Postpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 29 May 2016
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentator
We have got a proper dry line, bit wet going into Casino Square. How long do you give it?
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Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentator
We have got a proper dry line, bit wet going into Casino Square. How long do you give it?
Half a second now between Lewis Hamilton and Daniel Ricciardo.
Meanwhile Marcus Ericsson has a go at taking Valtteri Bottas at La Rascasse, ends up giving him a bit of a jab in the body and backs out of it.
Daniel Ricciardo is lapping significantly quicker than Lewis Hamilton now and the gap has come down from seven seconds to three. Is he planning to stick out and go straight from the wet tyres to the dry weather slick tyres?
The sun is out now and that track is drying up quickly. Meanwhile, the Mercedes pit crew appear to have given up waiting for Hamilton now...
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentator
This is a fascinating tug of war between Lewis Hamilton in the car and the Mercedes strategists in the pit lane.
From Jennie Gow:
"The Mercedes team have told me that Nico Rosberg was struggling with brake temperature."
The Mercedes pit crew position themselves ready for Lewis Hamilton to come into pit, but the world champion is having none of it. He's staying out there.
Max Verstappen is making moves up the order as he passes Jenson Button to get into the top 10.
Now Daniel Ricciardo pits from the lead and takes on inters. Lewis Hamilton, still on full wets, is staying out there, but for how long?
Allan McNish
BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst
That move wasn't on without a lot of help from Kevin Magnussen, who clearly wasn't in the mood to help.
Lap 23/78
Wheel-to-wheel racing from Daniil Kvyat and Kevin Magnussen through the Swimming Pool section. Kvyat tries to make a move at La Rascasse but ends up forcing himself and Magnussen into the barries
Max Verstappen, on inters, has just set the fastest lap of the race. The track is drying out now and Mercedes bring in Nico Rosberg, put him on inters and he is back out in third.
Valtteri Bottas nips past Pascal Wehrlein at the chicane but cuts it as he does so and subsequently lets Wehrlein back through.
Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentator
How far away are we now from a dry tyre?
Lewis Hamilton has 12 seconds to make up on Daniel Ricciardo but he pulled away from Nico Rosberg, 10 seconds separating the two now.
The top six are still on full wets, with the rest of the field, apart from Pascal Wehrlein, on inters.
1) RIC 2) HAM 3) ROS 4) SAI 5) PER 6) MAS 7) VET 8) HUL 9) ALO 10) GUT
BBC Radio 5 live's Jennie Gow says championship leader Nico Rosberg was told to let Lewis Hamilton past.
She says: "We know that Rosberg was told: 'Let your team-mate past.'"
Nico Rosberg was instructed to let Lewis Hamilton to pass by Mercedes. Very interesting!
Hamilton is showing his teeth now. He's the fastest person on the track, lapping almost half a second quicker than race leader Daniel Ricciardo.