Summary

  • Rosberg wins, Hamilton 2nd, Vettel 3rd

  • Raikkonen 4th, Bottas 5th, Hulkenberg 6th

  • Verstappen makes series of impressive overtakes

  • Maldonado handed penalty for collision with Ericsson

  • Williams under investigation for tyre issue

  • Sainz out

Live Reporting

Chris Osborne

  1. David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "Interestingly we are hearing that Jenson Button has been told to let Fernando Alonso past. Alonso was a long way behind Button."

  2. Team radio

    Mercedes engineer to Nico Rosberg: "A lot of traffic to get through, want to keep that gap to Lewis.

    "Lewis has stopped, he is two seconds behind you."

  3. Nico Rosberg comes in for a textbook stop. Lewis Hamilton follows suit. The gap is 1.5secs.

  4. Quite the battle going on between Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez in the mid-field. All the action has been around Turn One and once again it produces an overtake as the Red Bull man is up to 11th.

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  5. Take note everyone. Pastor Maldonado is back out after his five-second penalty. Felipe Nasr is in front of him, and will be his first target.

  6. David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "Lewis Hamilton throwing down the gauntlet with a fantastic lap time."

  7. Lewis Hamilton notches the fastest lap of the race. Is there some action to be found in this race yet?

  8. Top 10 as it stands

    Standings

  9. This has reminded me I have a bag of crisps I need to crack open. Consider it done.

  10. Team radio

    Sebastian Vettel: "I'd like to stay out a bit more, the tyres are good."

    Vettel sounding like he's asking for permission to stay out for a couple more pints on a night out. And why not? He's having fun.

  11. James Allen
    BBC Radio 5 live F1 commentator

      "It's hard to see how Hamilton can win this."  

  12. Lewis Hamilton is making very small in-roads to that gap on Nico Rosberg. It's at around 2.5 seconds now.  

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    A bit of a slight on the name of Britain's mobility scooters there. Button is currently running in P15, Alonso in P16.

  14. David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "Sad to say it is standard operating procedures for the stewards [regarding Pastor Maldonado], they probably don't even change the name on the computer when it comes to applying the penalties."

  15. A quick decision from the stewards on Pastor Maldonado. He gets a five-second penalty. I think the Venezuelan has a bet with his mates that he can pick up a penalty every other race.

  16. Pastor Maldonado goes past another Sauber - this time Felipe Nasr. No touching. No crashing. No drama. Oh well.

  17. David Coulthard
    BBC F1 co-commentator

    "Nico Rosberg has a bit of traffic to find his way through."

  18. Andrew Benson
    Chief F1 writer

    "Potential problem for Massa - right-rear tyre temp 27C above permitted max before start but pressure only 0.1psi above minimum."

  19. With both Mercedes back out, Lewis Hamilton is three seconds behind Nico Rosberg. It's the German's to lose.

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  20. Team radio

    Mercedes engineer to Nico Rosberg: "Nico we are going Plan B. 

    Rosberg: "What happened to Lewis at the end of the stint, did his tyres degrade? 

    Mercedes engineer: "Affirm, affirm. He could not keep the pace."