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. Lap nine

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    The safety car is coming in at the end of the lap leading to a huge cheer from the main grandstand. Let's do this. At last.

  2. Get involved #bbcf1

    Amy Brown: I love it when Lewis wants to go racing. C'mon, let's race.

    David Highkinen: It's in Rosberg's best interests to get going too. At racing speed, better chance of Lewis falling off.

    Sarah: All I can hear from Lewis Hamilton is Moan Moan Complain Moan Moan.

  3. Lap eight

    Race director Charlie Whiting is ignoring Lewis Hamilton for now, with the safety car staying out for another lap.

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

  4. Team radio

    Lewis Hamilton: "It's not far off intermediates already."

  5. Lap seven

    The safety car is still out there, despite Lewis Hamilton insisting that the conditions are good enough to get this race under way.

  6. Team radio

    Lewis Hamilton: "Charlie [Whiting], the track is fine."

  7. Jennie Gow
    BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

    "Nico Rosberg has been told that he has a problem with telemetry."

  8. Team radio

    Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne: "Conditions are fine now, perfect to drive."

    I think perfect is stretching it Jean-Eric.

  9. Lap six

    So it has stopped raining and several drivers have said on team radio that the conditions have improved to the extent that the safety car should pull in. But it is still very wet out there. And visibility will be very poor when they move up to racing speeds.

  10. Team radio

    Valtteri Bottas' race engineer: "The band of rain we spoke about in half hour is not going to happen, it will come later. Expect the race to end on lap 40."

    If that's the case, full points will be awarded.

  11. Lap six

    "The track is as good as it is going to get," says Lewis Hamilton. "Puddles are not a problem." That man wants to go racing. Now.

  12. Get involved #bbcf1

    Lucas: Alonso has travelled a greater distance on the motorbike than in his car.

    Adam Craig: Wow, very short race for Alonso today. I was hoping to see more from Ferrari

    Couch commentator: Right. If the track is only going to be suitable for 30 minutes, pull in that SC and let's go racing!!

  13. Lap five

    Lewis Hamilton reports that the track is drying while Daniel Ricciardo says it's getting close to a stage where the race should be restarted.

  14. Lap four

    Replays show that Fernando Alonso lost power before pulling over. The Spaniard's car has now been removed from the circuit. Meanwhile, the safety car continues to lead the field around.

  15. Jennie Gow
    BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

    "Fernando Alonso has just come into a the paddock on the back of a scooter. He'll be glad he's leaving Ferrari. Potentially his car failed after water got into the electrical system."

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  17. Lotus: Prediction is that the rain will stay away for next 30mins, then it gets interesting again...

  18. Lap three

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    Fernando Alonso has rolled to a stop! The Spaniard removes the steering wheel and steps out of the car. His race is over. That's a real shame. He could have been awesome in these conditions.

  19. Lap three

    Nico Rosberg asks his team to keep an eye on the weather regarding switching to intermediate tyres. The German suggests it might be better to stay on full wets if they know more rain is coming, even if it dries out.

  20. Go! Go! Go!

    The race resumes under the safety car, with the field filing out of the pit lane.