Summary

  • Vettel wins after leapfrogging Hamilton in pits

  • Hamilton second, Bottas third

  • Grosjean, Palmer, Ericsson out

  • Ricciardo, Stroll, Alonso also retired

Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  1. Tom Clarkson
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    This has been a poor day for Kimi Raikkonen. You can best compare a man to his team-mate and, although Sebastian Vettel has had a good drive, a gap of 23 seconds between the two Ferraris is too big. 

  2. "How much faster is the fastest lap," asks Daniil Kvyat. "Too fast."

    It's 1:26.538, seeing as you asked.

  3. Sebastian Vettel is cruising towards Ferrari's first win since 2015. He's 10 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas is 2.5 seconds behind Hamilton in third.

    That's looking increasingly what the podium will be in a few minutes' time.

    VettelAFP

  4. Carlos Sainz is told to "push like a mad animal" to catch Sergio Perez, who is seventh. There's a one second gap between the two.

  5. They look delighted...

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    It would be a brave man who goes to high-five anyone in the Mercedes garage today...

  6. BBC Radio 5 live

    One for the Tifosi.

    Relive Sebastian Vettel's surge to the front of the race. He has not looked like giving up that lead after getting a grip of it.

    Sebastian Vettel leapfrogs Lewis Hamilton after the first round of pit stops.

  7. The rub of that great battle for 10th is Fernando Alonso retiring. Clearly there was a problem with his McLaren as he drops back and pits.

    So close to completing the race.

  8. It's a colourful battle for 10th at the moment with the yellow of Nico Hulkenberg's Renault, pink of Esteban Ocon's Force India and orange of Fernando Alonso's McLaren all on top of each other.

    Ocon is all over Alonso and attacks on the pit straight, sweeping past and Alonso barely has time to breathe as Hulkenberg gets in on the act as well.

    Ocon into 10th, great battle!

  9. Daniil Kvyat pits for the second time and comes back out in ninth, behind his team-mate Carlos Sainz.

  10. Another retirement! Kevin Magnussen is out, so that's both Haas cars out of the race and a total of six cars retired.

  11. The pits for Hamilton?

    This will be the post-race talking point.

    Get ahead of the game with BBC Radio 5 live commentary and analysis of Lewis Hamilton's possibly premature pit-stop. It left the Mercedes man behind Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel free to pull clear in front.

    Lewis Hamilton gets stuck behind Max Verstappen after his first pit stop.

  12. Can Fernando Alonso hold on to 10th place? Esteban Ocon is now 0.6s behind him. It's going to be close.

    The leaders have caught up with the cars at the back as Sebastian Vettel passes everyone up to Sergio Perez in seventh.

    AlonsoGetty Images

  13. BBC Radio 5 live

    Sir Jackie Stewart speaking to BBC Radio 5 live: I'm not sure we weren't expecting this from Ferrari. They have been up there over the whole weekend and Sebastian Vettel is driving so smoothly. 

    I don't think these positions are a purely a tactical thing, Vettel is clearly driving well to preserve the tyres as they are. I think that Valtteri Bottas' speed will be an unwelcome surprise to Lewis Hamilton as his team-mate keeps pace with ease.

  14. TEN LAPS TO GO

  15. Lewis Hamilton appears to be keeping Valtteri Bottas at arm's length. The gap is hovering around 2.5 seconds. 

  16. Mark Gallagher
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    I think that it will come out in the post-race wash that there has been some sort of problem with Lewis Hamilton's car. His lap times are so inconsistent.

    Sebastian Vettel is totally in command at the front and it will be hugely frustrating for Lewis Hamilton.

  17. A long-overdue win for Ferrari on the cards...

  18. With five cars out of the race, Antonio Giovinazzi is on course for a memorable result on his F1 debut. He's currently 13th!

  20. Mark Gallagher
    BBC Radio 5 live Formula 1 analyst

    So far these rule changes are working well, increasing the speed of the cars and over-turning the pecking order with Sebastian Vettel in the lead of the race.