Sebastian Vettel is under investigation for forcing Felipe Massa wide.

Massa, meanwhile, goes on to soft tyres. This might be complicated if Vettel needs to give up P9 to the Williams.

Nico Rosberg is persistent, and his persistence has paid off.

After three hundred and one attempts at going past Max Verstappen at Stowe, he finally sweeps past the Red Bull into P2.

Nice on Nico.

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Sebastian Vettel goes past Felipe Massa but he'll probably have to concede the P9 place.

Ferrari forces Massa well wide - Massa is not happy.

"I'm struggling with the rear," Verstappen says on the radio.

Will he pit soon?

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We're currently on a waltzer ride, and every time it completes a turn, Nico Rosberg tries to go past Max Verstappen.

He tries at Stowe again and this is the closest he comes - wheel to wheel - Verstappen clings on by the skin of his teeth to P2.

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Lessons on how to defend there, from Nico Rosberg.

Nico Rosberg is not happy with Max Verstappen's defensive tactics.

"That's moving twice - that's not on," he complains over team radio.

Allan McNish
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra Formula 1 analyst

That Red Bull has good some reasonable punch. Renault have made a big, big improvement over the winter.

Daniel Ricciardo is under no pressure in P4. The same goes for Sergio Perez behind him - although Kimi Raikkonen is gaining on the Force India.

Allan McNish
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra Formula 1 analyst

Hamilton has been significantly quicker over the last few laps. If they can hold up for the last 18 laps then he'll have done an extremely good job.

Haryanto, Wehrlein, Grosjean and Ericsson are the men to have retired from the race so far,

We come down the Hanger Straight again and once more Nico Rosberg tries to fly past Max Verstappen into Stowe. It's the same result as the previous lap - how long can Max cling on for?

Rosberg fancies using DRS to have a go at Verstappen going into Stowe at Turn 15. The Dutchman, like a boxer on the ropes, covers up well.

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While they battle it out, Lewis Hamilton has been able to add a second to his lead - he's 6.25secs in front of Verstappen.

Nico Rosberg is piling the pressure on Max Verstappen - 0.7secs behind the Red Bull. The battle for P2 is hotting up on a drying Silverstone track.

Max Verstappen thinks he's about to cruise behind a Haas back marker but hits a wet patch and wobbles - that will wake up the Dutchman.