On those fresh tyres, Nico Rosberg sets the fastest lap of the race with 1:15.972 and it's no surprise as he soon breezes past Daniel Ricciardo at the final chicane and into sixth.

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Only a handful of drivers still on for a one stopper. Leader Lewis Hamilton has pitted once, as has Valtteri Bottas (third) and Fernando Alonso (11th)

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Warind: All the talk about Hamilton and Vettel, nobody seems to give a shout out to Verstappen who is showing future champion form. Amazing.

Connie Kes: Oops I forgot about dinner in the oven. switched off. This is good enough for a Sunday roast.    

Colin Shepherd: Seb Vet it's called racing. Show your worth and overtake & stop dripping.

Joe Godfrey: Vettel's attitude, seems to be a Ferrari culture of everything being someone else's fault, and get out of the way of the red car.

Gisela: I love Seb, but I think Rihanna says it best: "just shut up and drive".

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1) Hamilton 2) Vettel 3) Bottas 4) Verstappen 5) Raikkonen 6) Ricciardo 7) Rosberg 8) Hulkenberg 9) Sainz 10) Perez

Ah a blow for Nico Rosberg. He's been pushing hard to try and pass Valtteri Bottas and he's suffered a puncture. He pits from fourth and more super softs put on, coming back out in seventh. That advantage he has over Lewis Hamilton in the championship is going to get smaller.

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He may be sounding frustrated but that gap is coming down between Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton. It's down to 4.8s between them.

Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentator

I'd put Vettel's complaints down to the frustration that he hasn't won a race so far this season. The car is a big step forward from last season but for various reasons it hasn't happened. Ferrari oozes promise but they are making it a little more difficult than it need be.

A second stop for Max Vertsappen as he takes on a fresh set of softs. He is back out in fifth meaning Valtteri Bottas is now into the podium places. He is third.

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Revs: Is Vettel getting a little full of himself? Come back Kvyat all is forgiven.

David O'Reilly: Williams and Bottas punching above their weight at Canada again.

Kaitlynn Allen: Vettel acts more and more like an entitled little kid.

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This has been Nico Rosberg's view for some time now. Valtteri Bottas is doing a great job at keeping him at arm's length. 

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg (fifth) on team radio: "You've got to give me more information because of all the warnings on my steering wheel."

Mercedes engineer: "Copy, warnings are real."

I fear we will not be seeing that famous Daniel Ricciardo smile after yet another slow stop that appears to have cost him a shot at a podium. He's currently seventh.

Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentator

A lot of people, not least at Red Bull, were expecting to be a lot closer to Mercedes in race trim. 

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Sebastian Vettel is getting VERY angry again.

"What the hell is going on here?!?" he says as once again he finds himself in traffic. 

Ominous clouds above the circuit but no sign of rain.

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Tom Clarkson
BBC Radio 5 live commentator

It's not going to be super easy for Hamilton but from a wear point of view Pirelli are very confident you can do more than 50 laps on these tyres.

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Sebastian Vettel is the fastest man on the track once again as he does a 1:16.673 but he had got caught up behind backmarkers on the previous lap and the gap between himself and Lewis Hamilton is still 6.6 seconds.

Second stops for Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez as ultra softs are put on the Haas cars.

Can they make those last until the end of the race? They are currently 13th and 14th respectively.

Jorge Lorenzo: I can't think about the end of this race... Too much pressure!!!

Nick Whitton: Lewis Hamilton gifted another victory? Hoping Ferrari strategist knows something Mercedes don't...

Bipedal Tripod: Vettel will SHRED the tyres catching Hammie, but won't get by. FACT.

Kai Sells: What's the betting Vettel and Hamilton crash and Verstappen wins another race? ;)