Summary

  • Bianchi has surgery after suffering "severe" head injury

  • Unconscious Bianchi taken to hospital

  • Hamilton wins after race stopped from Bianchi crash

  • Rosberg 2nd, Vettel 3rd, Ricciardo 4th, Button 5th

  • Hamilton overtakes Rosberg around outside of Turn One

  • Button loses 3rd after botched pit stop

  • Alonso out with electrical failure, Sutil, Bianchi out

  • Race had been suspended at start after heavy rain

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Live Reporting

Lawrence Barretto

  1. David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "That is a pass the drivers will always admire. Fantastic display."

  2. Ben Edwards
    BBC F1 commentator

    "That was one of the passes of the season."

  3. David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "That is bravery off the scale, on a corner where he crashed in third practice. I almost stopped breathing there."

  4. Lap 28

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    Unbelievable pass. Simply sensational. Lewis Hamilton gets into the slipstream of Nico Rosberg down the start finish straight. Rosberg goes defensive, Hamilton stays to the left of the track and then hangs on around the outside into Turn One to complete the move. That's one for the scrapbook.

  5. Lap 28

    Lewis Hamilton is all over the back of Nico Rosberg! He's snaking one way and then the next. Hamilton is having the time of his life out there. The pass is coming.

  6. Ben Edwards
    BBC F1 commentator

    "Rosberg is definitely struggling but can Hamilton find a way past him?"

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    Janine Pingree: LOVE Suzuka! She never disappoints - always a great race!

    Pogba: DRS enabled....It's race time...Cameras on both Mercedes drivers please.

    Lustig: DRS enabled ... now for some fun!

  8. Lap 27

    Huge moment for Lewis Hamilton at Turn One, the Briton locking up and running off track. However, unlike in third practice, he keeps it out of the barriers and within half a lap, is back on Rosberg's tail. Rosberg is really struggling with oversteer.

  9. David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "This is a brilliant race. This is not just about the race but whoever wins it puts them one step closer to the world championship."

  10. Lap 26

    Lewis Hamilton is hunting his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg down. The gap is down to seven tenths of a second.

  11. Lap 25

    Sergio Perez runs off the track at Turn Eight before rejoining. The Mexican is currently ninth, 10 seconds behind his Force India team-mate Nico Hulkenberg in eighth. It's not raining, but it's still wet.

  12. Lap 24

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    DRS has been enabled by race control with Lewis Hamilton just eight tenths of a second behind Nico Rosberg as they battle for the lead.

    More misery for Ferrari as Kimi Raikkonen's pit stop takes an age. They eventually get him out, but the Finn has tumbled out of the points.

    1) Ros 2) Ham 3) But 4) Vet 5) Ric 6) Bot 7) Mas 8) Hul 9) Per 10) Gut

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    Ton720: This race may have taken time under SC/Red Flag but it's been totally worth the wait so far

    Fern Price: Lovely to see JB in 3rd, doubtful it'll finish this way but absolutely love it

  14. Lap 23

    Sebastian Vettel clocks a 1m52.9, which is 1.3 seconds quicker than lead Nico Rosberg. The German is 30 seconds behind Rosberg in fourth place.

  15. David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "Hamilton has not been faultless, he has made a few mistakes this year. Rosberg has generally been quicker in the first sector today. He appears more comfortable at Dunlop."

  16. Lap 22

    Nico Rosberg has a moment at 130R, but collect it and retains a one-second lead over his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

  18. Lap 21

    The Red Bulls are the quickest cars on the circuit, even quicker than the Mercedes. Crikey.

    However, they are 13 seconds behind Jenson Button and a further 18 behind Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton.

  19. Lap 20

    Jenson Button is having a stunner, the McLaren driver holding a 14-second lead over Sebastian Vettel in fourth and lapping around the same as his Red Bull rival.

    Nico Rosberg leads Lewis Hamilton by 1.1 seconds, with Button 18.2 seconds drift.

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    Rachel Bridge: This is phenomenal from Button and Vettel. And Ricciardo's move on Massa was a masterclass!!

    Chris: Superb overtake by Daniel Ricciardo on Felipe Massa bold move to take outside for inside position on that corner.