Summary

  • Hamilton wins brilliantly after rain in latter stages

  • Rosberg 2nd, Vettel 3rd, Massa 4th

  • Both Williams over take both Mercedes at start

  • Huge cheers as Hamilton retakes lead after dramatic start

  • Button, Grosjean, Maldonado, Nasr, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Sainz out

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  1. Postpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    James Allen
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    "Michael Fish got it very wrong once - it looks like the F1 teams have got it very right."

    Topical from James, there.

  2. Rain is fallingpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    What happens now?

    Rain
  3. Postpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    Ben Edwards
    BBC F1 commentator

    "What the VSC doesn't allow is everyone to close up, which is a shame but it does mean you get the restart more quickly."

  4. Virtual safety car period overpublished at 14:04 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    Green lights flash around the track.

    We're racing again.

  5. Top 10 on lap 35published at 14:04 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    1 Hamilton leads by from around six seconds from Massa.

    Then it's 3 Bottas, 4 Rosberg, 5 Raikkonen, 6 Vettel, 7 Kvyat, 8 Hulkenberg, 9 Perez, 10 Ericsson.

  6. Postpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    Sauber on Twitter: Could be an interesting last part of the race as there is rain expected in about ten minutes! Let's see...

    SauberImage source, Sauber
  7. Get involved - #bbcf1published at 14:01 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    Clare Angela O'Brien: Got my sunhat and shorts on sat in Stowe at the Grand Prix, please don't rain!!

    James Bennett: I'm 30 miles away in South Warwickshire and it's raining...

    Jan Wilkins: The fact everyone seems to be praying for rain to stir things up says a lot about the state of F1 today!

  8. Sainz slows to a haltpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    We've not long seen Carlos Sainz sail off the track and just couple of laps later he has ground to a halt just on the outside the final corner.

    The virtual safety car has been deployed, which means the drivers must run at reduced speeds.

    Carlos Sainz
    Carlos Sainz
  9. Postpublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "The rain is definitely out there, and it is definitely coming this way."

  10. Red Bull explain Ricciardo retirementpublished at 13:59 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    The team says "engine electrical issues" forced the Austraian out.

  11. Love a rain chartpublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    Formula 1Image source, Formula 1
  12. Mercedes team radiopublished at 13:57 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    Team to Rosberg: "Nico, give it everything. Give it everything."

  13. Rosberg ups ante in battle for thirdpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    Bottas looks to be falling off the back of Massa as things stand.

    Rosberg is around four tenths off the Finn. He needs to get this pass done.

    As things stand, Rosberg will lose 13 points to Hamilton, and fall 23 back in the title race.

  14. Postpublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    Jennie Gow
    BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

    "It's raining in Brackley [Mercedes' nearby factory]."

  15. Coverage optionspublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

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    Don't forget you can view extra camera streams across the race, including driver tracker, pit lane channel, on-board and timing screens.

  16. C'mon the rain...published at 13:54 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    The Mercedes drivers are told rain is "quite likely, quite likely".

  17. Mercedes pit dummy 'against the rules'published at 13:53 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    Williams chief technical officer Pat Symonds, speaking to BBC Sport: "We can't get away from the fact Mercedes have good pace. It will be interesting to see now what Rosberg does, will he switch to a two-stop and have a go at us? It also looks like the rain is coming.

    "You have to try and outthink them. I think coming out in the pitlane is against the rules if it is not a genuine call. We didn't fall for that one."

  18. Rain will hit Stowe firstpublished at 13:52 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    Ferrari's weather gurus say the rain is blowing from such a direction that it will hit Stowe first.

    So, a nice slow corner, then...

  19. Mansell opines on the actionpublished at 13:48 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    Formula 1Image source, Twitter
  20. Mercedes team radiopublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 5 July 2015

    Lewis Hamilton asks if he needs to increase the gap on his rivals.

    "The main thing is getting to the end Lewis, 29 laps remain and threat of rain in 30 minutes," is the response.

    Lewis HamiltonImage source, Reuters