Summary

  • Hamilton wins after passing pole man Rosberg into Turn One on first lap

  • Hamilton leads drivers' standings for first time this season, six points clear of Rosberg

  • P1 Hamilton, P2 Rosberg, P3 Ricciardo, P4 Vettel, P5 Verstappen, P6 Raikkonen

  • Button retires after being penalised over radio communications

  • Palmer spins Renault out of points

  1. Postpublished at 14:21 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    The Mercedes pit wall will be very nervous. Now the pressure is really on Hamilton. Just the slightest of mistakes and he will have Rosberg right alongside him.

  2. Lap 52/70published at 14:20 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Frustration for Lewis Hamilton! He's run into traffic in the shape of Esteban Gutierrez but the Haas appears to be making no effort to let Hamilton by. 

    Eventually the race leader is able to get by, giving Gutierrez an angry wave as he does so. 

    That hold up has cost him some time as Rosberg pulls to within a second of his team-mate.

  3. Lap 51/70published at 14:19 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Kimi Raikkonen finally makes his second stop of the race and goes for another set of super softs. He's back out in sixth and is currently the fastest man on the circuit.

    Kimi RaikkonenImage source, Getty Images
  4. Postpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

  5. Postpublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    That was Jolyon's great opportunity to score a point and get some momentum back into his season. He has let it go.

  6. Red Bull team radiopublished at 14:17 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Lap 50/70

    Engineer to Max Verstappen: "Track limits at turn four, track limits at Turn Four."

    Verstappen: "I know, I went wide but lost a lot of time." 

    Engineer: "That's two warnings now Max..."

    One more and Verstappen will get a warning, one more after that and it's a penalty.

  7. Postpublished at 14:14 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    This is the only track on the calendar that Rosberg hasn't finished on the podium on - it's a bogey tack for him. 

    As we exited Turn One he was back in third so at least he managed to salvage second. 

    I think he will look back at this race as the place where he signed a new two-year deal with Mercedes and should get his first podium here. Rosberg, more than anyone, looks at the long game. Yes, he will be six points behind Hamilton but he has to look at the year as a whole, rather than race by race.

  8. Spin!published at 14:14 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Lap 48/70

    Jolyon Palmer is going well. He's promoted to 10th as Daniil Kvyat pits, but oh no! He spins at Turn 4 and although he manages to right himself and get going again, he is down to 14th.

  9. Lap 47/70published at 14:13 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Kimi Raikkonen is having a cracking race! Having started 14th, he's currently fourth and has done 18 laps on his super soft tyres. When he does stop, he should resume in sixth.

    Kimi RaikkonenImage source, EPA
  10. Lap 46/70published at 14:11 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    "Why were you not ready," complains Sergio Perez after that slow stop.

    "Understood, Checo. Understood," is the reply.

    Not the answer he was looking for. In fact, not an answer at all. You get the feeling everyone is too scared to say anything in case they get hit with a penalty.

  11. Lap 45/70published at 14:09 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    A 1:26 from Lewis Hamilton allows Nico Rosberg to take a big bite out of his team-mate's lead. He's pulled the gap down from four seconds to 2.1s.

    HamiltonImage source, Getty Images
  12. Keep an eye on Palmerpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Jack Nicholls
    Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

    Jolyon Palmer is 11th with Daniil Kvyat in 10th still to stop. Palmer could be in the points before too long and it would be a fantastic result if he were able to do that. 

  13. Lap 44/70published at 14:08 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Sergio Perez isn't going to the end of the race on mediums. He's just pitted and taken on softs but it's not the best of stops and he loses a couple of places to his rivals, returning to the circuit in 14th.

  14. Lap 43/70published at 14:06 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Yep, in goes Nico Rosberg. A straightforward stop and he is back out with a new set of softs and resumes in second. He's four seconds behind Lewis Hamilton, and 3.7s ahead of Daniel Ricciardo.

    RosbergImage source, Reuters
  15. Get involved #bbcf1published at 14:05 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Hopefully it wasn't my words that sent her to sleep!

  16. Lap 42/70published at 14:04 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Lewis Hamilton makes his second stop of the race. Another set of softs on and he is back out in second, 8.4s ahead of Daniel Ricciardo. Nico Rosberg is, for the moment, the race leader, but he should be in soon...

    HamiltonImage source, Getty Images
  17. get involved

    Get Involved - #bbcf1published at 14:03 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Jane Fitzgerald: I presume Lewis is just toying with Rosberg and enjoying backing him into the Red Bulls.

    Peter Cupit: Ricciardo has to make the tyres last until the end so he probably has to go fast but not too fast. Surely.

  18. Lap 41/70published at 14:03 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Great stop from Renault! Nico Hulkenberg pits from 11th, with Jolyon Palmer following in to pit from 12th but it is a super smooth stop for Palmer and he gets the jump on Hulkenberg. 

  19. Lap 39/70published at 14:01 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Daniel Ricciardo the victim of another bad strategy call? He's over a second slower than the Mercedes pair.

  20. Lap 38/70published at 14:00 British Summer Time 24 July 2016

    Now Red Bull call Max Verstappen in, several laps after his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo stopped. He pops on some more softs and is back out in sixth. 

    Max VerstappenImage source, Getty Images