I don't want to take the podium away from Lance Stroll, absolutely not, but seeing Nico Hulkenberg popping that bottle of champagne would be a great sight. The pair of them need to careful, though, because Lewis Hamilton is close to the rear wing of the Sauber.

1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren, 10-second penalty)

2. Lando Norris (McLaren)

3. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

4. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)

5. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)

When will the switch to slicks be? Well, it's not yet, but the time to pit is creeping up on the field, now that the worst of the rain has subsided.

Oscar Piastri stays ahead of the pack but the Australian has a hefty penalty hanging around his cockpit. He's 15 points clear of Lando Norris in the championship but his British team-mate is closing on a victory on home soil.

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"Track is starting to dry now. Temps are coming up on the track."

"Oscar, the safety car restart - we've been given a 10-second penalty for the braking on the straight before the restart.

"You have a 17-second gap to Stroll. We want to try and pull as much of a gap as we can."

Lance Stroll is keeping hold of the final podium place but Lewis Hamilton, the nine-time winner around these streets, is catching the midfield cars, hoping to swipe that third spot for himself.

Max Verstappen is now stuck in the mud down in 10th, sandwiched between the two Williams of Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon.

The gap between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris is still over three seconds, so if the Briton can keep his nose dry, a maiden British Grand Prix will be his.

Lewis Hamilton has climbed the field again. The Ferrari driver spots Pierre Gasly napping in the Alpine and is now running in fifth place. Nico Hulkenberg is his next target.

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Damon Hill
1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at Silverstone

Lewis Hamilton is reliving old glories as he's revelling in these conditions and closing down now on Pierre Gasly. I think it is inevitable that he's going to crack.

"Oscar has a 10 second penalty, that means we will not follow him into the pitstop."

The replay shows Yuki Tsunoda unaware the Haas of Oliver Bearman was on the outside of his Red Bull and bash, the two make contact.

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli has also retired from this wet race at Silverstone, so that's five cars out in total.

Nico Hulkenberg is running in fourth in the Sauber. Say it quietly, but could the German claim his very first F1 podium today?

Following on from Max Verstappen's spin (he's now down in 10th place), his Red Bull team-mate Yuki Tsunoda has been handed a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with the Haas of Oliver Bearman.

Damon Hill
1996 world champion on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at Silverstone

It is looking good for Lando to get that dream British Grand Prix win because he is not under pressure from Lance Stroll. He can sit there behind Oscar and doesn't have to overtake him but let's see what happens down the line.

David: The Rookies are having a torrid time of it in this beautiful British Weather!

Nulla: Come on Hulk - get on that podium dude!

Oscar Piastri has been handed a 10-second time penalty for that safety car infringement at the restart. The Australian is three seconds ahead of his team-mate - and championship rival - Lando Norris, so we could see a British winner here today.

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"This car is so hard to drive, mate. It's snappy like crazy'

Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent at Silverstone

After the incident on the Hanger Straight Max Verstappen did something that I never expected him to do. He spun before the race had even re-started. It's so unlike him. In his own mind, I don't think Oscar did anything wrong, he got himself revved up about it and forgotten who he is almost.

Callum: All this talk of Piastri being calm and collected and he goes and does something idiotic like that when in complete control. Stonewall penalty. What was he thinking?

Copse corner is completed by Lewis Hamilton but the slippery conditions cause the seven-time world champion to go off the track, opening the door for George Russell to nick his sixth place heading to Maggots.