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It gets worse for Fernando Alonso as Marcus Ericsson in the Sauber coasts past the McLaren.

You'll always have Saturday, Fernando.

Felipe Massa is not dead last any more. He's managed to get past Jolyon Palmer and into 17th. 

Fernando Alonso, meanwhile, is back in familiar territory. He's currently 13th, struggling to get the better of Daniil Kvyat.

Listen back to Lewis Hamilton's testy team radio exchange with his race engineer Pete Bonnington.

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Andrew Yee: Brilliant double dummy by Vettel. Bottas really helped Hamilton though. He moved twice though   

Valtteri Bottas and is onto the medium tyre. He can go to the end of the race on those. 

Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel is three tenths quicker than Lewis Hamilton on that last lap. The Ferrari leads by five seconds.

So as it stands, Sebastian Vettel leads from Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas, Daniel Ricciardo and Sergio Perez. 

Bottas has not stopped yet while Vettel has to go onto the mediums at some point.

Jack Nicholls
Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

What a move by Sebastian Vettel! He jinked right, left and right again, throwing Bottas the dummy like Mansell on Pique back in the day! Stupendous stuff.

To think at Red Bull they said that he couldn't overtake...

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Valtteri Bottas is doing his best but Sebastian Vettel uses all his experience to sell Bottas not just one dummy, but two! Vettel jinks right then left and swoops down the inside. 

Stunning, innovative racing and Vettel is into the lead!

Jack Nicholls
Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

Valtteri Bottas is holding up Sebastian Vettel as he stays out on his original tyres and that is playing into the hands of Lewis Hamilton.

This is a real team effort. Vettel lost 2.4 seconds on that last lap...

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Valtteri Bottas can play the perfect team-mate for Lewis Hamilton by slowing down Sebastian Vettel. 

The Ferrari is all over the Mercedes but Bottas holds Vettel off superbly. 

Exciting stuff!

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"How far ahead is Vettel," asks Lewis Hamilton.

"He is seven seconds ahead, but we will have opportunities towards the end," says race engineer Bono.

Hamilton seems uncertain, but Bono is doing his level best to assure him.

Jack Nicholls
Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

That is a really swift stop from Mercedes at 2.2 seconds to put Hamilton on medium compounds. He is about seven seconds behind Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel.

And Lewis Hamilton pits from the lead and takes on mediums - different strategy to Ferrari, who sent Sebastian Vettel back out on softs. 

Interesting, which call will prove the correct one? 

Hamilton is back out in third with Vettel elevated to second, behind new race leader Valtteri Bottas.

Jennie Gow
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter

I was chatting to Lewis about his fitness regime. He is one of the few drivers who does not have a physio who travels with him. But he is absolutely fit.

Andrew Yee: Lewis Hamilton sounds like he’s really struggling in the cockpit. Heavy breathing. Tough race but wait till Singapore

Robert McPhee: Lapped traffic is going to cost Hamilton even more time

Jack Nicholls
Radio 5 live Formula 1 commentator

It is startling how out of breath Lewis Hamilton is over the team radio. I don't think I have heard anything like that in the era of team radio. He is really working hard.

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"Surely this is not a good time," says Lewis Hamilton, panic in his voice now with Sebastian Vettel lapping one and a half seconds quicker than the Briton.

"We are creating opportunities later in the race, Lewis," assures his race engineer.