Summary

  • Rosberg beats Hamilton by one second

  • Hamilton leads Rosberg by 17 points in title race

  • Massa 3rd, Button 4th, Vettel 5th, Alonso 6th

  • Raikkonen 7th, Hulkenberg 8th, Magnussen 9th, Bottas 10th

  • Hamilton spins early on

  • Drivers struggle with tyre blistering

  • Massa gets pit lane speeding penalty

  • Ricciardo out with suspension problem, Grosjean out

  • Fifty points remaining at Abu Dhabi finale

Live Reporting

Lawrence Barretto

  1. Lap 25

    Big lock-up from Nico Rosberg, who is getting chased down by Lewis Hamilton. The German's front-right tyre looks heavily blistered.

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  2. Lap 24

    Lewis Hamilton sets a new fastest lap of the race, taking a massive half a second out of Nico Rosberg! Half a second! The gap is now just 1.2 seconds. He's almost within DRS overtaking range.

  3. David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "Rosberg will be well aware of what Hamilton is doing. He is like a predator. he will just hunt you down and could pressure you into a mistake."

  4. Lap 23

    Romain Grosjean is falling back, first losing a place to Kevin Magnussen and then to Fernando Alonso. He's now seventh and being hustled by the Red Bull of Sebastian Vettel.

  5. Lap 22

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    Lewis Hamilton (pictured) continues to hunt down Nico Rosberg, the gap down to 1.8 seconds. Brace yourself, folks.

  6. David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "We are in the window where we could see the cars coming in any moment now, so it could be crucial for Vettel. If he can just stay out there now for a bit longer it could be a big advantage for him."

  7. Lap 21

    It's another new fastest lap for Lewis Hamilton who is just 2.0 seconds behind race leader Nico Rosberg.

  8. Mercedes: We can't help but enjoy the roar as @MassaFelipe19 makes his way past the grandstand - these fans are simply mega!

  9. Force IndiaForce India

    Force India: The crew at work on Nico's car during our earlier stop. #BrazilGP #FeelTheForce

  10. Lap 20

    Lewis Hamilton sets the fastest lap of the race to cut the gap to Nico Rosberg to just 2.1 seconds, with Felipe Massa 5.8 seconds behind. Jenson Button continues to put pressure on Valtteri Bottas in the fight for fourth.

  11. Team radio

    Lewis Hamilton: "I've got a blister on the front right"

  12. Lap 19

    Jenson Button is doing a stunning job in fifth place, the McLaren driver heaping the pressure on Williams' Valtteri Bottas. Meanwhile, Nico Rosberg stretches his lead over Lewis Hamilton to 2.4 seconds.

  13. Lap 18

    Lewis Hamilton is a fraction quicker than Nico Rosberg but he's still 2.3 seconds adrift of the race leader with 53 laps to go.

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  14. Get involved #bbcf1

    Scott Coe: So what lap is Lewis going to pass Nico today?

    Jeremiah: The Gods of luck are never on Felipe Massa's side!

  15. Lap 17

    Nico Hulkenberg pits from third place. Meanwhile, there's a huge cheer from the grandstands as Felipe Massa passes Daniil Kvyat into Turn One for third place. The Brazilian is now 3.6 seconds behind second-placed Lewis Hamilton.

  16. Lap 16

    Lewis Hamilton makes short work of Nico Hulkenberg into Turn One to move up to second. He's now 2.3 seconds behind Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.

  17. David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "Hulkenberg's lap times have dropped away substantially. The overtake was an easy one for Rosberg because Mercedes have the speed advantage over Force India."

  18. Lap 15

    Felipe Massa and then Valtteri Bottas pass Romain Grosjean to move up to fifth and sixth respectively.

  19. Lap 14

    Nico Rosberg passes Nico Hulkenberg into Turn One to retake the lead of the race. Hulkenberg, who has reported blistering on his tyres and has not yet stopped, doesn't try to defend.

  20. Lap 12

    Nico Rosberg has closed to within 0.7 seconds of race leader Nico Hulkenberg with Lewis Hamilton one second further back. Meanwhile, Jenson Button passes Adrian Sutil for eighth place.