Summary

  • Rosberg wins, Raikkonen 2nd, Hamilton 3rd after first-corner collision

  • Ricciardo 4th, Grosjean 5th, Verstappen 6th

  • Bottas penalised for hitting Hamilton

  • Vettel's engine fails on way to the grid

  • Vettel, Palmer, Button, Gutierrez, Sainz out

Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  2. Valtteri Bottas is deemed at fault for that clash with Lewis Hamilton and he is given a drive through penalty.

  3. Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    "The single-clutch start is paying dividends - it's providing that unpredictability."

  4. Felipe Massa pits from second and takes on mediums. That elevates Kimi Raikkonen to second. Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton is on a charge. He picks off Romain Grosjean and then Valtteri Bottas to get into third.

    Ah, a blow for McLaren! Jenson Button has stopped at Turn 10 and it looks like his race is over.

  7. Daniel Ricciardo also got caught up in that Bottas-Hamilton clash, suffering damage to his front wing.

    Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, is ploughing on. He is fifth and there's a fair few sparks kicking up from under his Mercedes, looks like he damaged his floor in that earlier clash.

    Nico Rosberg, meanwhile,  is largely oblivious of that chaotic start. He is breezing along out in front and six seconds clear of Felipe Massa, who is second.

  9. Mercedes cry foul

  10. Mark Gallagher
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    "Valtteri Bottas really did give Lewis Hamilton a proper whack down the inside into Turn One."

  11. Jack Nicholls
    Radil 5 live Formula 1 commentator

    "I think you'd have to put that down as racing incident at the start - I'd be surprised if Bottas got a penalty."

  12. Sergio Perez, who damaged his front wing after that clash with Carlos Sainz, pits. Sainz does likewise after suffering a puncture.

    Meanwhile, replays show Lewis Hamilton got off poorly at the start - just as he did in Australia - before he was tagged by Valtteri Bottas going into the first corner.

    What a chaotic start. 

  13. Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    "I think what Lewis Hamilton is thinking is he only has to get to about lap eight because he's already done three laps on the super-softs in qualifying. He obviously thinks he can drive the car in the current condition."

  14. It looked like a Williams touched Lewis Hamilton's and damaged the front wing. There's contact throughout the field as Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz clash. It's all happening.

    Meanwhile, Jolyon Palmer is out of his Renault. The race over before it even started. Such a shame for the Briton.

  15. Go! Go! Go!

    LIGHTS OUT! And drama from the start as Nico Rosberg gets away superbly and is into the lead but his team-mate's Mercedes has taken a whack from a rival and Lewis Hamilton is dropping down the grid! My word!.

  16. Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    "Manna from heaven for Mercedes - Vettel was going to be their main challenger this afternoon."

  17. The remaining 20 cars line up on the grid. Lewis Hamilton on pole, Nico Rosberg second and there is an empty space in third where Sebastian Vettel should be.

  18. Vettel's race over!

    Sebastian Vettel's race is over already as smoke gushes out of his Ferrari. Complete engine failure. What a blow for Ferrari!

  19. The top 10 are on the super soft tyres with Carlos Sainz (11th) the highest-placed driver with softs bolted on. 

    All but Sergio Perez and Jolyon Palmer from 15th down have also gone for the softs.

    The cars are away on their formation lap. Almost time...

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