Summary

  • Sainz leads a Ferrari one-two - audio commentary at top of page

  • Verstappen had taken lead off line from Sainz

  • Verstappen penalised 20 seconds for battles with Norris

  • Norris needs to average 12 points more per race than Verstappen to win title

  • Tsunoda and Albon out after first lap crash; Alonso retires

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Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

  1. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    There was a 20% chance of rain at the start of this race so has that increased a little, the teams have some of the best radars in the world, they will be able to see exactly where the rain is coming from.

  2. Lap 46/71

    The radar on the pit wall says no rain is expected in the next 15 minutes. Phew.

    Lando Norris clocks a fastest lap but the McLaren driver is still around 11 seconds behind race leader Carlos Sainz.

  3. Lap 45/71

    Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    Max Verstappen is saying he's got "no grip" on the radio, his day is not panning out the way he would want to but he's still bagging decent points.

  4. Lap 44/71

    Oscar Piastri is moving through the field quickly. The McLaren has just cleared Valtteri Bottas and next up is Pierre Gasly. The Alpine driver knows he hasn't got the pace to challenge the McLaren, so instead, he lets the Australian go by to take P10.

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    Nulla Pax: I'm delighted that Ferrari are back on form, but it's a shame for Lando and the title fight

  6. Lap 43/71

    Spoke too soon. George Russell reckons he can feel small spot of rain. It's staying dry for now, so maybe it's just a delicate bead of sweat on the Mercedes man's brow.

    Out on track, Oscar Piastri has overtaken the Sauber of Valtteri Bottas for P11.

  7. Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent

    Max Verstappen is half a second or so a lap slower than Lewis Hamilton at the moment so while you might expect for him to be closing on Hamilton who is not happy in his new upgraded Mercedes, he doesn't appear to be doing that at the moment.

  8. Team radio - Verstappen

    "It's getting darker"

  9. Lap 42/71

    Max Verstappen has turned weather forecaster, telling his Red Bull pit wall "it's getting darker". An unexpected shower would throw the cat among the pigeons, no doubt, but as it's 9pm at night here in the UK, let's hope it stays dry.

  10. Top five

    Lap 41/71

    1. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)

    2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

    3. Lando Norris (McLaren)

    4. George Russell (Mercedes)

    5. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

    carlos sainzReuters

  11. Lap 40/71

    Oscar Piastri and Liam Lawson finally make their stops, with the McLaren rejoining the action in 13th and the RB of Lawson in 17th spot behind the Red Bull of Sergio Perez.

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    Jeremiah Kariuki: Wonder if McLaren will keep Piastri for a longer while to hold Verstappen. Could be a tactic.

  13. Team radio - Colapinto

    "Something's wrong with the steering wheel"

  14. Lap 39/71

    Franco Colapinto is also highlighting issues over at Williams, telling the pit wall he is experiencing problems with his steering. The Argentine is in ninth, but hasn't pitted.

  15. Lap 38/71

    Is Max Verstappen struggling? It's been a miserable day for the Dutchman so far. He's already served a 20-second penalty and is now running in seventh place, but he has flagged to Red Bull his hard tyres are feeling a bit iffy...

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

    Even after having a 20 second penalty Max Verstappen is only six and a half seconds behind Lewis Hamilton in fifth place.

  17. Lap 37/71

    There are a couple of drivers in the top 10 who haven't come into the pits yet: Piastri being one of them, Liam Lawson and Franco Colapinto being the others.

    Carlos Sainz has pulled out a seven-second gap on his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc, with Lando Norris staying put in third spot.

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

    I think Oscar Piastri's fight could be with Lewis Hamilton come the end of this race potentially if he gets a move on. All of this fighting is losing the McLaren drivers' lap time.

  19. Lap 36/71

    Lewis Hamilton has pitted, and with fresher tyres than Oscar Piastri's starting mediums, the seven-time world champion is able to complete the overtake on the McLaren one lap later. Hamilton is fifth, Piastri drops back down to sixth.

  20. Lap 34/71

    Oscar Piastri is stuck in the middle of Liam Lawson and Lewis Hamilton. The McLaren needs to be aggressive to clear the two cars but he does manage to complete the task. Piastri is up to fifth, but is yet to pit.