Summary

  • Hamilton overtakes Vettel to win, Ricciardo 3rd, Wehrlein 8th

  • Hamilton unhappy with Vettel's earlier defence

  • Vettel performs double dummy overtake on Bottas

  • Vettel overtakes Hamilton at start

  • Raikkonen and Verstappen collide, both out

  • Vandoorne, Bottas out

Live Reporting

  1. Jack Nicholls
    Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

    It is going to be fascinating to see how the soft tyres hold up for Lewis Hamilton. And whether Sebastian Vettel can use the DRS zone down into turn one to get back past him.

    Plan C - which was just mentioned over the Ferrari radio - is probably pitting Vettel, putting him on soft tyres and giving him a run at Hamilton.

    Vettel has a minute on Daniel Ricciardo behind him so he could change tyres twice without being danger of sacrificing second.

  2. "How about Plan C," Sebastian Vettel's race engineer asks.

    Tense times on the track but in the Ferrari hospitality area there's a lovely moment. A young Ferrari fan was earlier seen on camera in tears after Kimi Raikkonen's race came to an early end.

    Raikkonen has come over to the kid now and put an arm around him. He's beaming with joy. That's made his day. 

  3. Carlos SainzGetty Images

    Not too many battles further down the field at the moment. Carlos Sainz looks the most likely to gain a place anytime soon. He's half a second behind Pascal Wehrlein, who is currently seventh.

  5. Lewis Hamilton and Sebastien VettelReuters

    "It's not easy to pull away from him," says Lewis Hamilton. He has pulled away, although not by much. He's gained two tenths of a second on Sebastian Vettel.

    Daniel Ricciardo, meanwhile, is on course for a place on the podium. He's currently third with massive gaps ahead and behind him.

    Daniel RicciardoGetty Images

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  7. Hamilton on the edge

    Lewis Hamilton sounds worried.

    "I've got to get some distance away from him," he says. "He (Vettel) is going to be quicker at the end."

    Hamilton's advantage is currently 1.6 seconds.

  8. Pascal Wehrlein has been hit with a five second time penalty for failing to stay on the right side of the pit entry bollard. That's going to be costly with Wehrlein currently seventh. Could drop him out of the top 10.

  10. Lewis Hamilton leads Sebastien VettelGetty Images

    Let's not forget Lewis Hamilton is on soft tyres, Sebastian Vettel is on the mediums. 

    "Rears overheating," says Hamilton. "Long way to go on these tyres."

    It's not over yet.

  11. Jack Nicholls
    Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

    It was a sensational pass from Lewis Hamilton. If Vettel can stay with Hamilton however the race will come towards the Ferrari as Hamiton's softer tyres start to degrade.

    Vettel needs to keep his chin up.

  12. Sebastian Vettel defended the inside line, Lewis Hamilton said thank you very much and swooped around the outside.

    Toto Wolff slams his fist on the table. Jubiliation in the Mercedes garage.

    What a race!

  13. Hamilton leads again

    Here comes Lewis Hamilton again... and STORMS past Sebastian Vettel around the outside of Turn 1.

    "No chance, no chance. Like a train," says a despondant Sebastian Vettel.

    "Well done Lewis," says Bono to the Britain. 

  14. Warind: What's with @MercedesAMGF1 and their reliability issues? Every year it's the same story, you'd think they'd be on top of it by now.

    Glass: A huge disappointment with @ValtteriBottas going out of the race! That leaves @LewisHamilton out there! He better make this good!

  15. Listen: Vettel's sublime pass on Bottas

    One of the moments of the season so far? Certainly.

    Listen again to Sebastian Vettel's double-dummy pass on Valterri Bottas.

    Vettel makes a stunning overtake on Bottas

  16. Carlos SainzGetty Images

    "Try your best to overtake Pascal Wehrlein," Carlos Sainz's race engineer tells the Spaniard.

    "OK, leave me alone," says Sainz. The drivers are very snappy today.

    Sainz is currently eighth.

  17. Sebastien Vettel and Lewis HamiltonGetty Images

    "Leave me to it, Bono, please" says Lewis Hamilton as he hunts down Sebastian Vettel. 

    Big moment of the race now, Hamilton needs to make the most of the soft tyres while they are still relatively fresh. 

    Vettel's lead is currently 0.7 seconds.

  18. Listen: Hamilton out of puff

    It has been breathless stuff in Barcelona and nobody seems more out of puff than Lewis Hamilton. Listen to the Briton struggling to get his words out on team radio.

    Hamilton sends a 'startling' breathless radio message.

  20. So the top 10 with 26 laps to go is:

    1) Vettel 2) Hamilton 3) Ricciardo 4) Perez 5) Ocon 6) Hulkenberg 7) Wehrlein 8) Sainz 9) Magnussen 10) Grosjean