren of Lando Norris gets past him and he is into the points.

  3. Kevin Magnussen seems to have a time penalty too. It is hard to keep up! Probably easier to say who hasn't got a penalty.

  4. More penalties dished out, Alex Albon now given a 10 second penalty for causing a collision.

  5. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    There will be elation in the Sauber garage as the two drivers are both in the points.

  6. Valtteri Bottas is able to get past Alex Albon, however, and is into the points for now.

  7. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Lewis Hamilton was told to box and retire but he hasn't come in, he's stayed out.

  8. Lando Norris does the fastest lap of the race so far and he's closing in on Valtteri Bottas.

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  9. Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It's not out of the realms of possibility for Lando Norris to actually make his way back into the points this evening.

  10. The softs are giving up on Alex Albon in 10th and Valtteri Bottas is closing in on him.

    Another move for Lando Norris as he picks off Yuki Tsunoda and is into 12th.

  11. Max Verstappen appears to be cruising to the victory here. His advantage is 4.5s over Charles Leclerc.

    Meanwhile, Lando Norris is working on trying to sneak back into the points as he passes Liam Lawson to move into 13th.

  12. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    It has really been a rollercoaster [for Lewis Hamilton] with the highs of Vegas to the lows of what has been in Qatar for the seven-time champion.

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    Jeremiah: The penalty for Norris and Hamilton. Very ridiculous. The inconsistencies with penalties is a marvel of sorts.

  14. Heading into the closing stages and the top five is:

    1) Verstappen

    2) Leclerc

    3) Piastri

    4) Russell

    5) Gasly

  15. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    That will be an absolute punch to the gut for McLaren and Lando Norris who were so hoping they might be able to take the constructors' championship this weekend.

  16. 'This has really come alive'

    Sam Bird
    Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    For a race that threatened to be a little bit dull when we got the stating grid but this has really come alive, what a race!

  17. Lewis Hamilton has had enough. He wants to retire but is told to carry on.

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    Daniel Eckersley: ZHOU IS IN THE POINTS. THIS IS NOT A DRILL

    Hugo Slater: FIA's first role in F1 is to ensure the safe running of the races. They have failed on that tonight

  19. But while it is a race to forget for Lewis Hamilton it could be one to remember for Zhou Guanyu. He is eighth and on target to equal his best finish in F1.

  20. Lewis Hamilton now has a drive through penalty for speeding in the pit lane.

    Absolutely not his day.